Academic conference

On Tuesday 16th May the Religious Studies & Ethics department have organised their annual conference, at which I will be one of the speakers (talking about Roman and Greek notions of sexuality). The theme for this year is Gender & Sexuality. It is a free event - contact me at robin.herne@wsc.ac.uk if you wish to attend. The programme of speakers is as follows:

10.00               Welcome and introduction to the day

10.15               Are there Only Two Sexes?; John Hadlow

11.00               Same Sex Marriage in Liberal Christianity; Reverend Matthew Smith

11.45               The Caring Sex?; Dr Will Thomas

12.30               Lunch break

1.15                 Pagan Passions; Robin Herne

2.00                 Discussion groups:

                        a) The Female Ethicist – are feminine ethics different from masculine ones? Room SC0.01 (lead by Dr Will Thomas)

                        b) Sacred Sexuality – do religions respond to sexual orientation, or define it? Room S2.04 (lead by Robin Herne)

                        c) The Sexual Revolution – does Britain need further change and, if so, what? Room S2.06 (lead by John Hadlow)

2.45                 Break & refreshments

3.00                 Gender & Sexuality in Suffolk, a Buddhist Perspective; Jnanamitra Emmett

3.45                 Plenary discussion with panel of contributors

4.00                 Thanks and farewell