Thought For The Day – Friday 13th January 2023
Thought For The Day – Friday 13th January 2023 – World Religion Day
Sunday 15th January 2023 is World Religion Day.
The aim of World Religion Day is to is aim is to promote understanding and peace between all religions, encouraging people to learn about other faiths and their followers.
Learning, loving, laughing and crying together: Buddhist leader Dalai Lama meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu, before Archbishop Tutu passed away in 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnad7ejKOXU
Theology is the study of religion and associated subjects.
On Monday of this week, the Funeral of Professor Ann Loades CBE took place. Professor Loades was a wise, kind, brilliant, thoughtful, humble, encouraging, rigorous , pioneering, empathetic and compassionate teacher, and a leading feminist, ethical, moral and philosophical theologian. Professor Loades was only the second person, and the first woman, to be honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to Theology.
In this wonderful and beautiful video, Professor Loades discusses the big questions and actions at the heart of the subject as well as her own personal journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2rLZct2oRw