The Archbishop Blanch Memorial Lecture

bringing the cutting edge of theological thought to Merseyside

an annual lecture to celebrate the life and work of Stuart Blanch, Bishop of Liverpool (1966 – 1975) and Archbishop of York (1975 – 1983) in association with the Diocese of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell gave the 25th, and final, Archbishop Blanch Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at Liverpool Hope University. The text of his lecture is here: Opening the Scriptures.

A list of all 25 lectures, and transcripts and videos of some of the most recent lectures, are available here.