St Mary with St Alban

12th March 2011
One-day conference
10am - 5pm

Evening concert
6pm
(including Finzi’s Dies Natalis)

The day will explore the relevance of this unique English Mystic for our times. It includes talks by leading scholars, a visit to Traherne’s burial place, seminars, worship and the evening concert.

Cost £25 including buffet lunch

Venue:
Traherne’s final resting place
St Mary with St Alban Parish Church in Teddington
and
St Mary’s University College in Twickenham

Denise Inge

Denise Inge is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Worcester and a leading Traherne scholar. She has written three books and numerous articles on Traherne and is at the forefront of getting his newly discovered manuscripts into the public arena. Happiness and Holiness, her Traherne reader, was listed in The Spectator's "Books of the Year 2008". She lives in Worcester with her husband the Bishop of Worcester and their two daughters.

Thomas Traherne: a Spirituality for our Times

10am Coffee in Parish Hall

10.30am Introduction and Opening Worship in Church
(including Traherne readings/anthem)

11.00am Address by the Bishop of London

11.45am Questions

12 noon Buffet Lunch in Parish Hall

2.00pm Talk by Denise Inge in St Mary’s University College

2.45pm Questions

3.00pm Tea in SMUC

3.30pm Choice of two seminars in SMUC:
Traherne the Mystic – led by Professor Mary Grey
Traherne the Poet – led by Dr Patrick Moore

5.00pm Break

6pm Concert in Church (Finzi’s Dies natalis)

The church and university are in walking distance (15 minutes). Lifts will be available for those who might find this difficult.

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