Gladstone's Library
Gladstone’s Library
Church Lane
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3DF
Wales
Website
Enquiries
Librarian: Patsy Williams
Warden: Peter Francis
Development Officer
Telephone
01244 532350
Fax
01244 520643
Gladstone's Library is a unique institution. Founded by the great Victorian statesman, William Ewart Gladstone, following his death in 1898, it became the nation's tribute to his life and work and is today Britain's finest residential library and its only Prime Ministerial library.
As well as a unique collection of more than 250,000 printed items, Gladstone's Library also offers comfortable en-suite accommodation, conference rooms and a Coffee Shop. Whether you stay for a month or just pop in for a cup of coffee, we hope that you will enjoy your visit.
Venue Type:
Archive, Library, Historic house or home, Heritage site
The collection is our greatest asset. The Library has been recognised as the most important research library and collection in Wales after the National Library of Wales.
The heart of the Library is Gladstone’s own collection of over 32,000 items, majoring in the subjects of the Arts and Humanities. Many of his books contain his annotations, some of which are extremely detailed. We even have some of Gladstone’s Eton school books, containing caricatures of the masters. In addition to his books, the Library houses most of Gladstone’s non-political correspondence, speeches and papers.
Among the manuscripts located at Gladstone’s Library are Sir Stephen Glynne’s Church Notes and the Glynne-Gladstone Manuscripts. The latter collection consists of over 250,000 items of family letters and estate, household and business papers relating to the Gladstone and Glynne families.
Gladstone’s Library also houses an interesting pre-1800 collection which is particularly strong in theology and church history, and several special collections, such as the Bishop Moorman Franciscan Library. There are many individual items of interest, including a rare copy of Erasmus’ Paraphrase of St John’s Gospel, translated by the Tudor Princess Mary.
Most of our books are available to our readers on open access and are housed in oak bookshelves, based on a design by Gladstone. We also have books housed in our modern annexe within sliding presses. Such an impressive collection attracts many visitors of different academic disciplines and cultures from all over the world.
Collection details
Literature, Personalities, Religion
Key artists and exhibits
- Library and collections of William Ewart Gladstone
- Sir Stephen Glynne’s Church Notes
- Glynne-Gladstone Manuscripts
- Moorman Franciscan Library
Creative Writing Workshop with Writer-in-Residence, Peter Jukes
Why Lying Around is important: Visualising your Story - This workshop will concentrate on that under represented part of the writing process - thinking and visualisation time - which should precede putting pen to paper. Using his many years experience as a TV screenwriter and dramatist, Peter will look at the larger structures of narrative, and how to give the larger structure - the mythic structure of a piece of fiction or prose - the same twists and turns and dynamics as a sentence or paragraph. The workshop is practical and will involve a group brainstorm on a novel, screenplay and piece of reportage based on the newspaper and media stories of the day.
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£28.00 to include morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/peterjukesworkshop/
An Evening with Katrina Naomi
An Evening with Katrina Naomi
Tuesday 4 June 8pm
Poetry Reading and Q&A
When
8-9:30pm
Admission
£7 includes a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic.
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Writing from Nature: Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning – Courses for All
Code: HL303W
How does the natural world inspire and inform creative writing? How can writing about your natural surroundings enrich your writing, as well as your relationship with nature? This course, suitable for both beginners and experienced writers, will seek inspiration from the scenic, wooded surroundings of Gladstone’s Country park in Hawarden. Students will be granted a permit to explore those peaceful areas of the park not normally open to the public.
Tutor Chris Kinsey was BBC Wildlife Poet of the Year in 2008. She received an Arts Council of Wales Writer’s Bursary in 2000 and has had three collections of poetry published: Kung Fu Lullabies, and Cure for a Crooked Smile by Ragged Raven Press, and, most recently, Swarf by Smokestack Books in 2011. She also writes a regular Nature Diary for Cambria.
Aberystwyth University has chosen Gladstone’s Library as the venue for its programme of residential creative writing courses this summer.
Admission
£90 (excluding accommodation), £80 concessions. Special rate for accommodation at Gladstone's Library, ask for details.
Note - Please book accommodation for this course with Gladstone's Library but the course itself should be booked through the School Of Education and Lifelong Learning at Aberystwyth University at learning@aber.ac.uk or on 01970 621580
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/aberystwythnature/
The Book of Revelation: A Sick Text?
Monday 10th – Thursday 13th June
Kalyan Dey rescues the book of Revelation for those who like Will Self think “it is a sick text . . . there is something not quite right about Revelation.” Kalyan Dey helps us towards an honest reassessment.
