OPEN LECTURE: The Sea of Faith and the Spirit of the Times: The Social Construction of Don Cupitt - SOLD OUT

The Sea of Faith and the Spirit of the Times: The Social Construction of Don Cupitt

2pm to 3.15pm on Friday 20th September

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The Sea of Faith and the Spirit of the Times: The Social Construction of Don Cupitt will be delievered by Jeremy Carette. 

This paper will look at the historical and philosophical context of Don Cupitt’s philosophy of religion and the social conditions that made The Sea of Faith possible. It will seek to turn Cupitt’s claim of religious truth as historically constructed and fully human back onto Cupitt himself and understand his own thinking as something made possible by his time. It will explore the ground of his thinking in relation to the key shifts of the 19th century and the platform of his thought in relation to a number of radical theological trends in the 20th century, not least Bishop John Robinson. It will conclude by reflecting on the limits and omissions of The Sea of Faith, in order to understand Cupitt’s 1984 documentary as part of a wider shift in our understanding of philosophy, faith and spirituality.

This talk is included in the Sea of Faith conference. Conference delegates will automatically have access to this lecture.

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