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A Tale on Christmas Eve

Thu 24 Dec 2020

A Tale on Christmas Eve

Join us for a family friendly festive story time as we tell the story of Papa Panov. Come and hear the magical story of ‘Papa Panov’s Special Day’ read by candlelight in the Cathedral Nave. Put on your mittens and wooll.....Read more

Old English 2

Wed 20 Jan to Wed 24 Feb 2021 (1 month)

Old English 2

This five-week course is designed as the follow-on from our beginners' course, and will continue to introduce grammar while consolidating work undertaken in the first course. This course will have a more text-based focus.....Read more

The Origins of Western Art

Thu 21 Jan 2021

The Origins of Western Art

This talk is the first of three that will trace the development and stylistic characteristics of Western Art. The term 'Western Art' both describes the art of western Europe and is also often used as a general category .....Read more

Poetry Workshop: Connecting from Home

Thu 28 Jan 2021

Poetry Workshop: Connecting from Home

Join our Poet-in-Residence, Dan Simpson, for a creative poetry workshop, connecting you to the cathedral, the world - and yourself. Broadcasting from a hidden space in St Albans Cathedral, you'll see the building in a.....Read more

Depicting the Dead

Thu 04 Feb 2021

Depicting the Dead

How can we tell what people who lived and died centuries ago might have looked like? We are now able to look upon the face of the medieval abbot John of Wheathampstead, and have invited Professor Caroline Wilkinson, who .....Read more

Tolkien on Temptation, Temperament, and Theology

Tue 23 Feb 2021

Tolkien on Temptation, Temperament, and Theology

Are some people inherently good, and some evil? Are some characters simply helpless in the face of their flaws, or can they be overcome? Do our choices in the moment or a predetermined destiny dictate whether we will .....Read more

Science and Faith (SACT and SACT+)

Tue 23 Feb to Tue 23 Mar 2021 (1 month)

Science and Faith (SACT and SACT+)

Science and Christianity have done more to shape our understanding of the world and the way we live than any other cultural and intellectual movements. Yet together they raise profound questions. Does science demolish f.....Read more

Reading the Bible from Medieval to Modern Times

Tue 02 Mar 2021

Reading the Bible from Medieval to Modern Times

Christianity has one foundational text. However, the techniques by which Christians read the Bible vary enormously. These variations of method account for some of the historical divisions between churches. This talk wil.....Read more

Understanding Eating Disorders

Thu 04 Mar 2021

Understanding Eating Disorders

Can Christian teaching and practice aid us in understanding eating disorders? This talk, given during Eating Disorders Awareness Week, will integrate reflections on personal experience of eating disorders, contemporary .....Read more

Henry lll, Matthew Paris, and St Albans Abbey

Sat 13 Mar 2021

Henry lll, Matthew Paris, and St Albans Abbey

Join us for a joint talk hosted by the Friends and the Cathedral’s Adult Learning programme. This talk will explore Henry III's close relationship with St Albans chronicler Matthew Paris and what we can learn of the cha.....Read more

Exploring the Mystery of Christ

Thu 18 Mar 2021

Exploring the Mystery of Christ

Holy Week, starting shortly after this talk date, is the high point of the church calendar, when we are invited vividly into the contemplation of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ. And yet, it can also be.....Read more

Loving Angels Instead?

Thu 25 Mar 2021

Loving Angels Instead?

One in three Britons believe they have a guardian angel. One in ten reports seeing an angel. Yet the same surveys show just one in four describing themselves as religious. Have angels, traditionally God’s messengers, be.....Read more

St Albans at the Reformation | Online Talk

Thu 11 Mar 2021

St Albans at the Reformation | Online Talk

In 2020, the UK witnessed the full, nationwide closure of churches and other places of worship for the first time in centuries. Faith leaders and their communities have proved themselves creative, tech savvy and above .....Read more

Life in Lockdown exhibition

Tue 18 to Fri 28 May 2021 (2 weeks)

Life in Lockdown exhibition

There's no denying that 2020 has been a year like no other. However, unprecedented events and circumstances still made for considerable creativity amongst the people of St Albans. This photography exhibition showcases a .....Read more

The Origins of Western Art | Online Talk

Thu 20 May 2021

The Origins of Western Art | Online Talk

This talk is the second of a series of three that will trace the development and stylistic characteristics of Western Art. After the decline and collapse of the Roman Empire in the West, the Medieval period (6th-15th ce.....Read more

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