About this Event
It is easy to dismiss ancient religious figures as myth. But two millennia on, Jesus still shapes how we think about justice, human dignity, and the possibility of the miraculous.
In this Veritas Forum at the University of Oxford, chaired by Molly Worthen, Tom Holland and N. T. Wright will consider: Who was Jesus? What did he claim? And why won't his story leave us alone?
Join a drinks reception after the discussion - limited tickets, register early.
Limited tickets are available to join a free drinks reception in the Weston Library after the event. Priority given to university students and staff.
Venue: The Blackwell Hall in the Weston Library, across the road from the Sheldonian Theatre
Time: 7:30-8:30pm
If you register for a ticket which includes the drinks reception, you will receive a wristband pass when you arrive at the Sheldonian and you will be seated in the Ground Floor, Semi-Circle, or Lower Gallery. Please have your ticket ready to show an usher as you arrive so that you can receive a wristband.
50 general admission tickets with the drinks reception are also available to book.
Ticket Information
Please have digital or printed tickets ready on the night, for ushers to direct you to your seats.
Doors will open at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start.
Reserved Seating - University Members
- Reserved seating is available in the Ground Floor, Semi Circle and Lower Gallery for University students and staff (Oxford or any).
- These tickets include access to join a free drinks reception in the Weston Library after the event from 7:30-8:30pm
Unreserved Seating- General Admission
- Members of the public can book tickets for unreserved seating in the Upper Gallery
- The first 50 to register can book tickets to join the free drinks reception in the Weston Library after the event from 7:30-8:30pm and will also be seated in the Lower Gallery.
- Please note that young children are not permitted by the Sheldonian to sit in the Upper Gallery due to safety.
Age Restriction
This event is limited to people aged 15 and above. Young children are not permitted by the Sheldonian to sit in the Upper Gallery for safety reasons.
Accessibility
If you are unable to use step access to seating or have any accessiblity requirements, please contact the Oxford Pastorate at [email protected], as there is limited accessible seating available. Please be aware that most seats in the Sheldonian do not have back-rests.
Group Bookings
If you would like to arrange group bookings of more than 4 people for General Admission/ Unreserved Seating, please contact the Oxford Pastorate directly at [email protected]
About The Speakers
Tom Holland
Tom Holland is the Co-Host of The Rest Is History podcast and author of Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind, a broad history of the influence of Christianity on the world, focusing on its impact on morality, from its origins to the modern day.
Rt Revd Professor N. T. Wright
N. T. Wright is one of the world's leading New Testament scholars and is the author of more than 80 books such as Surprised by Hope ,The Day the Revolution Began, the bestselling For Everyone commentary series and the New Testament for Everyone Bible translation. Wright is ordained in the Church of England and served as Bishop of Durham between 2003-2010.
Prof Molly Worthen
Molly Worthen is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lectures widely on religion and politics and teaches courses on North American religious and intellectual culture, global Christianity, and the history of ideas. She is the author of Spellbound, a history of charisma as both a religious and a political concept from the Puritans to the Trump era, and Apostles of Reason which examines American evangelical intellectual life since 1945.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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