2006–2007 Series

Liberating Text? Revelation, Identity and Public Life

• Uncovering the Purposes of God
  • The Most. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Dr John Sentamu - Archbishop of York
• God and our Public Life: A Scriptural Wisdom
  • Prof. David Ford - Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge
• Text and Context: Making Sense of Islam in the Modern World
  • Dr Ataullah Siddiqui - Director, Markfield Institute of Higher Education
• Sacred Text and the Transcendence of Tradition: The Bible in a Pluralist Society
  • The Revd. Professor Francis Young - Emeritus Professor, University of Birmingham
• The Bible and Modern Israel
  • Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok - Professor of Judaism, University of Wales, Lampeter
• Religious Traditions in the Context of a Liberal Democracy
  • The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Williams of Crosby

2007–2008 Series

Globalisation and Identity

• Christian Identity amidst Global Contradictions: A Christian Humanist Perspective
  • Professor John de Gruchy - University of Cape Town
• William Blake 250 years on - Prophet for our Time?
  • Professor Christopher Rowland - University of Oxford
• Patterns of Religion in Modern Europe: A Global Perspective
  • Professor Grace Davie - University of Exeter
• Poverty and Prophets: Faith based Agencies and Social Justice
  • Dr Daleep Mukarji - Director, Christian Aid
• Globalisation and Muslim Identity in Europe
  • Professor Tariq Ramadan - President, European Muslim Network/University of Oxford
• Apocalypse Now – Global Equity and Sustainable Living, the Preconditions for Human Survival
  • The Rt. Hon. Clare Short MP

2008–2009 Series

The Challenge of Climate Change

Eco-crisis, Sustainable Living and the Future of the Planet

• Hope, Hype and Honesty Reporting Global Change: A Still Point on a Turning Planet
  • Mr Martin Redfern - Senior Producer, BBC Radio Science Unit
• Silence in Heaven: Reading Climate Change Through the Book of Revelation
  • Professor Tim Gorringe - Professor of Theological Ethics, University of Exeter
• Creation, Ecological Crisis and the Global Poor
  • Dr Elaine Storkey - President, Tearfund
• Renewing the Face of the Earth: Human Responsibility and the Environment
  • The Most Rev & Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams - Archbishop of Canterbury
• Disturbing the Present
  • Mr John Sauven - Executive Director, Greenpeace UK,
• ‘Consider the lilies of the field’: How Luke’s Gospel Could Save the Planet
  • Professor Mary Grey - Professor Emerita, University of Wales, Lampeter
• The Science of Climate Change
  • Professor Nicholas Owens - Director, British Antarctic Survey

2017 Series ^[3]

Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive of Stonewall, "Here I am Lord". The Place for LGBT people in the modern Christian Movement, 22 February 2017; York Minster, 7.00pm

Dr Timothy Winter, Shaykh Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, Religion, Radicalism and Contemporary Politics, 29 March 2017; Temple Hall, York St John University, 7.00pm

Tim Shipman, Political Editor of The Sunday Times, The Journey through Brexit, 26 April; York Minster, 7.00pm

Dr Casey Strine, Lecturer in Eastern History and Literature at University of Sheffield, What refugees can teach others about the Bible, 24 May 2017; Temple Hall, York St John University, 7.00pm

Professor Eamon Duffy, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity, Writing the Reformation: Fiction and Faction, 5 July 2017; York Minster, 7.00pm

Ruth Gledhill, Editor of Christian Today; former Religious Affairs Correspondent for The Times, 'This Virtual Pilgrimage: How our temporal journey is leading us in a new reformation', 11 October 2017; Temple Hall, York St John University, 7.00pm