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Ebor Lecture: When Every Hope Has Gone: Grief, Rage and Refuge in a Merciless Age
Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow.
Wednesday 20 March, 7pm-9pm.
In this lecture, Alison will explore the theological and practical failures exposed by recent genocidal assaults in Gaza, Sudan and Tigray. Drawing on decades of work with refugees worldwide, and especially from her home in Scotland, she will consider the resistant work of offering refuge in apocalyptic conditions and what heartbreak might teach us of our betrayal of refugees. In the face of immense grief, she will offer poetic and prayerful resources for courage, faith and cheerfulness from her tradition within The Iona Community.
7pm – 8pm: Talk by Alison Phipps with Q&A
8pm – 9pm: Drinks reception for in-person attendees
This event is free to attend, pre-booked tickets are required. All are very welcome.
Hosted by the Centre for Religion in Society at York St John University and jointly sponsored by York Minster, The Methodist Church (Yorkshire North & East District), The C. & J.B. Morrell Trust and the York Area Society of Friends (Quakers).
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