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What is the historical evidence for the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus, and did Paul invent Christianity?



As part of the Biblefresh series of talks David Wenham and Stephen Finamore spoke on 'The Bible and Jesus' at Christchurch, Clifton on Wednesday 18th May.

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The Bible and Jesus (mp3 - 90.1MB)

Q and A session

The Bible and Jesus - Q and A (mp3 - 51.1MB)

Talk given on 18-05-11

Prof. Leslie J. Francis gave a lecture in the 'Rural Mission' week on 4th May 2011.

His title was 'Pastor as Juggler: The Challenge of Multiple Rural Parishes'

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Leslie Francis (mp3 - 28.7MB)

The presentation accompanying this talk can be found below in slideshare:



Talk given on 17-07-10

Dr Robin Parry spoke at our postgraduate seminar on the subject of 'Christian Universalism'.



Our very own Jon Swales gave a short response which was followed by a time of Q and A.

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Robin Parry (mp3 - 46.5MB)

Talk given on 28-03-11

Jim Belcher spoke at our Postgraduate seminar on 6th December 2010



He spoke on Deep Ecclesiology from his book 'Deep Church'


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Jim Belcher (mp3 - 45.4MB)

Talk given on 06-12-10

At the sixth and final session of 'Truth With A Mission' Olive Drane spoke on 'Mission, Spirituality and Lifestyle'


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Olive Drane (mp3 - 100.3MB)

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Olive Drane - Mission, Spirituality, Lifestyle

Talk given on 17-07-10

Session 5 of 'Truth With a Mission' with Lee Barnes and Steve Hollinghurst.


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Lee Barnes and Steve Hollinghurst (mp3 - 80MB)

Talk given on 17-07-10

In the fourth main session of 'Truth With a Mission' John Drane spoke on 'Down To Earth Mission'

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John Drane (mp3 - 98.7MB)

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John Drane - Down to Earth Mission
Talk given on 16-07-10

Questions and Answers for Session 3 with John Drane

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John Drane (mp3 - 21.2MB)

Talk given on 16-07-10

In the third main session of 'Truth With a Mission' John Drane spoke on 'Post-Christendom Mission'

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John Drane (mp3 - 102.8MB)

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John Drane Post Christendom Mission
Talk given on 16-07-10

Questions and Answers for Session 2 with Alister McGrath


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Alister McGrath (mp3 - 46.8MB)

Talk given on 15-07-10

In the second main session of 'Truth With a Mission' Alister McGrath spoke on 'Engaging our Culture With the Christian Faith'


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Alister McGrath (mp3 - 75.4MB)

Talk given on 15-07-10

Questions and Answers for Session 1 with Alister McGrath


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Alister McGrath (mp3 - 46MB)

Talk given on 15-07-10

In the first main session of Truth With a Mission Alister McGrath spoke on 'Responding to the New Atheism'


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Alister McGrath (mp3 - 73.6MB)

Talk given on 15-07-10

Trinity college hosted a conference for their summer event 2010 on 15th-17th July.

Truth With a Mission with Alister McGrath and John and Olive Drane.

We had a fantastic time with some great worship, really inspiring talks and wonderful fellowship.

The audio of the main sessions will be appearing on here soon, along with some powerpoint slides.

A Powerpoint presentation of this canticle was used in Chapel this morning. Once again, a number of people have requested a copy, so Clive Beazley-Long has kindly agreed to make it available on Trinity Media. Please click the link below to download the file. You will then need to "unzip" it before running it.

Canticle - Song of the Covenant (zip file - 10.4MB)

We had a session where students could ask their difficult theological questions of the faculty. David Wenham hosted, then John Bimson, Andrew Goddard, Jeanette Sears, John Nolland and John Corrie took it in turns to work through some of the questions.


Hard Questions Panel (mp3 - 12.8MB)

A Powerpoint presentation of Psalm 37 was used in Chapel this morning. A number of people have requested a copy, so Clive Beazley-Long has kindly agreed to make it available on Trinity Media. Please click the link below to download the file.

Psalm 37 Presentation (ppt - 2.71MB)

Rupert Higgins, vicar of Christchurch, Clifton spoke at our communion service on 14th January, 2009.


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Rupert Higgins Communion Sermon (mp3 - 5.3MB)

Talk given on 14-01-09

David Wenham gives us a bible exposition on Matthew 5:17-20, 27-32.


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David Wenham Bible Exposition (mp3 - 14.6MB)

Talk given on 14-01-09