Decolonising British Methodism: A Dubious Quest?

You are warmly invited to join us either in-person or online for the third Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture (https://www.wesley.cam.ac.uk/brianbeck-2/) on Wednesday 24 February 2027

This year's lecture will be provided by Anthony G. Reddie, Professor of Black Theology in the University of Oxford.

This lecture will explore the thorny question of Decolonising Methodism. It will take a historical and narrative approach, showing how the past continues to shape the present. This lecture is informed by Professor Reddie's 2025 book 'Living Black Theology: Decolonizing Knowledge', (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/019897647X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&th=1) in which the author offers a storytelling approach to the task exploring the legacies of slavery as they continue to haunt contemporary Methodism.

Honouring Brian's legacy his family established the Brian E Beck Memorial Fund (https://www.supportwesley.com/beck-memorial) to support teaching and research into Methodist theologies. Donations (https://www.supportwesley.com/beck-memorial) are invited in Brian's memory

If you are attending in-person we would strongly recommend using public transport where possible including the Cambridge Park & Ride (https://cambridgeparkandride.info/) service.

The closest pay and display car park would be at Shire Hall (https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/parking-services/parking-in-cambridge-city-centre/parking-in-shire-hall-cambridge) which is only 2 minutes walk from our premises.

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