{"id":2490,"date":"2019-05-09T12:12:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T11:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utusheffield.org.uk\/?p=2490"},"modified":"2019-05-09T14:37:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:37:06","slug":"2490","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utusheffield.org.uk\/2019\/05\/09\/2490\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Forums 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUMMER FORUMS 2019\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes a good city? Series 3.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b>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<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are continuing looking at the issues where faith and civic or public life overlap.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We start with an exploration of the balance between personal charity and state welfare, continue to look at the interface between welfare and crime and then look at the ethics of poverty and welfare.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As usual our speaker\u2019s theme after their address will be considered by a respondent, and then open discussion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a022 May:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Qari<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Mohammed Siddique,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Islamic scholar,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0University of Sheffield Chaplain and ex-city councillor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on \u2018<\/span>The Islamic tradition of Charity and welfare\u2019<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0 The respondent is to be confirmed.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a019 June:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Greg Fell<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Director of Public Health Sheffield<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>peaks on \u2018Public Health, welfare and crime: getting the balance right.\u2019 This talk will look at the major issues in public health facing our city, and the initiative in Glasgow that has addressed knife crime as a public health matter. The respondent is to be confirmed. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a017 July:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Simon Duffy,\u00a0Director of the Centre for Welfare<\/span><\/b>\u00a0will talk on his provocative title \u2018Are we ready to send poverty to hell?\u00a0<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0He has long been concerned about the increasing inequities of the Welfare system in this country. The respondent will be Rev Henry\u00a0<\/span>Ohakah<\/span>, Methodist Minister in\u00a0<\/span>Woodseats<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Forums meet\u00a0<\/span>from 12 noon to 1.30 pm on\u00a0<\/span><\/b>monthly\u00a0 Wednesdays<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>in UTU\u2019s library area in the basement of Victoria Hall Methodist Church, Sheffield\u00a0 (entrance in Chapel Walk).\u00a0 Bring your own packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be available.\u00a0People of Christian faith, other faiths or none are all welcome.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>These Forum sessions are open to all<\/span>\u00a0and free of charge.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Enquiries should be addressed to UTU<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>0114 270 9907<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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SUMMER FORUMS 2019\u00a0\u00a0 What makes a good city? Series 3.\u00a0 \u00a0Seek 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\u00a0 We are continuing looking at the issues where\u2026<\/p>\n

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