What Do We Believe? Stella Aldwinckle Seminar 2026

How is the landscape of belief changing? Who are the spiritual and religious role models of the younger generations? What do the spiritual and religious lives of Gen Z - the first smartphone generation - look like?

In this year's Stella Aldwinckle brunch and seminar, Dr Edward David will help us consider how young adults are reshaping the religious imagination and engaging with world religions.

Postgrads and postdocs at the Univeristy of Oxford, across all disciplines, are invited to join a roundtable dicussion on the theme of changing relgious beliefs. After a short talk introducing key ideas and questions, attendees will have time for small group discussions over refreshments.

Free tickets for htis event include, tea, coffee and pastries

~ Those on career breaks from postgraduate study or research are also very welcome to attend.

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Speaker Bio:

Dr Edward David is the Director of the Associateship of King's College and Lecturer in Ethics & Values at King’s College London.

He completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford and subsequently held two postdoctoral fellowships: first as a Research Fellow in Oxford's Faculty of Theology and Religion, working on ethical leadership via a John Templeton Foundation project; and subsequently as the McDonald Postdoctoral Fellow, associated with Christ Church, Oxford.

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About the Stella Aldwinckle Seminars:

The Stella Aldwinckle Series is inspired by the life and work of Stella Aldwinckle and her friends including Iris Murdoch and C.S Lewis.

Aldwinckle was a graduate of St Anne’s college and the women’s chaplain of the Oxford Pastorate from the 1940s-1960s. Encouraged by women students at Somerville, Aldwinckle set up and chaired the University’s Socratic Club, inviting C S Lewis to stand as President. Over many years the great thinkers of the day came to debate philosophical and theological questions in an open and intellectually stimulating environment. Amongst them were Iris Murdoch, Elizabeth Anscombe and Dorothy L Sayers - who all studied at Somerville, the College we are delighted to use to hold this event.

Through this series we hope to emulate these women in asking some of the big questions about what it means to live a good life.

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