Former bishop to explore religious perspective on toleration
Posted on 20 October 2008
He will give the address ‘Can Religions Learn to be Tolerant?’ The Address is at 6.30pm on 22 October 2008 in the Physics Lecture Theatre P/X001. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Richard Harries is a profound thinker whose long practical experience is particularly relevant to the discussion of toleration
Dr Jon Parkin
A liberal reformer with a passion for social justice, Richard Harries was Bishop of Oxford from 1987-2006 and was made a life peer on his retirement, (Lord Harries of Pentregarth). He is currently Gresham Professor of Divinity and an Honorary Professor of Theology at King’s College, London. He is a regular broadcaster and the author of a number of books, most recently The Re-enchantment of Morality.
This is the 26th public lecture to be organised by the Morrell Studies in Toleration Programme, since it was established in the University’s Department of Politics in 1980, using funding from the C and J B Morrell Trust. Since 1981, academics, politicians, lawyers and broadcasters, ranging from Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield to Sir Edward Heath and Baroness Helena Kennedy QC to Mark Tully, have been invited to York to speak on issues surrounding Toleration.
Dr Jon Parkin, the Director of the Morrell Programme, said "We feel very honoured that Lord Harries has agreed to give this year’s Morrell Address. Richard Harries is a profound thinker whose long practical experience is particularly relevant to the discussion of toleration, and especially to the question of religious toleration. I can think of no-one better qualified to confront the sometimes very difficult issues involved."
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Notes to editors:
- Since 1980 the Department of Politics at the University of York has been home to the Morrell Centre for Toleration, which is funded by the C and J B Morrell Trust. The Trust supports a wide range of activities in political philosophy, including an annual Address on Toleration, regular conferences on the philosophical foundations of toleration, and funding for students who wish to register for the MA in Political Philosophy (The Idea of Toleration).
- The Department of Politics at York provides a stimulating and friendly environment for students. It is consistently ranked amongst the top six centres for teaching and research in Politics and International Studies and was awarded a ‘5A/5*’ in the latest Research Assessment Exercise and maximum ‘24/24’ by the Quality Assurance Agency for teaching quality.
- The Morrell Address is at 6.30pm on Wednesday 22 October, in P/X001 in the Physics Building at the University of York. Entry is free and all are welcome.