Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education

Quaker Studies Modules – Applications Close at the End of August!

There’s still time to apply for the Quaker Studies modules, delivered in partnership with Woodbrooke as part of our postgraduate programme in Theology and Transformative Practice, validated by Birmingham Newman University.

This part-time, fully online programme offers the opportunity to study two engaging modules: The Practice of Silence and Spirituality (October to January) and Justice in Theory and Practice (February to June).

The modules can be taken as part of the Postgraduate Certificate or used towards the Postgraduate Diploma or MA in Theology and Transformative Practice.

Applications close at the end of August, so if you've been considering joining us, now is the time to apply!

Find out more about the modules and how to apply: https://www.queens.ac.uk/study-routes/quaker/

Healing Retreat at Queen's

Earlier this month, we were delighted to welcome UKME/GMH persons engaged in theological education and racial justice work for a retreat on the theme "Resistance and Healing in Theological Education."

Led by the wonderful Mica Montana Gray, therapist and creative wellbeing practitioner, the two-day retreat created a thoughtful and restorative space for participants to pause, reflect, and reconnect. Through mindful listening, creative movement and play, poetry and creative writing, and a Communion service, participants were able to explore healing, resilience, and hope within the context of their work and ministry.

We are deeply grateful to Mica for her wisdom and gentle leadership, and to everyone who joined us for this enriching time together.

This retreat is an important component of Queen’s Empower Racial Justice Project, supported by the Church of England Racial Justice Fund. You can find out more at https://www.queens.ac.uk/racialjustice.

It was a privilege to welcome so many participants, both in person and online, for two days of thought-provoking conversation at our Racial Justice Conference: “Beyond Inclusion: Power, Cost and the Future of Theological Education”

Reflecting on the event, keynote speaker Dr Mabel Alkali, who shared powerful insights from her new research, expressed her gratitude to speakers, panellists and participants for their thoughtful engagement, the difficult but necessary conversations shared about the future of theological education, and the critical questions that were raised.

Our Deputy Director of Research and Anglican Tutor in Contextual Theology and Mission Studies, Dr Carlton Turner, said: “Queen's is a place that takes antiracism seriously, and I'm very pleased with the reach of the research and the conference. I also praise the hard work of Dr Mabel Alkali.”

To learn more about Queen’s EMPOWER Racial Justice project, please visit https://www.queens.ac.uk/racialjustice

Mutual Exchange & Encounter for Transformation

We are delighted to share that students and staff arrived safely in Sri Lanka for their MEET trip. Travelling through various locations across the country, the team will spend time with a range of groups and organisations, including our partners at The Theological College of Lanka.

Congratulations to Queen's student Isaac Alun-Jones, ordained in Oxford on Saturday.

Isaac is pictured here with Queen's tutor and former students Georgina, Hannah and Clare.

Congratulations to Queen's student Rachel Douse, ordained at Coventry Cathedral on Sunday.

Of course, friends from Queen's were in attendance to support Rachel :)

New Short Course

In this 15-hour course, explore more of what following Jesus as part of his diverse global Church is all about.

What is covered?

📘Discipleship – what does it look like to follow Jesus?

📘Practical Theology – what does following Jesus look like today; in our globalised, politically complex and digitally connected world?

📘Ecclesiology – what does it mean to be part of ‘the Body of Christ’ and how do different traditions understand and approach that?

📘Church History – who were Macrina, Julian of Norwich, Benedict of Nursa, and Ignatius? How might their experiences of faith help us with our own?

📘New Testament Studies – what does the Bible tell us about the Christian life and the earliest church communities?

📘Pneumatology – what role does the Spirit play in helping us become God’s people?

📘Spiritual Practices – what sorts of activities can help guide our faith journeys?

📘…and what are we to make of monasticism, mysticism, the church’s many different denominations, traditions and messy divisions, the letters of Paul, the teachings of Jesus, and the call to “take up our crosses” as we follow him…?

Register Now: https://www.queens.ac.uk/communities-of-the-way

Congratulations to Queen's students Abi, Michaela, Ian, Julie, and James, ordained at All Saints, Wellington.