Friday 13 November 2026, 2-4pm GMT

Joint meeting with the Contextual Biblical Interpretation seminar in the Netherlands.

• Sarah Strand, Dean of Anglican Formation, Cranmer Hall, Durham, England, will be talking about how children under 7 encounter God through reading Scripture in their family context, based on her PhD research.
• Tim Miller, Lecturer at Moorlands College, Christchurch, Dorset, England, who will speak about the operant hermeneutics of charismatic preachers, drawing on his PhD research and forthcoming book.
• Ana Dias, PhD candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, will be speaking on “Exploring Perceptions of Faith through Christian Influencers”.
• Klaas Spronk, Professor of Old Testament, Protestant Theological University, will address “My Use of the Bible as Youngster, Pastor and Scholar: How It Developed in Sixty Years”.

Thursday 18 March 2027, 5-7pm GMT

• Steven Singleton, Principal of the Irish Bible Institute, Dublin, Ireland, who will be speaking on the lived experience of engaging with the Bible in evangelical faith communities in Ireland.
• Joshua George, Academic Dean, South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, Bangalore, India, will be talking about millennial Bible engagement in urban Indian contexts drawing on research from his forthcoming book.
• Jessica Dalton, DTh student, University of Roehampton, will talk about her research into opera, encounter with God, rehearsal spaces and modes of engagement with Scripture.