Upcoming Events
Wycliffe Hall Intensive 2026: The Problem of Evil
August 31-September 4, 2026
A week with Michael Lloyd
The problem of evil is the hardest problem with which believers in a good God have to wrestle. It is a pastoral problem in that it can lead people away from faith: it is an apologetic problem, in that it can keep people from coming to faith. Many answers have been given, down the centuries - some of them quite damaging to sufferers. It is important to think through what we believe on this issue, and how we support others.
We will, through this week, go into this issue in depth. We will explore every family of responses to the problem of evil within Christian theology. We will critique all of them, and try and find a way forward that is intellectually rigorous and pastorally helpful.
Wycliffe Hall 2027 Summer School
September 19-24 2027
The Promise of Joy: Pursuing the Elusive Fragrance of Eternity
Joy is something that is ‘set before us’, often out of reach, always out of our control. We tend to pursue pleasure, but seldom, perhaps, experience true joy.
Join us in Oxford, the city where C.S. Lewis wrote Surprised by Joy, for a week immersed in the theme of joy. Together we will consider: Can we become more open to joy? How might we recognise it when it comes? What does the Christian faith have to say about joy as both a future promise and a present gift? Is there anything we can do to put ourselves where joy is more likely to light on us, or, in C.S. Lewis’ striking metaphor, to stab us?
Our week will include an exploration of joy in the writings of C. S. Lewis, alongside reflections on joy as our destiny and how we can anticipate it now. Other sessions will look at joy from different angles, providing opportunities for learning, conversation, and inspiration alongside fellowship and relaxation.
We cannot promise that it will be a joyful week—after all, joy is not a possession! But we hope that by spending this week together, we may find ourselves better able to recognise and receive it when it comes.
We would love you to join us.
