As the original attachment earlier today failed, please see below for
details of the Religious Archives Group Conference, which was to have been
held in September 2004 and will now be held on 14th March 2005. The venue,
the Methodist International Centre near Euston Station, and the programme
are unchanged.
Through the eye of a needle: Religion and Money
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich
man to enter into the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:24)
14th March 2005
At the Methodist International Centre, 81-103 Euston Street, London, NW1 2EZ
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
10.00-10.30 Registration and coffee
10.30-10.45 Welcome from the Chair
10.45-11.30 Nonconformists & money, c.1870 - c.1914
Dr David Jeremy, University of Manchester
11.30-12.15 The embarrassment of riches: Archbishop Ramsey, the Church
Commissioners and the wealth of the Church of England, 1961-74
Dr Andrew Chandler, Director, George Bell Institute and Senior Research
Fellow at the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham
12.15-13.0 "Stand up and be counted," Custodians, Stewards or Spenders?: A
perspective on Christian giving and spending
Graham Smith, Senior Accountant, Charity Commission, London
13.00-14.15 LUNCH
14.15-14.30 News and reports session (participants)
14.30-15.30 Fundraising for libraries and archives
Dr Stella Butler, Head of Special Collections & Principal Keeper, John
Rylands University Library, University of Manchester
15.30 Tea/Feedback
16.00 Close
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Please return this slip, and a cheque for £55 (Conference fee and lunch),
to Miss C. L. Penney, Head of Special Collections & University Archivist,
Main Library, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT.
Cheques should made payable to the Religious Archives Group. CLOSING DATE
28th February 2005
I wish to attend the RAG Conference on 14th March 2005
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