The Sam Sharpe Lecture 2025
The Sam Sharpe lectures seek to broaden and advance the legacy of Sam Sharpe by exploring subjects in mission, race, class, and injustice.
Monday 27 October – 19:00-21:30
University of East London, Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD
Hosted in partnership with the University of East London.
This year's Sam Sharpe Lecture will be delivered by Dr Selina Stone.
‘Free Indeed: From Theological Mis-Education to Teaching for Liberation’
The Sam Sharpe Partners are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Annual Sam Sharpe Lecture. This year, we welcome
Dr Selina Stone, Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at the
University of Edinburgh, for an inspiring evening of theological reflection, justice-seeking, and liberative learning. Her lecture will explore how theology can either bind or break us - and how we might reclaim theological education as a tool of spiritual and social transformation.
This year’s event is hosted in partnership with the
University of East London.
Booking your place
Space at the venue is limited, so please register to attend. The ticket costs are as follows:
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Lecture only: £5.00
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Lecture with refreshments: £10.00
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Dr Selina Stone is Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith (2023) and The Spirit and the Body: Towards a Womanist Pentecostal Social Justice Ethic (2023) along with many papers and book chapters. Her research includes the themes of black/womanist ethics; the Spirit and spirituality; power, abuse and liberation; and healing and wellbeing.
Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh, she worked at Durham University on decolonisation and theological education with a focus on ministry training. Her PhD is from the University of Birmingham (2021) and her MA in Theology and Politics is from King's College London (2014). Dr Stone is a member of the National Executive Committee for the Society for the Study of the Theology. She is a podcaster, preacher, and sought after voice across sectors, in the academy, faith organisations and charities. She is a proud Brummie, with Jamaican roots.
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