Atonement and grace in children's fantasy literature
Saturday 13 November 2010

This study morning will explore the ways in which the Christian themes of atonement and grace are evident within the Narnia Chronicles, the Harry Potter books, the Lord of the Rings and other children's stories.

The tutor, Revd Dr Howard Worsley, is a long term researcher into children's spirituality (as well as an Anglican priest, a theological researcher and the Director of Education for the Diocese of London). He is interested in exploring how, implicitly or explicitly, authors with or without any owned Christian faith may present the embedded Christian narrative through their writings. Dr Worsley is the author of A Child sees God, Children talk about Bible stories, and is currently publishing some overview research into how children handle the Bible as seen within a wider corpus of English literature.

The morning is being held at St Stephen's Church, St Albans: there is a large car park and the hall, which is accessible and has toilet facilities, is attached to the church.

Tutor: Revd Dr Howard Worsley
Venue: St Stephen's Church Hall, Watling Street, St Albans
Date: Saturday 13 November 2010
Time: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Cost: £12 (including morning coffee & biscuits)

For directions to St St Stephen's Church please follow this link.

You can book for this course using the Autumn Term programme leaflet which is available here.