Book Launch: Advent in Bethlehem
Book Launch: Advent in Bethlehem - Join us for the launch of Advent in Bethlehem by the Revd Dr Nicholas Taylor, Anglican priest and biblical scholar, in conversation with Professor Bart McGettrick, Chair of Regents at Bethlehem University. These Advent studies link the Bethlehem of Scripture with the realities of its people today, engaging later Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Moving beyond sentimentality, the book opens Scripture to fresh perspectives on faith, history, and lived experience. The event is open to people of all faiths and none.
ArtsLab: Heritage, Urban Studies, and Development Lab Autumn Programme 2025
Date: Tuesday 09 September 2025
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: The Revd Dr Nicholas Taylor (University of Edinburgh); Professor Bart McGettrick (Chair of Regents of Bethlehem University)
Book Launch: Advent in Bethlehem
You are warmly invited to the launch of Advent in Bethlehem by the Revd Dr Nicholas Taylor, Anglican priest and biblical scholar (Honorary Research Fellow, New College, University of Edinburgh), with guest speaker Professor Bart McGettrick, Chair of Regents at Bethlehem University.
This series of Advent studies connects the Bethlehem of Scripture—where Rachel, Ruth, David, Elijah, and Jesus stand at the heart of the story—with the lived reality of Bethlehem today. Moving beyond commercialism and sentimentality, it engages the lives and struggles of real people, and explores later Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions.
Drawing on his teaching in Britain, Central and Southern Africa, and his time as Scholar in Residence at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Dr Taylor offers a distinctive perspective. In conversation with Professor McGettrick, the event will open a space for thoughtful reflection and dialogue across faiths and communities.
Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Tuesday 9 September 2025, 3.30 p.m. (BST)
Followed by Q&A and book signing.