Thursday 3rd January 2013
Arrivals: from 14.00
17.30: &lsquo\;The Beauty of Christian Art&rsquo\;
Daniel Gustafsson\, University of York
19.00 \; \; Supper
20.00 \; &lsquo\;Love in Dark Times: Iris Murdoch on Love and the Void&rsquo\;
Dr Tony Milligan\, University of Aberdeen
Friday 4th January 2012
08.30/ 09.00 \;Breakfast
\;09.30 \; \; \; \; \; \;Mass
10.15 \; \; \; \; \; AGM
Coffee
11.00 \; \; \; \; \;&lsquo\;Personal Knowledge&rsquo\;
Professor Timothy Chappell\, Open University
13.00 \; \;Lunch
14.00 \; \; \; \; &lsquo\;Emotion\, Aesthetic Experience\, and Transcendence: On the \;Possibility of Atheist Religious Experience&rsquo\;
Dr Amber Griffioens\, University of Konstanz
15.30 \; \; \; \; \; Tea
15.45 \; \; \; &lsquo\;In what sense\, if any\, may the divine be described as a \;'person' or personal?&rsquo\;
Sister Dr \;M. Finnbar Coffey\, St John&rsquo\;s Seminary\, Wonersh
17.00 \; \; \; \; \; \;Departures
Wonersh have agreed to accommodate members and speakers for Thursday night.
Conference fee: £\;20 (waived for those in full-time education)
Accommodation: Includes dinner (with wine)\, breakfast and lunch and all \;refreshments: £\;70
Day fee (without accommodation): £\;40
Please note that bedrooms are not en-suite though there are bathrooms and \;shower rooms close by.
Applications to attend the Conference should be made to:
G.N.HARBY\, \;(Hon. Sec.) \;14 Castle Avenue\, DOVER Kent CT16 1EZ \, \;e-mail: \;
(Please indicate any special requirements\, such as vegetarian food. No \;payment is required at the booking stage.) The conference is \;non-denominational and open to all.
There are good links by public transport. If you arrive by train\, turn \;right out of the Guildford station main entrance\, then left at the main \;road\, walking over the bridge. Make your way to Guildford Friary bus station \;- accessible through the Friary Shopping centre\, directly in front of you \;after crossing the Bridge. Go into the entrance in front of you\, down the \;corridor\, turn left\, go up the escalator and turn right at Primark. This \;will bring you out at Bay 5\, and Bay 7 is just on your left. If in doubt\, \;simply follow the pavement round the block\, roughly opposite the point where \;you crossed the road.
Buses to St John's leave frequently\, normally every 20 minutes\, from Stop 7 \;(buses 53 or 63). Do not worry that Wonersh is not shown on any signs at the \;bus station. Ask the driver for a ticket to St John's Seminary and ask to be \;let off at the first (top) entrance. You will then be dropped off at the \;gate about 15 minutes after departure - a taxi could hardly do better. When \;the bus goes into Wonersh\, watch as it passes an old pub called the Grantley \;Arms\, on the right hand side. The bus continues for perhaps 150 metres \;before taking a 90% left-turn and moving up the hill. That&rsquo\;s when you press \;the button to get off. Some buses have electronic signs telling you when you \;are nearing St John&rsquo\;s.
streetmap.com> \;Ref: GU5 0QX may be useful.
Wonersh telephone number is: 01483 892217 (Staff)
The Conference was created to provide a slightly more informal conference than many others. St John&rsquo\;s Seminary provides a delightful\, rural setting\, close to London and very easily reached by public transport (buses run from Guildford Friary Bus Station to the gate ever 15 minutes: Routes 53/63 from Stand 7). Speakers in previous years have included Anthony Flew\, Patrick Sherry\, John Cottingham\, Mark Wynn\, and Elizabeth Anscombe. The Conference has a commitment to providing a forum for younger or less well-known scholars.
Enquiries or requests to be included on the annual mailing list may be made to Michael Wilkinson (mbmwilkinson@hotmail.com).