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Academic Seminar – 17th Oct // Prof Bruce Hindmarsh – ‘O the gift, O the joy of the Holy Spirit’: George Whitfield and the Spirit of Early Evangelicalism’

Academic seminars focus on early-stage research on questions at the intersection of Christian faith and scholarly enquiry. They are intended to be exploratory, generative for both presenter and participants, and accessible across disciplines.
Seminars run from 2-3pm, On most Fridays during the weeks of the University of Oxford’s full term
You are warmly invited to join us beforehand for community worship at 12.30pm and lunch in the Manor house (1-2pm). 

Bruce Hindmarsh, DPhil (Oxon), FRHistS, DLitt (honoris causa):
James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology and Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

Bruce Hindmarsh took his D.Phil. degree in theology at Oxford University in 1993. From 1995 to 1997 he was also a research fellow at Christ Church, Oxford. He has since published and spoken widely to international audiences on the history of early British evangelicalism.
His articles have appeared in respected academic journals such as Church History, the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, and the Huntington Library Quarterly.

Registration is not required to attend the seminar, but is needed if you want to book in for the free lunch.

Date
17th October 2025
Time
14:00 - 15:00
Price
Free (including lunch)
Speaker
Prof. Bruce Hindmarsh