tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54728322024-03-14T00:17:33.908+00:00Simon Says ...Adventures in following a call to be a human being, a father, a husband, a Christian, a priest and a theologian (in something like that order)Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353689859677140543noreply@blogger.comBlogger436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472832.post-26273239600690195932016-11-28T09:32:00.001+00:002016-11-28T09:32:20.450+00:00Taken or left?
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Wednesday 14th September 2016, 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Derby Cathedral Café
You are invited to the launch of Imitation and Scapegoats a new book by Simon J Taylor, Canon Chancellor of Derby Cathedral, Area Dean of Derby and Director of Curate Training.
The
book uses the work of René Girard on violence and religion to ask how
minsters and pastors can dealSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353689859677140543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472832.post-30136931133835796382016-09-02T12:18:00.002+01:002016-09-02T12:18:33.860+01:00Questions from Synod<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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The reviews are here:
Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain
Healing Forgiveness
Children in the Bible
Unapologetic
Dementia
God's Presence
I've thoroughly enjoyed it. They are a set of excellent Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353689859677140543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472832.post-25890304757246999932016-08-11T21:37:00.000+01:002016-08-11T21:37:56.476+01:00God's Presence: The 2016 Michael Ramsey Prize Shortlist 6
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In the interests of transparency, I reproduce my contribution below:
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As ever, in the interests of transparency, I record it here.
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My copies of this just arrived today. Very exciting.
It was a challenge I set myself to look at what Girard might have to offer those involved in pastoral ministry, rather than great geo-political issues. I think there is much to be drawn out of Girard at the more personal level. I tried it out at the Diocese of Derby's Clergy Conference last year, and there seemed to be Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353689859677140543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472832.post-25974578194113014182016-07-19T08:04:00.000+01:002016-07-19T08:04:04.601+01:00Walking Together after Brexit and the General Synod
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Acts 16.16-34; John 17.20-26
It was one of those moments when my mouth engaged before my brain. I was being interviewed for a parish job, and had just been asked what I would do if someone refused to work with the Parish Child Protection policy. "They can't be allowed to work with children" I said, and almost immediately began to soften it. "Of course, I would speak with them Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353689859677140543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472832.post-68859237422551797502016-05-01T20:47:00.003+01:002016-05-01T20:47:59.856+01:00'We wish to see Jesus'
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