At St Anne’s, Kew, the Vicar’s Deep Dives provide an introduction to some fundamental theological themes. They draw upon the latest on contemporary scholarship to help illuminate the core issues of the Christian tradition. They take place on the last Tuesday of the
month, at 7.30pm, following a Eucharist at 7pm. All are most welcome.
Programme for 2023/4 focuses on the Bible:
30th July – John
27th August – Paul’s Letters
24th September – Revelation
Programme for 2024/5
Theologians and Disputes of the Early Church
2025 is the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea, a historic gathering of the church that gave us the Nicene Creed. This series of deep dives will concentrate on how the theology of the early church developed, laying the foundations of Christian theology
29th October – A Parting of the Ways: Church and Synagogue split
26th November – Logos Theology: Origen of Alexandria (185-254 CE)
2025
28th January – Divine but not Human: Arius (250-336 CE) and Athanasius (296-373 CE)
25th February – Nicea 325 CE and the Trinity
25th March – Original Sin: Augustine (354-430 CE) and Pelagius (354-418 CE)
29th April – Donatism
27th May – Development of Early Spirituality (Pseudo-Dionysus)
24th June – Monasticism (St Anthony and Egypt)
29th July – Eastern Christianity
26th August – Iconoclastic Controversy in 8th/9th centuries
30th September – Anselm (1033-1109 CE) and Salvation