These churches include Coptic, Armenian, Assyrian, Ethiopian, and Syrian. They have a long history and a vibrant life in the present. They are little known in the west. Events include an exhibition in Great St Mary's, of art, photographs, and religious objects. A catalogue contains essays and other information about the churches concerned will be on display.
Participants are welcome to one or both sessions.
A Syriac Evening with music, poetry, and food, 7pm presented by various members of the Syrian Orthodox Community in England and others. 31st October - Travels in Ethiopia by Dr. Clive Oppenheimer and the Revd John Binns. Very little of Grace Davie's analysis is comforting for an institutional church. The question of how far the decline in church attendance and commitment can go before the actively Christian minority is practically crippled from making any meaningful impact on society is raised by Davie. But she also turns up some interesting observations on the positive side, about the growing 'success' and role of cathedrals in society's life and the expertise and importance of the Anglican church's expression of 'civic religion'.