Tuesday 22 July 2008 5pm @ the University of Kent

Bishop Gene Robinson gave a talk to a packed house, video and audio recordings of the event are available.

Bishop Robinson is the first openly gay Bishop to be elected to office and, as such, was not invited to participate in the Lambeth conference. His talk Tuesday evening will explore the intersections and connections between race, gender, sexuality and other oppressions, reflect on the contemporary relationship between church and state, and the challenge of fighting inequality within faith communities.

The talk is part of our Religion & Secularism seminar series

Centre scholarship critically advances a progressive politics built on different understandings of equality, power, and different struggles for justice. One evolving research stream of the Centre is religion and secularism’s complex relationship to law, gender and sexuality. While the Centre is international in its focus, religious exclusion and discrimination on grounds of sexuality is particularly pertinent and topical here given the British government’s new equality commitments to lesbians and gay men, and the specific role and status of the Anglican Church in Britain.

As we anticipate a high volume of interests in this event, we encourage you to reserve a seat by emailing to centre-lgs@kent.ac.uk, and to arrive early.

Venue: Kent Business School Lecture Theatre

Directions: For a downloadable map click here.

When accessing the campus from the main University Road, turn left at the roundabout and immediately right at the T-junction going down Giles lane. Take the next turning left down Park Wood Road: the fourth turning off to the left takes you to the Business School car park (set in the woods).

The venue is a 10/15 minute walk from the centre of the campus. Please use the main entrance to the building.

Note: no audio, video or photographic recording equipment will be allowed into the lecture theatre

Flyer for this event.

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