Please Complete and Return to RE Office As Soon As Possible

Please complete and return to RE Office as soon as possible NORES, Parish Centre, Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Westbourne EXPLORING THE RICHES OF Road, Luton, LU4 8JD Tel: 01582 723312 E mail: [email protected] www.nores.org.uk SCRIPTURE Please enrol the following participants on this course DIOCESE OF NORTHAMPTON NAME/S – 11 Liturgy Commission BLOCK CAPITALS NOVE MBER 2017

EXPLORING THE RICHES OF SCRIPTURE The Names of God are Mercy, Steadfast Love and Faithfulness

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Cost: £5 per person for the day. Led by Dr Tarcisius Mukuka (Lecturer at St Mary’s University, Twickenham) I enclose a cheque for £______payable to RE SERVICE  OR Please invoice the parish  Return this form as soon as possible to: 11 November 2017, 10am- 1pm at the DIOCESAN PASTORAL AND RE CENTRE Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: Contextual Biblical 33, Westbourne Road, Luton, LU4 8JD Hermeneutics and Postcolonial Theory Our Theme : Exploring The Riches of Scripture in Bembaland and the Copperbelt (Zambia).” In 2010, he carried out empirical research in Zambia on At the close of the Year of Mercy Pope Francis in his how colonial and postcolonial intents impacted on the Apostolic Letter wrote: transmission, translation and reception of the biblical message, particularly in North-Eastern Zambia and “I greatly desire that God’s word be increasingly the Copperbelt province. celebrated, known and disseminated, so that the He currently teaches Biblical Apocalyptic Literature, mystery of love streaming from this font of mercy may Biblical Hermeneutics and New Testament Greek at be ever better understood.” undergraduate level and Pastoral use of the Scriptures Misericordia et misera 7 at postgraduate level. He is the author of “Wise Words: Universal Thoughts Everyday Everywhere” (date of During this event Dr Tarcisius Mukuka will lead us publication: September 2012), a compendium of through a study and reflection of the riches of Scripture, common English sayings with biblical provenance. he will help us to reflect on the Names of God as revealed in the Scriptures-Mercy, Steadfast love and Booking Faithfulness. Please let us know if you are coming to help us prepare. Our Speaker: Dr Tarcisius Mukuka Please see postal details on the booking form on the back cover or alternatively please send in names via Tarcisius Mukuka is a lecturer at St Mary’s University, phone 01582 723312 (Ext 6) or email Twickenham, he is an alumnus of the Pontifical Biblical [email protected] Institute in Rome and holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture and Biblical Languages (1993). He also holds a Practical arrangements United Kingdom QTS in Classical Civilisation (2004). Tea & coffee will be provided. Please arrive for a 10am He is currently completing a doctorate in Contextual start. The session will finish by 1pm. Biblical Criticism with a thesis entitled: “Matrix of a Cost: £5 per person payable in advance or on the day.