Seeking the God Beyond — a series of Apophatic Spirituality. Our 2025 autumn talk series invites participants into the rich and often paradoxical tradition that approaches the Divine not through definitions and affirmations, but through silence, mystery, and the reverent acknowledgment of what cannot be said.

Throughout this season, we will journey with theologians, mystics, and spiritual thinkers who have sought to encounter God beyond the limits of language and form. We will engage with themes of transcendence, interior silence, and the unknowability of the Divine — discovering how these ancient insights continue to speak powerfully into our contemporary spiritual lives.

All are welcome to join.

Tuesday 7th October 2025, 6pm: “Seeking the God Beyond” – The Revd Dr Janet Williams, Vice Principal St Hild College, introduces the classical Christian spirituality of unknowing,  the recognition that God ever surpasses what our own human limits can say or know.

Thursday 9th October 2025, 6:30pm: “The Unknown God: Scripture and Tradition” – Discovering the ‘unknowing’ of God in the Bible, early church and Christian thought

Thursday 16th October 2025, 6:30pm: “When words run out: speaking of the infinite” – If God is beyond us, how can we speak of him? Exploring the paradox of talk about God.

Thursday 23rd October 2025, 6:30pm: “The Word made flesh: God, known and unknown”: does Jesus’ Incarnation ‘explain’ God, or deepen the mystery? How to approach the doctrine of God in Christ.

Thursday 30th October 2025, 6:30pm: “Living the mystery: prayer and ethics” – How might an apophatic awareness of God affect our prayer, our attitudes and our actions?