Some of you may be interested in this meeting hosted by the British Association of Christians in Psychology. Nick Gibson ---------------------- CONFERENCE PROGRAMME FOR 4TH-6TH APRIL 2008 Posted by: "Janet Jackson" [log in to unmask] Hi All, Bookings are still being taken for our 18th annual conference. The programme is now available (see below). Hope to see you there! Janet A Sword Between the Sexes: C.S. Lewis and the Psychology of Gender 4-6 April 2008 London School of Theology, Middlesex Distinguished speaker: Prof Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen (Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, U.S.A.) Sunday service speaker: Rev Dr Steve Motyer (London School of Theology) Booking forms and further details available from www.bacip.org.uk . Other details available from BACIP Administrator, Mrs. Janet Jackson, at [log in to unmask] or on 0116 230 1057. Friday, April 4th 17.00 onwards Registration 19.00 Dinner 20.15 Welcome, introduction -- Dr Sara Savage, Chair of BACIP Worship -- led by Emma Keane 20.45-21.45 Keynote address 1 -- Professor Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen "Surprised by Jack": an Ambivalent Journey with C.S. Lewis 21.45 End Saturday, April 5th 08.30 Breakfast 09.00 Registration 09.30 Worship -- led by Emma Keane 10.00-11.15 Keynote address 2 -- Professor Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen "Not the Only Fundamental Difference": C.S. Lewis and Dorothy Sayers on Gender 11.15 Morning coffee 11.45-12.45 Parallel sessions -- choose from: (a) Dr Sara Savage -- Swords into ploughshares: conflict transformation through high integrative complexity (b) A sex-typed profession? Possible relationships between workforce gender ratio and the provision of applied psychology; possible implications for BACIP. Dr Martyn Baker starts a discussion. 13.00 Lunch 14.00-15.15 Free time 15.15 Afternoon tea 15.45-16.45 Dr Michael Ward -- Mars, Venus, and Jupiter: C.S. Lewis' Ransom Trilogy on Masculinity, Femininity, and God 17.00 New directions for BACIP -- Professor Michael Wang 17.30 Act of worship -- led by Tara Gormley, Martyn Baker 17.45 End of Saturday conference proceedings 18.30 Dinner, followed by 19.30 informal groups and 20.00 social time (as previous Conferences, in suitable local hostelry) 21.30 Quiet meditation -- led by Tom Smiley, Sara Savage Sunday, April 6th 08.30 Breakfast 09.30-10.30 Keynote address 3 -- Professor Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth: the Psychology of Gender since C.S. Lewis 10.30 Morning coffee 11.00 Service of Worship (incl. Holy Communion) -- Rev Dr Steve Motyer, Emma Keane 12.30 Farewell -- Dr Sara Savage 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Depart -- BACIP Administrator mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.bacip.org.uk/