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Since 1997, she has been
part of the symposium
Religion, Science and the Environment,
convened by His All Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical
Patriarch. This work has led her to develop the practical
implications of temple theology as the basis for a Christian
environment theology.
In July 2008 Margaret Barker was
awarded a
DD by the Archbishop of Canterbury ‘in recognition of her work
on the Jerusalem Temple and the origins of Christian Liturgy,
which has made a significantly new contribution to our
understanding of the New Testament and opened up important
fields for research.’
Margaret Barker is a
mother and grandmother, a Methodist Preacher and was
involved for over 30 years with the work of a Women’s
Refuge.
Margaret Barker DD has no connection with website Temple Illuminatus.
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NEWS
Temple Studies
Group Summer School:
The TSG held a one-week
Summer School at Borrowash near Derby in August 2011 which was a
great success. The next Summer School will be in August 2013.
Further details and the schedule for the week are available
here: flyer and
schedule. Booking in
advance is essential (using the email link above) and payment is
made on the first day of the Summer School. Cash or cheques
only; card payments cannot be processed.
The next
Temple Studies Group symposium
will be held in the Temple Church London on Saturday June 15th
2013: Mary and the Temple. Further details will be announced on
the Temple Studies
Group website when they are available.
Margaret Barker delivered the
Fr Alexander Schmemann
Memorial Lecture at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary, New
York on 29 January 2012 ‘Our
Great High Priest. The Church as the New Temple'.
Margaret Barker's latest book
The Mother of the Lord, vol
1 The Lady in the Temple, was published by T&T Clark
in September 2012.
Margaret Barker [and others] have established a Temple
Studies Group to convene symposia on Temple themes. The
Temple Studies
Group website has further information.
Margaret Barker
discusses her work and ideas with William J. Hamblin. This
series of short interviews is currently available to view on
YouTube.
Link to YouTube.
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