Being Human: Being Wise (2013)

Keynote Speakers

Dr Heather Walton
More than Human? Wisdom beyond boundaries
Heather Walton is a practical theologian in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow. She has researched and published widely, with particular interests in narrative and life writing, gender and sexuality, and methods in theological reflection and research. She enjoys interdisciplinary studies and has recently pioneered the development of a professional doctorate in practical theology for Scotland.

Revd Dr Joanna Collicutt
Positively Human: Wisdom as a psychological virtue
Joanna Collicutt is a lecturer in psychology and spirituality at Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Oxford Diocesan Adviser on the Spiritual Care of Older People. A former clinical psychologist, she is interested in the role of positive psychology in the understanding of Christian spirituality. She is an Anglican priest who has published widely in areas of spirituality, apologetics and biblical studies.

Very Rev’d Michael Sadgrove
Practically Human: Wisdom in life and ministry
Described on Twitter as a pilgrim, priest and ponderer, the Very Rev’d Michael Sadgrove is currently Dean of Durham. He was Vice-Principal of Salisbury and Wells Theological College before becoming Vice-Provost at Canterbury Cathedral and subsequently Provost of Sheffield Cathedral. He enjoys the arts, photography and music and has written on a wide range of subjects in ministry and spirituality.