The inclusive course fee (£255 - £285) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£255 - £285) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.com/courses2013/bookofrevelation/
Creative Writing Workshop with Katrina Naomi
Creative Writing Workshop with Katrina Naomi
Sunday 16 June 10am – 4pm
Going Public with your Poetry
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£28 (includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea)
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Page to Screen: Filming the Classics
This course will look at two Victorian and Edwardian novels, Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights (1847) and A. E. W. Mason’s The Four Feathers (1902) and their film adaptations in Zoltan Korda’s The Four Feathers (1939), William Wyler’s Wuthering Heights (1939) and Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights (2011). Each deals with love and betrayal from different perspectives (personal, patriotic). Over the weekend, we shall discuss the novels and view the films, examining, among other things, how the screen adaptations, in their treatment of the novels, have enhanced (or otherwise) these classics for us. While introductions will be given to each of these literary and cinematic texts, it is expected that participants will have read the novels in advance. For one of our sessions (Excerpts, Clips & Cuttings), we ask that people bring a short passage from one of the novels (or clip from one of the films) on which they would be prepared to comment for 3-5 minutes.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£170 - £190) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Creating Sacred Space: Approaches to Leading Creative Quiet Days
This Retreat Association Training Day will address what might be involved in a holistic sense when preparing Retreats or putting on quiet days. Participants will be invited to explore their own ways of working, delve into their own creative energy (or lack of it) in order to develop more confidence in engaging all of the senses to create sacred space for people taking part in their retreat.
Mary Elizabeth Nono has been involved in retreat work and spiritual direction for more than twenty years. She is a member of the Salford Prayer Guides and the Catholic Network for Retreats and Spirituality and focal points for Liturgy at National RA and CNRS conferences. She has given workshops on creating sacred space in both Europe and the USA.
The morning will be mainly in-put and reflection and the afternoon will be more practical. The day will start at 10:00 am and finish at 3:30 pm.
When
10am-3:30pm
Admission
The inclusive course fee of £28 covers morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea (£23 for members of any Retreat Association Group). Overnight accomodation is also available.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/creatingsacredspace/
Liquid Faith: Exploring Religious Bi-Identity
The Dalai Lama suggested that we should not become too attached to our own faiths. Many Christians are increasingly drawing on insights, metaphors and teaching from other faiths and traditions expressing their own spiritual growth and development in terms of religious bi-identity. Some talk of their inner and outer church. Many of us need new paradigms to help us define and identify our religious identity. Envisaging faith as a liquid and porous entity which may express itself in different, shifting, multiple ways may help.
What outside our own primary religious tradition informs and enriches our complete religious life? Ian Bradley, of St Andrews University, and Elizabeth Ursic, of Mesa Community College, Arizona will lead the course. Ian’s most recent book explores the spiritual resonances of water, not least its capacity to absorb, carry and pass on different influences and its porous, flowing, healing quality. He draws on Taoism’s understanding of the spiritual significance of water and on Hindu and Buddhist ideas of losing self and returning to the ocean depths. Elizabeth, has written widely on feminist and queer theology, new ways of envisaging gender and sexuality, goddess worship and interfaith issues. She will share her research on the interface between paganism and Christianity and on goddess spirituality.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£170 - £190) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
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On Liberties: Victorian Liberals and their legacies
Hosted at Gladstone’s Library on 3rd-5th July 2013, and part of Gladstone’s Library’s broader ‘Re:defining liberalism’ project over 2013, this two day conference (presented by Gladstone’s Library in association with the Gladstone Centre at the University of Liverpool) intends to explore the various implications of the idea of the ‘liberal’ in the Victorian period, but also its multifarious legacies: its legacies for modern politics, for the ways we conceptualize the Victorian period today, and most fundamentally for our notions of broader categories and concepts we still associate with ‘the liberal’ and with liberalism: knowledge, licence, education, and human freedom.
Admission
Contact enquiries@gladlib.org for more information
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The Gladstone Umbrella
Gladstone’s Library, the National Memorial to the Grand Old Man, provides the perfect setting for the annual colloquium for scholars and Gladstone enthusiasts. The weekend includes a trip to Gladstone’s study at Hawarden Castle, the Temple of Peace.
Offers of papers on all aspects of Gladstone’s life and times are welcome. If you would like to present a paper, please contact David Brooks (d.r.brooks@qmul.ac.uk) by April 30th.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£170 - £190) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request. (£150 for those giving papers).
