This year’s Lent Lecture series at the Michaelhouse, University of Cambridge, will focus on how the media depicts faith and supplies information both about our own faiths and those of others.
This year’s Lent Lecture series at the Michaelhouse, University of Cambridge, will focus on how the media depicts faith and supplies information both about our own faiths and those of others.
The speakers are members of the three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They have close links with the media, either as journalists, regular contributors to religious broadcasting, or academics with an interest in communications studies.
“I look forward to hearing some ‘good news stories’ from the three Abrahamic faith communities where often we only read about religious conflicts,” said Chaplain of the Michaelhouse, Andreas Loewe. “Our speakers will be able to give us some first-hand insights into how the media works, and will help us think about whether or not we do have faith in the media.”
The lecture series starts today. The first presentation is entitled ‘Information; How do we get it and what do we do with it?’ and will be given by Dr Eric Jensen, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies, Anglia Ruskin University.
Other speakers taking part include Tim Winter, Sheikh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Faculty of Divinity and Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge; Canon Dr James Rosenthal, former Director of Communications of the Anglican Communion Office and editor of Anglican World; Jenni Frazer, Assistant Editor of the Jewish Chronicle and Sara Varey, Sunday Breakfast Producer, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
The talks will be held between 1.05 and 2pm on Mondays during Lent in the Chancel of Cambridge’s Michaelhouse and are free and open to the public.
Tim Winter in Jerusalem - Photo Credit: David Sparrow/ABB
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