Date for your diaries – Saturday 23 November 2019: AGM 2.00pm-4.30pm 1pm: Informal time to catch up Bring your own lunch – tea and coffee provided Come and find out what has been happening and our plans to take UTU forward. Speaker: Bishop Dr Joe Aldred Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Multicultural Relations, Churches Together in England on “The…
METHODIST THEOLOGY This is an Open Invitation to anyone interested to join a group to be led by myself on Methodist Theology. Please contact me if you want details on 0114 2436688. John Vincent
What makes a good city? Series 3 Are we ready to send poverty to hell? Wednesday, 17 July 2019: 12-1.30pm Open to all, free of charge. Simon Duffy, Director of the Centre for Welfare will talk on his provocative title. He has long been concerned about the increasing inequities of the Welfare system in…
KEITH HODGKINSON We sadly report the death of Keith Hodgkinson in May after an illness lasting eighteen months. Keith was recruited by Kate Thompson when we were at Abbeyfield Road. He assisted with gardening and cleaning as well as repairs. Keith was an excellent worker, totally reliable and could put…
What makes a good city? Series 3. Wednesday 19th June 12 – 1.30pm Greg Fell, Director of Public Health Sheffield speaks on ‘Public Health, welfare and crime: getting the balance right.’The respondent will be Erica Dunmow, UTU’s Chair of Trustees. This talk will look at the major issues in public health facing…
CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY AND MISSION September 2019 – June 2020 Aim: to facilitate the development of each participant’s own personal theology and mission. Areas: to include bible study, contemporary theology, personality temperaments, urban theology, liberation theology, discipleship, rule of life spirituality, public theology, social and political development. Method: collegial, with all members participating,…
Our latest guest blog post is from former student Simon Topping. We are looking forward to our jubilee celebrations at the Urban Theology Unit in Victoria Hall, Sheffield on Monday 8th July. Please contact the office for more details. UTU gave me the opportunity to take forward an…
Lunchtime Forums: What makes a good city? Series 3 Wednesday, 22 May 2019: Qari Mohammed Siddique, Islamic scholar, University of Sheffield Chaplain and ex-city councillor on ‘The Islamic tradition of Charity and welfare’. The respondent is to be confirmed. Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and…
SUMMER FORUMS 2019 What makes a good city? Series 3. Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Jeremiah 29:7 We are continuing looking at the issues where…
We return with the next in our series of guest blog posts celebrating the 50 years of study and life at the Urban Theology Union Richard Firth I suppose I do not fit with the usual student pattern at UTU but then the beauty of…
