by Louisa Yates | Thursday, 23rd January 2025

It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of Don Cupitt on Sunday 19th January 2025.

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 17th December 2024

As the year draws to a close and I look back over the past 12 months the two words that come to mind are hope and joy. That is not to say that there have not been challenges this year - leaky roofs, wobbly drains, cracks appearing where there should not be cracks and all the usual ups and downs of life at the Library! But alongside this there has been so much joy...

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 21st August 2024

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 19th January 2022

"Andrew’s book and ideas are a significant step toward a process of healing and of building trust between Church and society."

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 20th November 2017

The current resident Chaplain of Gladstone’s Library in November 2017 is working on a project - compiling names, a list of saints and friends of God - to include in an Uncommon Calendar of Prayer for Chapel services.

You are invited to participate in this project by submitting names of persons who have inspired your life in a most positive and decisive way.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 19th October 2017

I know what you're thinking, the title ‘Class mark K’ is pretty vague, but I just didn’t know how else to describe this magical corner of the Annex, where I lost a good hour of my day because of the sheer number of books that I just wanted to delve into...

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 21st April 2016

In June we welcome Timothy Sedgwick of the Virginia Theological Seminary to deliver a course exploring just that. Considering a history of the transformation of desire, body and society, and the aftermath of the revolution, this course runs 13th – 14th June 2016 and will be an open forum for ideas and discussion.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 11th March 2016

How important is the relationship between art and religious belief? At the beginning of April we welcome Debbie Lewer of the University of Glasgow to the Library, to deliver a fascinating course on the connections between the two.

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 10th December 2014

This is a prime time to be at the Library.

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 23rd September 2014

We are looking for Chaplains who are ‘inclusive’ in nature and ecumenical in spirit. The Library is host to clergy and laity of both sexes and from many traditions. It was Gladstone’

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 10th July 2013

The title is certainly intriguing. Intriguing too is the fact that Gladstone clearly read this autobiography (the author remains anonymous) carefully, as attested by his many pencil written annotations.

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 24th June 2013

That different people may at times hold completely opposite opinions on a specific subject, appealing in both cases to large audiences, is strikingly evident to anyone browsing through the shelves of

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 23rd May 2012

So, what of faith? Theres no getting away from it here in the Library, from its actual founding, to the theology room in the library itself, to the event last night to open the Robinson Room; from St

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 13th April 2012

Todays post is courtesy of regular visitor to Gladstones Library, author Greg Garrett. His latest book on religion and politics, Faithful Citizenship, is out this week.

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 23rd January 2012

Warden, Peter Francis, takes a look at the importance of our Moral Crisis in British Society course next month.