How to Think about Jesus

There was a real buzz in Houston, Texas over the weekend of March 8-9 when delegates gathered to consider How to Think about Jesus. 

Very enjoyable and enlightening.

I could have attended for days!

These are just two examples of the positive and enthusiastic feedback received.

Co-sponsored by the Friends of Wycliffe Hall and Church of St John the Divine, this forum guided participants to a deeper understanding of one of the most intriguing, perplexing, appealing, troubling, controversial and influential figures in history - Jesus.

Over a 2-day programme that began with Morning Prayer, delegates enjoyed 8 speaker sessions by 4 Wycliffe academics:

• Rt Revd Prof NT Wright - a historian and New Testament scholar, who has spent a lifetime studying Jesus in his first-century context;
• Revd Dr Suse McBay - a pastor and expert in the Judaism of Jesus’ day;
• Revd Dr Michael Lloyd - Principal of Wycliffe Hall;
• Revd Dr Jonathan Brant - who directs the New Renaissance Project at Wycliffe and has a special interest in the theology of culture and the arts.

Together they explored an intruiging range of themes including:

• The Image in the Temple: from Cosmos to Christos (Wright)
• Beginning with Moses and All the Prophets: Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Testament (McBay)
• ​​​​A Demonstration of the Messias: Jesus in the theology of Handel (Lloyd)
• Reel Saviour: How to think about Jesus by reflecting on movies (Brant)

Matthew Armstrong, Wycliffe's Director of External Relations, travelled out for the event. He says: "We thank all who attended, volunteered, and supported the Forum and look forward to returning soon.”