Discovery Day for RMPS Highers pupils, 19 June 2019 **Sorry, now fully booked! Please contact Dr Naomi Appleton if you wish to be added to the waiting list. A day of sample lectures and classes in the beautiful surroundings of New College, and a chance to meet other pupils and teachers of RMPS from across the city. Who should attend? This event is aimed at pupils in Edinburgh who are entering Highers or Advanced Highers in RMPS. What's on offer? Lecture options will include Buddhism, religion and peace, religion and migration, and miracles. Additional non-curricula tasters will also be offered, including Judaism and medical ethics, and the chance to learn New Testament Greek or the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. There will also be a tour of New College and a short talk on why pupils might be interested in studying Theology or Religious Studies at university. Programme 10-10.15am: Arrival – gather in the Rainy Hall 10.15-10.25am: Welcome, from Prof Helen Bond, Head of School 10.30-11.15am: Session 1 Buddhist approaches to the problem of evil (Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Dr Naomi Appleton) Jewish ways of thinking about creation (Martin Hall, Dr Hannah Holtschneider) Being foreign by definition: Early Christian approaches to cultural identity (Althaus-Reid Room, Dr Sara Parvis) Learn some New Testament Greek (Oldham/Porteous Room, Prof Helen Bond) 11.15-11.30am: Break 11.30am-12.15pm: Session 2 Miracles (Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Dr Sarah Lane-Ritchie) Genetic modification: some ethical and theological perspectives (Martin Hall, Dr Mike Fuller) Learn some Sanskrit (Althaus Reid Room, Dr Chris Clark) Reform and Testimony: What can stories of religious conversion tell us? (Baillie Room, Dr Hephzibah Israel) 12.15pm: Students will be allocated into groups for lunch and tours. 12.15-12.50pm GROUP A: Lunch in the Rainy Hall GROUP B: Tours of New College including the library, and a chance to meet current students. Assemble in the foyer. 12.55-1.30pm GROUP A: Tours of New College including the library, and a chance to meet current students. Assemble in the foyer. GROUP B: Lunch in the Rainy Hall 1.30-2.15pm: Session 3 Morality, Conflict and Peace (Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Prof Jolyon Mitchell) Religion and Migration (Martin Hall, Dr Ulrich Schmiedel) Gender and dharma in the Hindu Epics (Althaus-Reid Room, Dr Naomi Appleton) 2.15-2.45pm: Studying Theology and Religious Studies at university – why, how, where? with Prof Jolyon Mitchell in Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Dr Ulrich Schmiedel in the Martin Hall, and Dr Naomi Appleton in Althaus-Reid Room 2.45pm: Finish, depart Practicalities This event is free, though pupils will need to bring a packed lunch and schools will need to arrange their own transport. How do I book? To register your interest in bringing your pupils to this event please contact the Schools Outreach Officer Dr Naomi Appleton Jun 19 2019 10.00 - 14.45 Discovery Day for RMPS Highers pupils, 19 June 2019 Wednesday 19 June 2019, 10am-2.45pm, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX Location of New College
Discovery Day for RMPS Highers pupils, 19 June 2019 **Sorry, now fully booked! Please contact Dr Naomi Appleton if you wish to be added to the waiting list. A day of sample lectures and classes in the beautiful surroundings of New College, and a chance to meet other pupils and teachers of RMPS from across the city. Who should attend? This event is aimed at pupils in Edinburgh who are entering Highers or Advanced Highers in RMPS. What's on offer? Lecture options will include Buddhism, religion and peace, religion and migration, and miracles. Additional non-curricula tasters will also be offered, including Judaism and medical ethics, and the chance to learn New Testament Greek or the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. There will also be a tour of New College and a short talk on why pupils might be interested in studying Theology or Religious Studies at university. Programme 10-10.15am: Arrival – gather in the Rainy Hall 10.15-10.25am: Welcome, from Prof Helen Bond, Head of School 10.30-11.15am: Session 1 Buddhist approaches to the problem of evil (Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Dr Naomi Appleton) Jewish ways of thinking about creation (Martin Hall, Dr Hannah Holtschneider) Being foreign by definition: Early Christian approaches to cultural identity (Althaus-Reid Room, Dr Sara Parvis) Learn some New Testament Greek (Oldham/Porteous Room, Prof Helen Bond) 11.15-11.30am: Break 11.30am-12.15pm: Session 2 Miracles (Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Dr Sarah Lane-Ritchie) Genetic modification: some ethical and theological perspectives (Martin Hall, Dr Mike Fuller) Learn some Sanskrit (Althaus Reid Room, Dr Chris Clark) Reform and Testimony: What can stories of religious conversion tell us? (Baillie Room, Dr Hephzibah Israel) 12.15pm: Students will be allocated into groups for lunch and tours. 12.15-12.50pm GROUP A: Lunch in the Rainy Hall GROUP B: Tours of New College including the library, and a chance to meet current students. Assemble in the foyer. 12.55-1.30pm GROUP A: Tours of New College including the library, and a chance to meet current students. Assemble in the foyer. GROUP B: Lunch in the Rainy Hall 1.30-2.15pm: Session 3 Morality, Conflict and Peace (Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Prof Jolyon Mitchell) Religion and Migration (Martin Hall, Dr Ulrich Schmiedel) Gender and dharma in the Hindu Epics (Althaus-Reid Room, Dr Naomi Appleton) 2.15-2.45pm: Studying Theology and Religious Studies at university – why, how, where? with Prof Jolyon Mitchell in Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, Dr Ulrich Schmiedel in the Martin Hall, and Dr Naomi Appleton in Althaus-Reid Room 2.45pm: Finish, depart Practicalities This event is free, though pupils will need to bring a packed lunch and schools will need to arrange their own transport. How do I book? To register your interest in bringing your pupils to this event please contact the Schools Outreach Officer Dr Naomi Appleton Jun 19 2019 10.00 - 14.45 Discovery Day for RMPS Highers pupils, 19 June 2019 Wednesday 19 June 2019, 10am-2.45pm, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX Location of New College
Jun 19 2019 10.00 - 14.45 Discovery Day for RMPS Highers pupils, 19 June 2019 Wednesday 19 June 2019, 10am-2.45pm, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX
