Thursday 4�� May 20177 - 9pm

Trinity College, Bristol

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A newheavenand a newearth

J. Richard Middleton

Professor J. Richard Middleton’sgripping talk will present acomprehensive biblical vision ofGod’s love and care for the entireuniverse, and his overarchingpurpose to fill creation with thefullness of his presence.

Surveying the biblical vistas ofGod’s creation purpose, thepervasive tragedy of humanrebellion, and the redemptiveincarnation of Christ, Richard’stalk will climax with the NewTestament’s promise of theredemption of all things - ‘a newheaven and a new earth’.

Thursday 4�� May 20177 - 9pm

Trinity College Bristol, BS9 1JW

Free, no booking required.

This event is part of a UK tour:thinkfaith.net/tour17.

J. Richard Middleton is Professorof Biblical Studies at NortheasternSeminary in Rochester, New York,and serves as adjunct professor ofOld Testament at the CaribbeanGraduate School of Theology inKingston, Jamaica. He is aTheology Fellow for BioLogos, a USorganisation helping Christiansintegrate theology and science.

Born and raised in Jamaica,Richard did his BTh at the JamaicaTheological Seminary, holds an MAin philosophy from the Universityof Guelph (Canada) and a PhD intheology from the Free Universityof Amsterdam. He has authored anumber of books and articles ontopics from creation theology tobiblical eschatology, via themes ofsuffering and power.

“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16)

What does this famous verse say about God’s care for the entireuniverse, and the Bible’s vision of a new heaven and a new earth?

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