Films and Faith – Friends or Foes?
From 14:30 until 16:00
Dagnall Street Baptist Church
1 Cross Street, St Albans, AL3 5EE
Free
Graham Hedges / [email protected]
Films and Faith – Friends or Foes? is the title of the annual public lecture of Christians in Library and Information Services
The guest speaker is to be the Rev. Simon Carver who will consider how film borrows from the Christian story; how film helps us understand while at the same time subverting the Christian story; and how film tells the Christian story.
Simon has been a regular broadcaster on faith and contemporary culture on BBC Radio Oxford and Three Counties Radio. He currently reviews films for Premier Christian Radio and on Radio Verulam, a local community radio station. Simon has written on films and faith for the Bible Society, Christianity magazine and contributed a chapter on the Terminator films in Flickering Images (Smyth & Helwys, 2005).
Simon read for a science degree at Aston University and then worked in industry for twelve years before reading Theology at Oxford University and training for the Baptist ministry at Regent’s Park College. Since 1994 Simon has been pastor of two churches – New Road Baptist Church, Oxford, and now Dagnall Street Baptist Church, St. Albans. Simon is married to Catriona and they have three adult children and two grandchildren.
This year’s lecture marks the fortieth anniversary of the series of annual public lectures organised by the Librarians’ Christian Fellowship and Christians in Library and Information Services and it has been arranged as the CLIS contribution to Libraries Week (9-14 October 2017) Although the lecture has been organised by librarians it will also be of great interest to film fans and those interested in communications and the media. Attendance is not restricted to librarians and the organisers are looking forward to welcoming a wider audience. Admission is free and there is no need to book in advance. Further details of the lecture, and the wider work of Christians in Library and Information Services, can be obtained from The Secretary, Graham Hedges, 34 Thurlestone Avenue, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9DU. Telephone 020 8599 1310, Mobile 074654 429996. E mail [email protected]