First World War Anniversary Lectures at Christ Church

With a view to encouraging and informing reflection, the McDonald Centre in association with Christ Church Cathedral will stage the following series of public lectures during Hilary Term.

Lovely War Hilary 2014 Final

21 January
Jeremy Paxman, Great Britain’s Great War

28 January
Margaret MacMillan, Accident or Choice? The Outbreak of the First World War

4 February
Gary Sheffield, Victorious Donkeys? British Generals and Generalship of the First World War Reconsidered

11 February
Nigel Biggar, 1914–1918: Was Britain Right to Fight?

18 February
Matthew Grimley, The War and English Religion

25 February
Holger Afflerbach, “If you do not want to see God’s hand in everything, even in the most unbearable, you are lost.” Experiencing the First World War Alongside Kaiser Wilhelm II

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    1. These are public lectures, open to all. Booking is not required. Please contact the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life for further information. wW do not have a a mailing list, however you can subscribe to the RSS feed of this blog.

  1. First World War Lectures
    Are these lectures open to the public? if they are do we need to purchase a ticket in advance, and what is the cost please.
    Thank you

    1. These are public lectures, open to all. Booking is not required. Please contact the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life for further information.

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