FULLY BOOKED: CHURCH AND SOCIETY IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN 1820 – 1901

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The 19th century was a turbulent one for the churches in Britain. In the Church of England the emergence of an Anglo-Catholic group caused huge debates – and some people were sent to prison. The Church of Scotland experienced a break-away at the same time as Methodism fractured. For Roman Catholics the long awaited emancipation 

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FULLY BOOKED: TEXTS, TRADITIONS & TRANSLATIONS: THE CREATION OF THE BIBLE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

As with all great literature the story of how the Bible emerged is a fascinating one. Why were some books included and others failed to make the cut? Why do Catholics and Orthodox have more books in their canon than Jews and Protestants? What happens when you translate a text out of its original language, 

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