Christian Classics

There are Christian classics by spiritual writers we often hear about – Julian of Norwich, Augustine of Hippo, Teresa of Avila and many others, but we find it hard to know where to start to begin to read them in their own words. These sessions are designed to introduce a different classic text each term and read it together.

No prior knowledge is expected, just a willingness to enter worlds that are different and read what people have said about faith and life in their own context. We will begin with St Augustine’s Confessions, one of the earliest spiritual autobiographies.

Led by Liz Hoare, a Spirituality Team Member at St Bede’s. Liz is an Anglican priest and offers spiritual accompaniment, retreats in the Ignatian tradition and was previously responsible for spiritual formation at an Anglican theological college.