Scottish Conference 2012
Celebrating 50 years of CTA/BPF
Monday 16th - Friday 20th April 2012
St Leonards School, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Friends old and new will be assured of a warm Scottish welcome to this conference - do join us to make a good start to our Jubilee year.
As well as the plenary sessions (listed below), the conference will include small group work, workshops, worship and the all-important last night of conference dinner, dance and ceilidh.
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Theme
"Telling Our Stories"
Who is the conference for?
The conference is open to all, whether members of BPF or not, who are seeking space for reflection and personal growth within the ethos of ecumenical Christian spirituality. While there is a Christian basis, those of other faiths or of no particular faith are valued.
The week will appeal to those the "helping" professions including those engaged in pastoral and voluntary work in local churches and communities; and others concerned about personal well-being and relationships.
Venue
St. Leonards is a private boarding school, set in 35 acres of ground in the heart of the historic University town of St Andrews.
Main plenary sessions
From The Beginning: Frank Lake and the Story of CTA/BPF
In our 50th anniversary year, Hamish Montgomery will tell the story of CTA/BPF from the founding of The Clinical Theology Association by Frank Lake in 1962 to the present day, with some thoughts on our future direction.
Recovering the Future: Parables of Forgiveness and the Illusion of Freedom
Richard Holloway will consider the parables of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan as well as the novel sequence of Edward St Aubyn to illustrate his belief that only deep self-knowledge and the forgiveness that closes the past and delivers a different future offer us any hope of redemption.
Ourselves and Our Lives: Our Stories and How We Tell Them
Judith Fewell will explore the relevance of stories to what it is that makes us human. She will focus on early developmental issues in the relationship between infant and primary care giver and will relate these to the here and now of our experience.
Speakers
Hamish Montgomery
Hamish was a CTA tutor for over 20 years and was formerly Leader of The Tom Allan Centre in Glasgow.
Richard Holloway
Richard Holloway is a writer and broadcaster. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Doubts & Loves, and Looking in the Distance and has presented a number of television series, including Holloway's Road, The Sword and the Cross and Art and Soul. He was Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church until 2000, and has been Gresham Professor of Divinity in the City of London.
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and recipient of its Gold Medal in 2008, he has fulfilled a number of significant roles in public life, and continues to contribute widely to Scottish society.
Judith Fewell
Judith Fewell is an experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. She has recently retired from her post as Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy in the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh where she is now an Honorary Fellow.