About us
We’re refreshing our reading group with a new name and format to make our gatherings more engaging for all!
Join us each month as we dive into a novel or work of creative non-fiction - not (usually) explicitly theological in nature, but rich with insight into what it means to be human!
Each month's book is accompanied by a lecture from Dr Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, exploring its spiritual and theological significance.
We meet in-person every second and online every fourth Wednesday of the month (except August). Everyone is welcome, especially those looking to deepen their Christian faith through diverse literary works.
Upcoming 2025/2026 reads:
September: "Ruth" by Elizabeth Gaskell
October: "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco
November: "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau
December: "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf
January: "Love's Work" by Gillian Rose
February: "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
March: "Piers Plowman" by William Langland
April: "The Journalist and the Murderer" by Janet Malcolm
May: "Tamarisk Row" by Gerard Murnane
June: "The Temptation of St. Anthony" by Gustav Flaubert
July: "Confessions" by St Augustine
Upcoming events
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February in-person read: 'The Fire Next Time' by James Baldwin
London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London, GBDive into a meaningful in-person discussion at the Literature & Theology Reading Group's next meetup as we explore 'The Fire Next Time' by James Baldwin.
The great novelist, essayist and activist here takes on the history of race in America. He addresses the complex role which Christianity played in the development of his consciousness and in the development of African-American identity, echoing the fictionalised account of his youth described in Go Tell it on the Mountain.
Each session is accompanied by a lecture from Dr Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, exploring its spiritual and theological significance.
Please make sure you have sign up for this session on our online portal. If you cannot attend in person, you can also join us online on 25th February.
All are welcome to be a part of this vibrant community dedicated to exploring the intersection of faith and literature!
1 attendee
February online read: 'The Fire Next Time' by James Baldwin
London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London, GBDive into a meaningful online discussion at the Literature & Theology Reading Group's next meetup as we explore 'The Fire Next Time' by James Baldwin.
The great novelist, essayist and activist here takes on the history of race in America. He addresses the complex role which Christianity played in the development of his consciousness and in the development of African-American identity, echoing the fictionalised account of his youth described in Go Tell it on the Mountain.
Each session is accompanied by a lecture from Dr Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, exploring its spiritual and theological significance.
Please make sure you have sign up for this session on our online portal.
All are welcome to be a part of this vibrant community dedicated to exploring the intersection of faith and literature!
1 attendee
Past events
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