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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
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See all- September read: 'Ruth' by Elizabeth GaskellLondon Jesuit Centre, London
We’re refreshing our reading group with a new name and format to make our gatherings more engaging for all!
Dive into a meaningful online discussion at the Literature & Theology Reading Group's next meetup as we explore Elizabeth Gaskell's work, 'Ruth.'
Written in 1853, 'Ruth' is one of the first novels written by a female novelist to explore the experiences of working-class women in Victorian Britain.
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!
