Exploring Life From Every Angle
Life in the Round offers an engaging space to explore the value of life in dialogue with today’s culture and the historic Christian faith.
Our next event, exploring Christian themes in Shakespeare’s work, will take place on Friday 22 August at 7:30pm at the Round Church. More details to follow in due course – please sign up to our mailing list to find out more.
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Friday 22 August
7:30-9pm (doors open 7:15pm), followed by a cheese & wine reception
The Round Church, Cambridge (CB2 1UB)
400 years on, Shakespeare’s plays remain central to the English literature and dramatic canon, his characters and poetry capturing the imaginations of each new generation. Shakespeare lived in a world in which the English Bible had recently arrived on the scene, and in which Christian understandings were deeply entrenched in society, culture and politics.
From Macbeth to The Tempest, we will consider the influence of the Bible’s language, stories and values on Shakespeare, and how he interacts with the religious framework in which his audience was immersed. Through a talk and Q&A, followed by time for informal discussion, we’ll uncover how themes such as beauty, guilt, restoration and hope enrich the Bard’s enduring works and continue to speak to the human condition today.
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Friday 22 August
7:30-9pm (doors open 7:15pm), followed by a cheese & wine reception
The Round Church, Cambridge (CB2 1UB)
400 years on, Shakespeare’s plays remain central to the English literary and dramatic canon, his characters and poetry capturing the imaginations of each new generation. Shakespeare lived in a world in which the English Bible had recently arrived on the scene, and in which Christian understandings were deeply entrenched in society, culture and politics.
From Macbeth to The Tempest, we will consider the influence of the Bible’s language, stories and values on Shakespeare, and how he interacts with the religious framework in which his audience was immersed. Through a talk and Q&A with Isobel Burden, followed by time for informal discussion over cheese and wine, we’ll uncover how themes such as beauty, guilt, restoration and hope enrich the Bard’s enduring works and continue to speak to the human condition today.
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Life in the Round offers an engaging space to explore the value of life in dialogue with today’s culture and the historic Christian faith.
Our events this term include an evening thinking through faith in the public sphere with Tim Farron MP and an exploration of the surprising genius of Jesus’ teachings with Dr Peter Williams. More details coming soon, and be sure to sign up to our mailing list to be notified about upcoming events.
Stimulating ideas and honest dialogue.
Some of our previous topics include:
The 12th century Round Church provides a unique and intimate arts venue, with its round regularly hosting music, drama and visual cultural experiences.
A selection of evenings we’ve already shared:
Big ideas explored in conversation together.
Previous events have included:
Cambridge hosts leading scholars. How might today’s University interact with the Christian intellectual tradition from which it emerged?
Titles from our archive:
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