St Martin-in-the-Fields, together with the Council of Christians and Jews
Exploring the nature of forgiveness in Judaism and Christianity with Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE and Revd Dr Sam Wells.
Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE is Senior Rabbi at West London Synagogue. She was the second woman rabbi in the UK, the first to have a congregation of her own worldwide. She is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords. She is an author and broadcaster who is particularly interested in refugees and asylum seekers, mental health, housing and homelessness, and health inequalities.
Revd Dr Sam Wells is Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and a widely-known writer, broadcaster and theologian. He is also Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics at King’s College London. He has served as a Church of England parish priest for 20 years and spent 7 years in North Carolina, where he was Dean of Duke University Chapel. He has published 30 books, including a study of reconciliation, Living Without Enemies.
Chaired by Rabbi Helen Freeman, Principal Rabbi, West London Synagogue.
Free and open to all.
