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BACIP Summer School

Programme
Venue
Registration
Travel instructions

Programme

BACIP's Summer School is a great opportunity to receive teaching and do some thinking on how to reconcile psychology and Christianity, as well as to meet other psychologists who are Christian too. As with the BACIP Annual Conference, the Summer School is also a chance to meet professionals in the area who are more than happy to talk about their own experiences and offer advice. Everything is kept informal and the programme is tailored to the knowledge and interests of those attending.

The programme for the 2007 Summer School will likely include sessions on being a Christian and a psychologist, basic tools for integrating psychology and theology, a discussion of evolutionary psychology, a viewing of a psychological movie, a talk on Christianity and psychological health, and a discussion on Freud and religion.

For photos of the 2003 Summer School click here.

Venue

The Summer School has a beautiful setting: the rambling Manor House of the English L'Abri. The L'Abri Fellowship has a history stretching back almost 50 years to its roots in Switzerland, when Francis and Edith Schaeffer decided in faith to open their home to be a place where people might find satisfying answers to their questions and practical demonstration of Christian care. It was called L'Abri, the French word for "shelter", because they sought to provide a shelter from the pressures of a relentlessly secular 20th century. As time went by, so many people came that others were called to join the Schaeffers in their work, and more branches were established. The English L'Abri is situated on about seven acres of land within the lovely Hampshire countryside and provides an excellent venue to consider the relationship between psychology and Christianity while eating tasty food and enjoying good fellowship. Travel details are below.

Registration information

Date: Check back soon for the 2007 dates!
Location: L'Abri Fellowship, The Manor House, Greatham, near Liss, Hants, GU33 6HF
Fee: £32. A subsidy may be available if the cost would prevent you from attending – check with Ben (below).
Registration: Join BACIP now to hear about registration details as soon as they are available.
What to bring: Notebook, bible, shoes to walk in, all your questions, and a toothbrush! All bedding, towels, &c., is provided.

For more information or to help run the next summer school please contact our Student Activities Coordinator, Ben Newton, at .

Travel instructions

By road: L'Abri is in Hampshire six miles north of Petersfield on the A3(M). Coming from the North do not take the exit marked "Greatham", but continue to the roundabout just beyond. Take the 3rd exit marked "Farnham" A325. (Coming from the south take the 1st exit marked Greatham/Selborne at the same roundabout.) At the first intersection turn right into Greatham village where you will see the Manor House on the right hand side, before the church. For a full map please use the AA route planner – the postcode of L'Abri is GU33 6HF. Other useful free map services are www.streetmap.co.uk and www.multimap.com.

By train: Take the Portsmouth train from Waterloo station and get off at Liss. You may have to change at Haslemere. Train timetables can be found here. We will meet you at the station if you let us know when you expect to arrive.

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