Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology

02/09/2026

You are warmly invited to attend the Margaret Beaufort Institute’s Start-of-Year Celebration on Wednesday 21 October 2026.

We will begin with Mass at 10.30 am in the Chapel at St Edmund’s College (CB3 0BN), followed by tea, coffee and cake at 11.30 am at our home at the Woolf Institute.

All are welcome > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/start-of-year-celebration-with-mass-tickets-1998486495907?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/09/2026

Explore the rich world of Christian mysticism across East and West — from ancient spiritual texts and mystical figures to contemporary interpretations.

Online Course!

28/08/2026

We strongly encourage all CTF members — students, researchers, Fellows, Associates, and staff — to consider taking part.

Submission details:

New deadline: Thursday 10 September 2026
Format: PDF, one page (portrait or landscape)
Submit to: [email protected]

Learn more here: https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/news/post/poster-call-cambridge-theological-federation-inaugural-conference/

25/08/2026

We’re delighted to share that our Director of Studies, Sean Ryan, is participating this week as a Chair at the BNTS 2026 Conference, taking place at St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth.

We wish Sean and all the participants a very successful and engaging conference!

Learn more about the conference:

BNTS Meeting 2026 at St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth Mon 24 Aug–Wed 26 Aug 2026 Booking is now closed. We look forward to seeing you in Maynooth. Plenaries: Louise Lawrence, University…

24/08/2026

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED — CALL FOR POSTERS!

Have you got research, a project, initiative, or idea you’d like to share with colleagues across the Cambridge Theological Federation? There’s still time to take part!

The deadline for poster submissions to the inaugural Cambridge Theological Federation Conference has been extended to 10 September 2026.

🌍 Ecumenism and Interfaith in Global Crisis: Challenge and Hope
📅 22–24 September 2026
📍 Kestler Building, Woolf Institute

We warmly encourage all CTF students, researchers, Fellows, Associates, and staff to get involved. Whether you are an experienced researcher or an early-career scholar, the poster exhibition is a great opportunity to:

✨ Share your work with the wider CTF community
🤝 Connect with colleagues across different institutions and disciplines
💡 Spark new conversations and collaborations
🌍 Contribute to important discussions on ecumenism, interfaith engagement, and global crisis

Selected posters will be professionally printed and displayed during the conference, with posters also featured online through the CTF website.

🗓️ New deadline: 10 September 2026
📄 Format: One-page PDF, portrait or landscape
📧 Submit to: [email protected]

If you’ve been thinking about submitting, now is the time! We’d love to see a diverse range of voices and projects from across the CTF community.

👉 Share your work. Start a conversation. Be part of the inaugural CTF Conference. Wesley House, Cambridge Westminster College, Cambridge Westfield House The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Woolf Institute The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies - Cambridge Ridley Hall Cambridge

21/08/2026

What does the Holy Trinity have to do with our everyday Christian life?

Join MBI for a free Zoom session on Tuesday 10 November 2026, led by Dr Peter Coughlan, Honorary Fellow of MBI, as we reflect on the Trinity—not simply as a mystery beyond our understanding, but as a living reality that touches every moment of Christian life.

https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/the-trinity-in-christian-life-to-the-father-through-christ-in-the-spirit/

19/08/2026

If you're feeling the need to pause, breathe, and create some space for yourself this autumn, Autumn Gold could be just what you're looking for.

👉 Find out more and book your place:
https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/autumn-gold-silent-retreat-day-with-slow-stitching/

18/08/2026

"The aim is not to publish an archive of transcripts, but to discover the clearest and most useful book within it."

The hardest part of writing a book is having something worth saying. For many clergy, years of sermons, Bible studies and teaching mean that much of this work has already been done.Your Book Pro, a British book-writing and publishing platform, allows Christian leaders to upload ...

18/08/2026

A love of T. S. Eliot? An interest in contemplation, poetry, and the meaning of place?

Time and Place could be for you. ✨

Come and join us in for an event exploring the ways poetry invites us to slow down, reflect, and see the world differently.
https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/news/post/time-and-place/

17/08/2026

The conference is hosted by the Woolf Institute on the Westminster College Site and will bring together twelve member institutions for three days of activities to explore the immense challenges that ecumenical and interfaith work are facing in today’s world, and also to showcase, and find hope in, the invaluable ecumenical and interfaith work already being undertaken within the CTF and beyond.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecumenism-and-interfaith-in-an-age-of-global-crisis-challenge-and-hope-tickets-1992127851029?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv1_a1demo0jfv87b9&fbclid=IwY2xjawTsAv9wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTdlY2VMYVlBdWEwSjdEV0tzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeoZSqTuxVEcJHzq0LYztm5_ts9eRq4IjONfsgW7DqecnjiC6-Ebo5wiKWGOg_aem_HNWb8CGGQ3pJhBjXTEU4qQ

The Cambridge Theological Federation's academic conference “Ecumenism and Interfaith in an Age of Global Crisis: Challenge and Hope".