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/thegladstoneumbrella/
Exploring Creative Writing: Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning – Courses for All
Code: HL304W
Would you like to explore the many exciting possibilities of creative writing? Want to experiment with style and technique? Do you want to write more boldly? Or simply write more often? This course - suitable for new writers as well as those with some experience – is designed to get you writing, and keep you writing. In a supportive, fun environment, you will be encouraged to explore different writing techniques. Let Lara guide you through a range of stimulating, thought-provoking exercises – all designed to kindle – or rekindle – a passion for writing.
Tutor Lara Clough, is a published novelist and playwright, her novel Facing into the West Wind was reviewed in the Guardian as “a tender and perceptive tale of secrets”, 2006. She has been teaching a wide range of courses for the last five years and finds poetry and script writing especially stimulating and thought provoking for all. Students enjoy the supportive and encouraging environment she provides in her classes. Two active poetry groups have grown up from her classes and several students have gone onto MA Creative Writing courses.
Aberystwyth University has chosen Gladstone’s Library as the venue for its programme of residential creative writing courses this summer.
Admission
£90 (excluding accommodation), £80 concessions. Special rate for accommodation at Gladstone's Library, ask for details.
Note - Please book accommodation for this course with Gladstone's Library but the course itself should be booked through the School Of Education and Lifelong Learning at Aberystwyth University at learning@aber.ac.uk or on 01970 621580
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/aberystwythcreative/
An Evening with Greg Garrett
Thursday 18 July 8pm
Greg will talk about his writing and latest projects including giving readings from 'Movieland' a novel about and for movie lovers.
£7 includes a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic.
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
When
8-9:30pm
Admission
£7 includes a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic.
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Scriptwriting: An Introduction: Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning – Courses For All
Code: HL305W
Have you ever had an idea that you thought would make a great film or television script? Industry professional, Jane McNulty, will introduce you, step-by-step, to the process of professional scriptwriting. Designed to help you turn your idea into a viable script, this course will guide your through writing the story outline, creating believable characters and structuring scenes.
Jane McNulty worked for several years as a television scriptwriter with screen credits for episodes of various long-running series including EastEnders, Doctors, Crossroads, Heartbeat and Peak Practice, plus a short film for BBC2. She is now focusing on writing for the theatre: her play Our Lady of the Goldfinches -www.smallmerciesproductions.co.uk - recently toured the North West. Her work - drama, short stories, poetry - has won awards. Jane has over twenty years of experience teaching creative writing to adults and young people. She tutors at Edge Hill and Salford universities.
Aberystwyth University has chosen Gladstone’s Library as the venue for its programme of residential creative writing courses this summer.
Admission
£90 (excluding accommodation), £80 concessions. Special rate for accommodation at Gladstone's Library, ask for details.
Note - Please book accommodation for this course with Gladstone's Library but the course itself should be booked through the School Of Education and Lifelong Learning at Aberystwyth University at learning@aber.ac.uk or on 01970 621580.
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/aberystwythscriptwriting/
Creative Writing Workshop with Greg Garrett
Writing Funny: A Short Course in Humour
Saturday 27th July 10am - 4pm
"Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." So goes the old Hollywood saying. But the truth is, we can study comedy and actually learn structures, language, and characters from writers who have employed tried and true ways to bring humour into their pieces. Join award winning writer, Greg Garrett, as he explores how you can liven up your story with humour.
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£28 (includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea)
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Greek in a Week
This course is ideal for those wishing to learn New Testament Greek or for those wanting to revise or improve their knowledge of it. No prior knowledge of Greek is assumed – all we ask is that you try to learn the Greek alphabet before you arrive. This tried and tested course – a very successful way of learning the basics of New Testament Greek - is now in its seventeenth year and is led by New Testament scholar Kalyan Dey.
Textbook: Jeremy Duff, The Elements of New Testament Greek (Paperback) Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition (28 April 2005) ISBN-10: 0521670802 ISBN-13: 978-0521670807. Please learn the Greek alphabet (Chapter 1) and read the section on Comparative English Grammar (pp. 240-249) before the course begins.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£510 - £570) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Hebrew in a Week
This course offers an exciting way to enjoy and understand Biblical Hebrew. Lyn Bechtel leads the week for those who wish to begin to read Biblical Hebrew. It can be enjoyed by those who know a little Hebrew and wish to revise and improve their knowledge or those who have no prior knowledge.
