Lectures with Sarah Coakley

‘What is the Good of the Church?': A Series of Reflections on Ecclesiology for Advent 2021 Session V: ‘Coda' with the Rev'd Dr. Sarah Coakley. Find further information at www.sarahcoakley.com.

‘What is the Good of the Church?': A Series of Reflections on Ecclesiology for Advent 2021 Session IV: ‘The American Heritage of Racism: Can an Ecclesial Vision of Hope be Found?' with the Rev'd Dr. Sarah Coakley, Dr. Vincent Lloyd and Dr. Jonathan Tran. Find further information, as well as the accompanying handout, at www.sarahcoakley.com.

‘What is the Good of the Church?': A Series of Reflections on Ecclesiology for Advent 2021 Session III: ‘Contemporary Ecclesiological Crises and Questions: How Should We Reimagine the Episcopal Church within the Anglican Communion Today?' with the Rev'd Dr. Sarah Coakley, Dr. Scott MacDougall and Br. James Koester, SSJE. Find further information, as well as the accompanying handout, at www.sarahcoakley.com.

The Rev'd Dr. Sarah Coakley, Dr. Hannah Matis, and the Rev'd Dr. Benjamin King discuss 'Learning from History: Select Visions of the Church from the Constantinian Settlement through the English Reformation and to the Great Renewal Movements of the 19th Century'. This is the second of five sessions of "What is the Good of the Church?, where Sarah Coakley examines afresh the fundamental question of how we should think of, imagine, and hope for the life of the Church today. The focus is on the effects of the global pandemic and of intensified political and ecclesiastical divisions in the Anglican Communion and within the Episcopal Church itself. For more information on this series, or to access the handouts, please visit www.sarahcoakley.com.

The Rev'd Dr. Sarah Coakley and the Rev'd Dr. Richard Hays discuss 'The Kingdom and the Church in the New Testament'. This is the first of five sessions of "What is the Good of the Church?, where Sarah Coakley examines afresh the fundamental question of how we should think of, imagine, and hope for the life of the Church today. The focus is on the effects of the global pandemic and of intensified political and ecclesiastical divisions in the Anglican Communion and within the Episcopal Church itself. For more information on this series, or to access the handouts, please visit www.sarahcoakley.com.

The Rev. Professor Sarah Coakley and Fr. Luigi Gioia discuss 'The Spirituality of the Rule of Benedict: Mutual "Listening" to God and the Building of Transformative Communities'. This is the fourth and final session on 'Deepening Prayer in a Time of Pandemic and Social Unrest', held via webinar at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes, Washington DC. If you would like more information about the School of Theology and Prayer, to access the handout from this session, or to listen to this as a podcast, visit: https://www.asa-dc.org/formation-archive Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She is an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence at the Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes. Fr Luigi Gioia was a Benedictine Monk for 25 years in Italy and France and is now Assistant Priest and Head of Formation at the Anglican Parish of St Paul Knightsbridge in London. He was a professor of systematic theology at the Pontifical University of Sant'Anselmo in Rome for many years and now is a research associate at the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry at Cambridge University (UK). A retreat leader in several countries, he is the author of several books of spirituality, including Say It to God: In Search of Prayer (the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2018) and Touched by God: The Way to Contemplative Prayer.

The Rev. Professor Sarah Coakley and Fr. Martin Laird, OSA discuss 'The Problem of Negative "Thoughts" in Prayer According to the Desert Tradition: Approaching Sickness through the Lens of Deepened Prayer'. This is the third of four sessions on 'Deepening Prayer in a Time of Pandemic and Social Unrest', held via webinar at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes, Washington DC. If you would like more information about the School of Theology and Prayer, to access the handout from this session, or to listen to this as a podcast, visit: https://www.asa-dc.org/school-of-theology-and-prayer.html Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She is an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence at the Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes. Fr. Martin Laird, O.S.A., is an Augustinian friar and Professor of Early Christian Studies at Villanova University. He has written a host of articles on books chiefly in patristics and Christian contemplative life, especially Into the Silent Land; A Sunlit Absence; and An Ocean of Light from Oxford University Press. Fr. Martin lectures widely throughout the United States, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

The Rev. Professor Sarah Coakley discusses 'The Desert Fathers and Mothers: Rediscovering the Early Monastic Tradition and Its Surprising Application to Today's Crises'. This is the second of four sessions on 'Deepening Prayer in a Time of Pandemic and Social Unrest', held via webinar at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes, Washington DC. If you would like more information about the School of Theology and Prayer, to access the handout from this session, or to listen to this as a podcast, visit: https://www.asa-dc.org/school-of-theology-and-prayer.html Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She is an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence at the Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes.

Fr. Martin Smith and the Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley discuss beginning prayer again in the midst of crisis. This is the first of four sessions on 'Deepening Prayer in a Time of Pandemic and Social Unrest', held via webinar at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes, Washington DC. If you would like more information about the School of Theology and Prayer, to access the handout from this session, or to watch this as a video, visit this link. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She is an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence at the Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes. Fr. Martin L. Smith, an Episcopal priest, is an author, preacher, and retreat leader. He lives in Washington, D.C.

The fourth session of the Eastertide 2020 series held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington DC. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The third session of the Eastertide 2020 series held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington DC. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The second session of the Eastertide 2020 series held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C.. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence. Professor William Werpehowski, Chair of the Department of Theology, and McDevitt Chair in Catholic Theology at Georgetown University.

The first session of the Eastertide 2020 series held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C.. We had some issues with audio during the first 20 minutes or so. There may be some moments where a word or phrase is unclear, particularly between 15-17 minutes in. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The third session of ‘Challenging themes for Lent', held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C.. Taught by: Dr. A. Katherine Grieb, Meade Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Virginia Theological Seminary. Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The second session of ‘Challenging themes for Lent', held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C.. Taught by: Dr. Nicholas Lombardo, OP. Dominican House of Studies and Faculty of Theology, Catholic University of America. Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The first session of ‘Challenging themes for Lent', held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C.. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams responds to questions from Sarah Coakley as he discusses his book Christ the Heart of Creation (2018). Taught by: +Rowan Williams is the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury and now Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The second of two Epiphany sessions on prayer, held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C.. In this session, we turn to the issue of temptation and disturbance in prayer, and to the ordering of desires that prayer engenders. We will focus on the gospel Temptation narratives (in anticipation of Lent), and on Paul's extraordinary discussion of Christian prayer in Romans 8. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The first of two Epiphany sessions on prayer, held at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The fourth session of Challenging Themes for Advent at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C. Taught by: Dr. David Elliot. Elliot is an Assistant Professor of Moral Theology/Ethics at Catholic University of America, and is author of the book Hope and Christian Ethics (Cambridge, 2017). Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.

The third session of Challenging Themes for Advent at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C. Taught by: Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and St. Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence. Father Dominique Peridans. Formerly a member of the L'Arche community and the Congregation of St. Jean, Peridans is rector of Ascension and St. Agnes.

The second session of Challenging Themes for Advent at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C. Taught by the Rev. Dr. Katherine Sonderegger. Sonderegger holds the William Meade Chair in Systematic Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary.

The first session of Challenging Themes for Advent at the School of Theology and Prayer, at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington D.C. Taught by Rev'd Professor Sarah Coakley. Coakley was formerly Norris-Hulse Professor at the University of Cambridge. She has recently joined the Episcopal Parish of Ascension and S Agnes as an assisting priest and theologian-in-residence.