News

David Firth's New Book

12/03/2009

After over seven years of work, David Firth’s commentary on the books of Samuel is now available, click here to purchase from IVP.

The books of Samuel contain two of the Bible's best-known stories - David's encounter with Goliath (1 Sam. 17), and his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah (2 Sam. 11). However, Samuel does more than just tell stories, particularly of how first Saul and then David became king of Israel and the mistakes both made; it also offers a profoundly theological reflection on this formative part of Israel's history and an artistic telling of it. We are told how Israel's monarchy began: the way this is done points to the interpretation of these events.

Thus, in this excellent commentary, David G. Firth takes seriously the narrative techniques employed in the books of Samuel. Arguing that the books are a carefully constructed, intentional unit for interpretation, he explores the central theme of how the reign of God is worked out in the interplay between king and prophet. What emerges is a text that spoke with power into its own context - and which continues to address believers today.

New Courses!

06/03/2009

Manchester Approves

Cliff College is pleased to announce it will be starting a postgraduate programme in Children’s and Youth Mission from September 2009.  This programme can be taken at certificate, diploma or MA level and compliments our existing BA in Children’s and Youth Ministry.  For further details please contact our Postgraduate Administrator, Helen Phipps or see the Prospectus.

Postgraduate Tutor

27/02/2009

CLIFF COLLEGE

Cliff College offers undergraduate and postgraduate theology degrees, focused on evangelism in contemporary culture, emerging church, leadership and renewal, biblical theology, children's and youth ministry.  Our courses are validated by the University of Manchester and our student body is both diverse and international.

Postgraduate Tutor. To be part of a team teaching at postgraduate level in the general area of mission. To offer leadership to the taught MA in Mission programme. To supervise research students. Ability to teach in one or more of the following areas: leadership, renewal, emerging church, youth and children's ministry.

You will have a PhD in theology or related area, or near to completion. You can be lay or ordained.  For a ministerial appointment (in the Methodist Church or another denomination in communion with the Methodist Church), the Methodist stipend and allowances will apply.  A lay appointment will be in the region of £33,000.  

The Next Steps. To find out more about the College go to www.cliffcollege.ac.uk.  For information on the post and an application form contact Helen Phipps on 01246 584216 or postgrad@cliffcollege.ac.uk. 

Applications must be received by 19 March and interviews take place at the College on 27 March.

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