{"id":1762,"date":"2023-03-27T09:45:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T08:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/nicer\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:28:32","slug":"a-vision-for-christian-education-watch-the-2023-theological-lecture-professor-trevor-cooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.canterbury.ac.uk\/national-institute-for-christian-education-research\/a-vision-for-christian-education-watch-the-2023-theological-lecture-professor-trevor-cooling\/","title":{"rendered":"A vision for Christian education \u2013 Watch the 2023 Theological Lecture: Professor Trevor Cooling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christians can model a warm sense of covenant and hospitality in how they provide education on behalf of the state, leading educationalist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/people\/trevor-cooling\">Professor Trevor Cooling<\/a>&nbsp;said on Monday evening (20th March) as he delivered the Church of Ireland\u2019s 65th Annual Theological Lecture at Queen\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Cooling, from Canterbury Christ Church University, was speaking at Stranmillis University College, which is currently marking its centenary year.&nbsp; 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