Textbook: Cohen-Sherbok, Dan, Biblical Hebrew for Beginners, 1996 ISBN 0-281-04818-5 paperback ca. £10.49 (www.amazon.co.uk) Please learn the Hebrew alphabet and read the Preface of the Book before the course begins.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£510 - £570) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Latin in a Week
This exciting and successful approach to learning Latin aims to take complete beginners to the point where they can read some short extracts of poetry and prose by Latin authors. Robert Parker returns to lead the week for those who wish to begin to read Latin. It can also be enjoyed by those who know some Latin and wish to revise and improve their knowledge of it, but no prior knowledge is assumed: all that is asked is that you have read the Preface and Introduction to the course textbook before starting the course.
Textbook: Peter Jones: Learn Latin (the Book of the Daily Telegraph QED Series) (1997); Publisher: Duckworth (George Duckworth & Co Ltd); ISBN: 0 7156 2757 0
Before the course begins please read the Preface and the Introduction, and note where to find the Grammatical Summary (pp.145-169), the Recorded Vocabulary (pp.170-175) and the Grammatical Index (p.176). You will also find it helpful if you have read some of the earlier Chapters, as the pace will be fast.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£510 - £570) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Welsh in a Week
Come with little or no knowledge of the Welsh language – just a desire to learn and by the end of the week, a basic ability in Welsh will have been achieved. The course tutor is Julie Brake, Senior Lecturer in Welsh at Glyndwr University.
Julie has taught Welsh for Adults for a number of years for the Department of Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth before joining the Welsh Department of the University of Wales, Lampeter where she taught Welsh, Welsh history and Welsh literature.
Whilst at Lampeter she became interested in online learning and was eventually appointed Director of the E-learning Centre. She left Lampeter to head Welsh for Adults within the Department of Education, Ceredigion County Council before joining Glyndwr University in 2007. Julie’s research interests include second language acquisition, comparative linguistics and the use of technology to support language learning. This has led her to produce a wide range of online and text-based materials for learners and other publications related to Welsh culture.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£510 - £570) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
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Damian Barr Interviews Vanessa Gebbie
Saturday 7th September - 11:30 am
Vanessa Gebbie is a novelist and award-winning short story writer. Author of two collections: Words from a Glass Bubble and Storm Warning (Salt Modern Fiction), her novel The Coward’s Tale (Bloomsbury UK/US) was selected as a UK Financial Times Book of the Year and Guardian readers’ book of the year.
Recipient of an Arts Council Grant for the Arts and a Hawthornden Fellowship, her short stories have been commissioned by literary journals, the British Council, for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, and are widely anthologised. She also writes poetry and is a freelance writing tutor.
Vanessa will be talking about her writing life with Damian Barr at 11.30am on Saturday 7th September.
When
From 11:30am
Admission
Price: £TBC
For tickets, please contact reception on 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.
Website
Pie in the Sky
Monday 9th – Friday 13th September
Lyn Bechtel offers a fascinating and liberal perspective on the political realities behind the shaping of the Exodus stories and the Suffering Servant passages.
Admission
Fully Inclusive Price: £340 - £380 residential / £200 non residential.
Website
The Philosopher and the Gospels
The teachings of Jesus Christ, as presented in the Bible, are familiar to millions, but do we really understand them? Keith Ward argues that, by scrutinizing the Gospels through the lens of contemporary philosophy, we can discover perspectives that are not always apparent in traditional church teaching.
Keith Ward is by nature and conviction, an Idealist philosopher, somebody who believes in the supremacy of Spirit or Mind, and who thinks that the material universe is an expression or creation of a Supreme Mind. He sees religions as very ambiguous but probably necessary ways of giving humans some awareness of this Supreme Mind. He adopted one liberal version of Christianity, and became a priest of the Church of England. What ‘liberal’ means is a good question, - negatively, he does not accept the inerrancy of the Bible or of any system of dogmas, but positively, he welcomes constructive disagreement and diversity of belief, and he also believes in a ‘liberal’ God, one who desires the flourishing of all sentient life so far as is possible, and who will not condemn anyone who shares that desire.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£170 - £190) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/philosophergospels/
Creative Writing Workshop with Vanessa Gebbie
Sunday 22 September 10am – 4pm
Getting to grips with flash fiction
Flash is both a technique and a product. The technique is excellent for coping with writers' block, and the product is perfect for today's publications. A very creative, informal workshop.
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£28 (includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea)
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Latin - Second Steps
A course aimed at anyone wanting to take their knowledge of Latin further.
Robert Parker will use Latin Poetry, dealing with metre and scansion and reading selections from the major poets, Catullus, Vergil, Horace and Propertius, to help you progress your abilities. The course will also be covering some prose writers too, such as Caesar and Tacitus.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£340 - £380) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/latinsecondsteps/
Readings from Angela Topping
Thursday 10 October
Angela will give readings of her work followed by a Q&A session.
