Theme for 2007-08 lectures: Globalisation and Identity
Globalisation has benefited modern society in terms of rapid
increase of mass information and economic wealth in certain nations
but, at the same time, it has brought vast inequality on a global
and domestic scale. It has also challenged the sense of identity of
individuals and communities, which in turn, has contributed to
various recent conflicts. The Ebor Lectures 2007-8 aim to address
the relationship between globalisation and identity by looking at
it from social, political, economic, cultural, religious and
theological perspectives. The series will examine tensions and
conflicts between communities which have affected public life in
different parts of the world. It will deal with issues such as:
global financial systems and their impact on micro and macro
economic patterns world-wide; the impact of globalisation on
culture; global politics in the context of diverse national and
regional interests; the causes and effects of the rise of religious
fundamentalism.
The Speakers
19 September 2007 at York
Minster
'Christian Identity amidst Global Contradictions: A
Christian Humanist Perspective’
Professor John de Gruchy
- University of Cape Town
17 October 2007 at York St John
University
'William Blake 250 years on – Prophet for our
Time?’
Professor Christopher
Rowland - University of Oxford
13 February 2008 at York Minster
'Patterns of Religion in Modern Europe: A Global
Perspective’
Professor Grace Davie -
University of Exeter
5 March 2008 at York St John
University
‘Poverty and Prophets: Faith based Agencies and Social
Justice’
Dr Daleep Mukarji -
Director, Christian Aid
23 April 2008 at York St John
University
'Globalisation and Muslim Identity in Europe’
Professor Tariq Ramadan
- President, European Muslim Network/University of Oxford
21 May 2008 at York Minster
‘Apocalypse Now – Global Equity and Sustainable Living, the
Preconditions for Human Survival’
The Rt Hon Clare Short
MP