If you have an interest in St Augustine’s, considering a programme of study here, or if your Director of Ordinands has encouraged you to check us out, please don’t hesitate to contact us. In the interests of our health and yours, we have moved our classes and other contacts online until COVID-19 is no longer a danger. In place of face-to-face contact, we shall arrange meetings online via FaceTime or Skype, give you an opportunity to experience an online class, as well as access online videos, etc., and also speak to current students over the…

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We are delighted to announce that the Rev’d Dr Simon Stocks, our Tutor for Biblical Studies and Director of Reader Training, has achieved the laudable status of a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. This recognition follows assessment of his professional practice in higher education, and in particular of his support, management and mentoring of others in relation to teaching and learning. Simon’s status as Senior Fellow reflects his sustained effectiveness as a tutor throughout his seven years at the college. It also endorses the college’s alignment with the values of the HEA, including…

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The summer seems to have passed away an age ago. On the 16th September, we held our Induction Day for sixty-four new students, our highest intake ever! Saju Muthalai and Sue Jeffs lead us in a very fine reflection on diversity and the unconscious biases that shape our relationships with others. Necessary to finding our way around the world, since otherwise we’d treat every encounter as if it was the first one in our lives, such biases also lie at the root of misunderstanding, unintentional hurtfulness, confusion, and conflict, as well as the cruelties of…

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Beginning in the Autumn, St Augustine’s will provide classes in New Testament Greek and Biblical Hebrew. You don’t need to be a registered student to join these courses, they are open to all. Held at the St Benedict’s Centre, Malling Abbey, classes will run every Friday for two ten week terms, with a break for ‘half-term’. If you are interested, please contact the office at office@staugustinescollege.ac.uk or call us on 01732 252656. Dates and Times: New Testament Greek (introductory): 9:15 to 10:15am Fridays Term 1: Friday 29th September to 8th December (half-term, 27th October) Term…

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Summertime has arrived, so, as the song says, “the livin’ is easy.” Not altogether accurate, of course, since over the next few weeks St Augustine’s office at Malling is open, as is the library. Holidays take some of us away some of the time but one or two of the staff will always remain to keep the place going. If you have a hour or two, then, please come and visit. Browse the library, read in the grounds, pray in the chapel, study in the Guest House, or talk to the teddy bears in my…

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