Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu will both be giving public talks on faith and society. The presentations will mark the start of “A World To Believe In” – a series of events that will bring influential speakers to the University of Cambridge over the course of the next two years to mark its 800th anniversary in 2009.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will deliver two lectures entitled ‘What Difference Does it Make? – The Gospel in Contemporary Culture' and ‘Faith, Reason and Quality Assurance: Having Faith in Academic Life'. In addition Dr. Williams will attend a seminar with local clergy and Diocesan staff at St George's Church in Chesterton to discuss the subject of ‘New Churches for New Communities'.
As part of his programme, the Archbishop of York will deliver a lecture entitled ‘A Broken Society?' at Great St. Mary's, the University Church. Dr Sentamu will speak to students at the Cambridge Union, and will conduct several pastoral interviews with students at Pembroke College. He will also conduct a question and answer session with school children and sixth formers, in addition to attending a ‘Policing in the Community' meeting with researchers and practitioners at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Criminology.
Both Archbishops will spend Friday afternoon looking at the Churches' response to homelessness by visiting the Emmaus Community at Landbeach. This is home to up to 30 people who were formerly homeless and provides not only shelter, but work in accordance with the principles of acceptance, sharing, working for others of greater need, and self respect.
The visit will end with a seminar, attended by both Archbishops, at Great St Mary's Church entitled “Faith in the Future”, which will give them an opportunity to recap the themes of their previous lectures, provide reflection on the experiences of their visit, and answer questions that have been submitted over the previous days.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams said, “Together with the Archbishop of York, I am greatly looking forward to this visit, and to engaging with the local community in Cambridge and the different aspects of life in one of the world's great universities.”
The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu said, “I am delighted to be able to engage with the students and to work alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury on a visit which provides a wonderful opportunity to listen and learn of Cambridge's future plans on a wide range of important issues.”
Source: By University Of Cambridge
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