Where: Wesley Memorial Church Seminar Hall, New Inn Hall Street, OX1 2DH
Date: 15 March 2012
Time: 17:00-18:30
With: Dr Andrew Wingate

Abstract

Dialogue can become like an abstract science, confined to so called experts who have the right religious, philosophical and theological language. If this is the case, it becomes a minority pursuit, confined to so called ‘experts’ usually clergy or academics. As such, it hardly touches the ‘real’ world. The four Principles of Dialogue of the British Council of Churches avoids this mistake. These principles will be examined, drawing on the speaker’s 30 years’ experience in inter faith dialogue. He will look at obstacles to dialogue, major and minor, and consider dialogue in depth, as well as dialogue of life, dialogue of theology, and dialogue for nation building.

Biography of Andrew Wingate

The Revd Dr Andrew Wingate has been involved in inter faith dialogue for more than thirty years. He taught theology in a seminary in Tamilnadu, South India, and in Birmingham. His Doctorate was about issues of Inter Religious Conversion in South India, involving Hindus, Muslims and Christians. He moved to Leicester in 2000, and there he developed the St Philip's Centre for Study and Engagement in a Multi Faith Society, the foremost Christian ecumenical centre in the country. He handed over the Directorship in 2010, and is now a teacher/consultant there, with special responsibility for Internation affairs. He has run a number of dialogue groups in Birmingham and Leicester, focusing on Christians and Muslims, and also on Hindus and Jews. He has written two books specifically on Dialogue- Encounter in the Spirit, Muslim-Dialogue in Birmingham(WCing,C 1989,1991), and Celebrating Difference, Staying Faithful, how to live in a Multi Faith World (DLT 2005, now in its third printing).He is a Chaplain to The Queen, Canon Theologian of Leicester Cathedral, and received the OBE for services to Inter Faith Relations in 2011.

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Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy

Making Dialogue Effective 2: Skills in Dialogue - Cultivating Effective Listening and Empathy