Free event
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Admission
Free event
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Creative Writing Workshop with Angela Topping
Saturday 12 October 10am – 4pm
Writing Poetry for Children
Interested in writing children's poetry? Come and learn some techniques and ways in with Angela Topping, and go home with some new poems. This workshop is also suitable for anyone wishing to find some new angles. Angela will dispel some myths and discuss how to stimulate children to write.
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£28 (includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea)
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
An Evening with Angela Topping
Thursday 17 October 8pm
£7 includes a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic.
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
When
8-9:30pm
Admission
£7 includes a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic.
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
Reflections on Ministry in the Eye of the Storm
In 2003, Gene Robinson was elected as the Bishop of New Hampshire - the first openly gay man to be called to serve in such a position. Clearly beloved in his Anglican diocese and chosen from a wide selection of candidates, the election was entirely proper and the result clear cut, yet it sparked a hurricane storm of controversy that has polarised religious opinion on five continents and still rages five years on. Over this weekend, Gene Robinson will reflect on his journey of faith, his life experiences, the concerns that matter most to him as a bishop and the controversy that has rocked the church he loves and to which he is committed. Robinson will reflect on his journey of faith, his life experiences, the concerns that matter most to him as a bishop and the controversy that has rocked the church he loves and to which he is committed.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£270 - £290) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
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Any Dream Will Do - The Spirituality of the Musicals
Arguing that the musical is the “most ubiquitous and dominant cultural icon of our age,” scholar Ian Bradley unpacks the theological significance of the musical. Bradley argues that musicals provide millions of people around the world not just with entertainment but also with spiritual and theological values, a philosophy of life, and an encounter with God. In addition, he offers his thoughts on what the popularity of the musical might mean for the future of the church.
Ian Bradley is the author of 37 books. They range from theological, historical and political topics to Gilbert and Sullivan and musicals. He is a frequent broadcaster for BBC Radio 4, Radio 3, Radio 2 and the World Service. Ian is currently Reader in Church History and Practical Theology at St Andrews University.
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£170 - £190) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Flims of Faith & Doubt
An opportunity to view and reflect on classic and contemporary films of faith and doubt. This years selection includes F. W. Murnau’s silent classic morality tale Sunrise (1927). From 2012, we are considering what many people consider to be the best film of the year Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, which shows the dark side of the American dream and is perhaps based on L. Ron Hubbard and his scientology cult.
Also from 2012 comes Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, a story designed to make you believe in God.
Why good people commit evil acts is the question at the centre of the film version of C.P.Taylor’s play Good (2008).
The director Costa-Gavras has always been a political film-maker and Amen explores the Vatican’s attitude to the holocaust.
A rather different side of life in the Vatican is displayed in Moretti’s gently mocking comedy, Habemus Papam (2011).
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£255 - £285) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Website
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses2013/filmsfaithanddoubt/
Only Say The Word
Susan Woodhead and Michael Wheeler offer a day course which looks at the relationship between faith and wholeness. Focusing upon examples from Christ’s healing ministry, Susan explores the needs of both the patient and the healer. She draws upon many years of experience as a practitioner in complementary medicine and in counselling, and as a practising Christian who finds the Benedictine tradition particularly appropriate for her own professional and personal formation. Michael Wheeler follows up each of Susan’s examples by discussing Christ’s healing ministry from both theological and cultural view points, illustrating his approach with visual images, mainly of old master paintings, and with biblical and literary commentary.
When
10am-4pm
Admission
£28.00 to include morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea
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Contemporary Questions in Islamic Ethics
The course will look into the contemporary questions in Islamic ethics in modern society.
Friday 15th - Sunday 17th November
Admission
Fully Inclusive Price: £170 - 190 residential/£110 non residential.
Website
The Ten Greatest Films of all Time: What do They Tell Us About Us?
“Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second and you can hop from one place to another. It’s a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream.” Federico Fellini
Re-viewing and reflecting on the 10 greatest films of all time as chosen by 385 of the world’s top directors in the Sight & Sound/BFI poll. Peter Francis introduces and invites you to re-view the films chosen by world critics as the greatest ever made. All films have a particular cultural context and offer an index of the anxieties and longings, values and compromises of the era in which they were made. Do these great films transcend their context and still resonate today?
The inclusive course fee (£340 - £380) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
Admission
The inclusive course fee (£340 - £380) covers morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, bed and breakfast. Non-residential prices, Clergy and Student discounts are available on request.
To book call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org
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