‘Casting down the mighty: Women and the mission of God' Chine McDonald

Admission is free but booking required.

Light refreshments will be available from 6.45pm.

All are welcome to attend this lecture put on by Methodist Women in Britain to promote and encourage the work of women theologians in the church and beyond.

Chine McDonald is Director of Theos, the religion and society think tank.

She was previously Head of Public Engagement at Christian Aid. She has two decades of experience in journalism, media and communications across faith, media and international development organisations. She also speaks and writes regularly on issues of race, faith and gender, and is the author of ‘God is not a white man: and other revelations’ (Hodder & Stoughton, May 2021) which was runner-up for the Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing.

Chine is a regular writer, broadcaster, panel host and media commentator and has written for the Financial Times, the Guardian, The Independent, The Big Issue, Prospect, The Mirror and contributes to TV and radio programmes such as regularly presenting the BBC’s Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme and appearing on BBC Sunday Morning Live.

She regularly speaks in and hosts panels including previously at the Cheltenham Science Festival and the Cheltenham Literary Festival. She is vice–chair of Greenbelt Festival and a trustee of Christian Aid. Chine studied Theology and Religious Studies at Cambridge University. Her upcoming book Unmaking Mary: The Myth of Divine Motherhood will be published by Hodder & Stoughton in early 2025.

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