Loving Disagreement: Christian Wisdom for a Polarised World

The John Stott London Lecture

The John Stott London Lecture. Revd Dr Christopher Landau on healing divisions through Christlike love for those with whom we disagree.

<h3>How can we heal divisions by disagreeing well?</h3>In a society where social and traditional media often highlight conflict instead of helping resolve it, Christians can play a distinctive role by disagreeing constructively – and with love.As John Stott said in response to Christians criticising the media: ‘Are you pointing the finger at them? Over there? I point the finger here. It’s our fault. It’s the fault of Christian people. If only we could be the salt of the earth as we were meant to be…’In the 2022 John Stott London Lecture, Revd Dr Christopher Landau draws on his doctoral research on the New Testament ethics of disagreement to explore how Christians can combine a commitment to love their neighbours with a desire to reveal truth – and how that can set the tone for the culture we’re in.During the lecture, he’ll explain how John 13:35 offers a Christian foundation for loving disagreement, as Jesus teaches that mutual love within the church is what identifies it to outsiders: ‘By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’ Practising love for our neighbours within and beyond the church means we’re called to be peacemakers and bridge-builders in every sector of society.Recognising the need to seek both unity and singular truth, he’ll also unpack our call to live out Colossians 4:6 - ‘Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.’ What does it mean to be both gracious and ‘salty’ when we disagree?The 2022 John Stott London Lecture is hosted by LICC and organised in partnership with <a href="https://www.allsouls.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">All Souls Langham Place</a>, <a href="https://uk.langham.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwspKUBhCvARIsAB2IYuvHeP2B_iXYz9FFZgetPztUAP0oRMm2DVUA7hkLnOgul9bcewbOpYsaAk7NEALw_wcB" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Langham Partnership</a>, and <a href="https://arocha.org/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">A Rocha</a>.<a href="https://www.johnstottlondonlecture.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">johnstottlondonlecture.org.uk</a>

<h3>SPEAKER:</h3>Revd Dr Christopher Landau, Director of ReSourceA journalist prior to ordination, Christopher Landau worked as a Radio 4 news reporter and TV news producer at the BBC, latterly as religious affairs correspondent for the World Service.He joined the Oxford Pastorate as McDonald Chaplain in 2018, alongside his role as pastor to postgraduate students at St Aldate’s church in Oxford.He is author of A Theology of Disagreement (SCM Press), was appointed Director of <a href="https://www.resource-arm.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ReSource </a>in 2021, and is a founding trustee of the Religion Media Centre. During ordination training he resumed theological study, working on Christian ethics, and was awarded his doctorate in 2017. Christopher is married to Carolyn and they have three children.

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