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1. Unveiling History and Spirituality in Church Buildings 2. Delve into the intersection of history and spirituality thr

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1. Unveiling History and Spirituality in Church Buildings 2. Delve into the intersection of history and spirituality thr

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  1. History and Spirituality in the House of God The experience of running local history courses for adults using the church building

  2. John Tomlinson • Born and brought up in Shropshire • BA in History and Welsh History (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) • Dissertation on the development of vernacular timber-framed buildings in Shropshire 1550-1620 • MA in Social and Pastoral Theology (University of Manchester) • Dissertation on the theology of the church building • PhD (University of Birmingham) • Development of church within communities in Staffordshire, 1830-1960 • At present vicar of Carrington, Nottingham and associate lecturer in theology at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln • Observations and feedback from creating, developing and leading history courses for adults in four different church buildings over twenty years.

  3. • All Saints, Sawley, Derbyshire • Saxon foundation, 11thcentury parish church, extensively restored in 19thcentury

  4. • St Chrysostom, Victoria Park, Manchester • Late 19thcentury, rebuilt after fire in early 20thcentury

  5. • Christchurch, Oxon, Shrewsbury • Mid-19thcentury small country church, substantially unaltered

  6. • St John, Carrington, Nottingham • Mid-19thcentury, extended in 1920s and extensively re- ordered in 2009

  7. Resources www.christianityandculture.org.uk/churches www.churchcare.co.uk www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk www.engagingplaces.org.uk www.buildinghistory.org/buildings/churches www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk www.open.ac.uk/Arts/building-on-history-project www.nottsopenchurches.org.uk

  8. Practical Issues •Access •Funding •Ownership •Context

  9. Benefits •Availability •Scope •Variety and longevity •Physicality

  10. Challenges •Partial •Static •Nostalgic •Spiritual

  11. Adult education in church buildings depends on a developed historiography of sacred space

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