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Over five months we will explore the Christian understanding of God. We will see how biblical narrative, historical events, conceptual reflection and spiritual encounters have, together, given rise to a distinctive understanding of God as the God of Jesus Christ; one God who is worshipped as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The course follows the fascinating journey that led to the understanding of God that is now expressed in the Creeds: the way the first Christians received and developed earlier Jewish thought; how the first Christian thinkers were influenced by various intellectual currents within the world of the Roman empire; and finally the way in which difficult theological questions about the nature of God have been addressed through the centuries, and are still wrestled with today.
In the process participants will gain a better understanding of some of the most important Christian ideas about God, and emerge with a deeper, richer understanding of their own tradition. What does it really mean to say that God was ‘in Christ’, and how should we understand the idea that God is both one, and yet also three ‘persons’? What is the relationship between the idea that God is ‘maker of all that is seen and unseen’ and the idea that in Christ ‘all things hold together’?
Study days
The programme will run across five study days at London Jesuit Centre, on Saturdays from October 2025 to March 2026; each study day will explore a different topic. Readings and audio talks will be available prior to the study days, which will be led by experienced LJC tutors with relevant expertise in Scripture, theology, philosophy and ethics.
During the study days, participants will also have opportunity to pause and converse with others, so as to reflect on how what they are learning might be stimulating, stretching and shaping their own relationship with Jesus.
Prayer and reflection
Each study day will include an opportunity for prayer and reflection, led by a member of the team, so that intellectual exploration can be incorporated into spiritual life.
Tuition
Along sidethe study days, participants will have access to individual meetings with LJC tutors, so as to engage in a programme of directed reading if desired. Participants will also have access to The Heythrop Library, one of the biggest specialist theology libraries in the country.
Cost
Theprogramme costs £200, and can be paid in instalments. It includes membership of The Heythrop Library for the duration of the course (usually £65).
1. Covenant and the Creator (Saturday 12th October, 10am-4pm)
2. Jesus and the Kingdom of God (Saturday 8th November,10am-4pm)
3. God in Christ (Saturday 13th December,10am-4pm)
4. Life in the Spirit of God (Saturday 14th February,10am-4pm)
5. The Future of God (Saturday 14th March, 10am-4pm)
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Stuart is the Theology Lead at LJC. He graduated with a degree in Literature and Theology from the University of Hull in 2000. From 2003-9 he studied Philosophical Theology part-time at the University of Nottingham, whilst continuing to work in the third sector with vulnerably-housed or homeless people, and young asylum seekers (as well as pulling pints in a pub). He was Lecturer at York St John University for almost a decade, before moving to London Jesuit Centre in 2021. He now lives in South East London, and spends as much time as he can in the woods.
John Moffatt SJ works at the London Jesuit Centre. His first degree was in Classics. He taught in London secondary schools intermittently between 1985 and 2016 and has worked briefly in University Chaplaincy. He has been involved with teenage and adult faith education in Britain and South Africa and has recently completed a doctorate in medieval Islamic philosophy.
