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Oxford Theology Day
On Friday the 12th of February, three lower sixth Religious Studies students were given the opportunity to go to the Theology Faculty open day at Oxford University. Emily Finch, Lucy Norman-Walker and Jess Ingoldsby, along with Mr Meeke and Mr Finch, set off for Oxford early on Friday morning, arriving in time to register with over a hundred other AS students from around the country. It was here the girls listened to various professors and lecturers talk about studying Theology and the different areas which you could specialise in during the three year course, opening our eyes to the diversity of the subject. We learnt that Theology could be studied on its own, or with Philosophy, or you can now even study Theology and Oriental Studies. It was also very interesting to hear from some current undergraduates, and gain a student’s perspective of the course. One of the most helpful things about the day was the question and answer session we had towards the end of the morning talk.
After the morning conference we were put into groups of around 30 students and sent off to various colleges for lunch. We had the pleasure of going to Christ Church College for our lunch, and got to eat in the dining room where the Harry Potter dining room scenes were filmed! After this we looked around the beautiful college grounds, including the smallest cathedral in Britain, whilst being given the chance to talk one to one with some undergraduates.
Our afternoon lecture was given by Nigel Biggar, the ‘Professor of Moral Philosophy’ at Oxford. In our group of thirty we discussed with him questions such as, “What do we need for a morality?” and “How might we be morally better without a God?” We also looked at some thought provoking quotations from famous theologians, and got an insight into the tutoring system at Oxford. Overall it was a fascinating day and incredibly inspiring!
Lucy Norman-Walker
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