Lindisfarne Ushaw Lecture
We are delighted to welcome Professor Michelle Brown as our guest lecturer for the 2026 Lindisfarne Ushaw Lecture.
Her talk, “Bede and the Theory of Everything” will draw on our rich history of the church in the North East, exploring Bede’s approach to Christian scholarship and understanding – his ‘theory of everything’.
The lecture takes place on Monday 19 October, 7.00pm (for a 7.30pm start) in the Francis Thompson Room at Ushaw Historic House.
The event is free (or pay as you wish) but booking is essential. We anticipate high demand and places are limited, so we encourage you to book early. Please visit https://ushaw.org/
Michelle Brown FSA is Professor Emerita of Medieval Manuscript Studies, SAS, University of London and a Visiting Professor at University College London. She is an Honorary Lay Canon of Truro Cathedral and a Lay Worship Leader in the Parish of the Upper Skerne, Co. Durham. She was formerly Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the British Library and a Lay Canon and Chapter Member of St Paul’s Cathedral, London.
View the Lindisfarne Ushaw Lecture 2026 flyer
We have enjoyed a wide range of guest lecturers and topics over recent years:
Lindisfarne Ushaw Lecture 2025 Revd Dr Gavin Wakefield, “What did the saints do for us? Living in a storied landscape”
Lindisfarne Alumni Lecture 2024 Revd Dr Evie Vernon, “Chanting Down Babylon”
Lindisfarne Alumni Lecture 2023 Bishop Arun Arora, “A new Northern Saint” Charles Freer Andrews, “Christ’s First Apostle”
Lindisfarne Alumni Lecture 2022 The Ven Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, “How to eat Bread” – Criticising the sacred: reading the Bible with integrity both as Christians and Theologians
Lindisfarne Alumni Lecture 2021 Bishop Paul Bayes, ‘Northern Lights’ – what it means to do theology with a northern accent
Lindisfarne Alumni Lecture 2020 Bishop John Pritchard, ‘How is the gospel good news for 21st century Britain?’
Lindisfarne Alumni Lecture 2019 Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley, ‘Blessed, Broken, Restored?’ Brexit and the Language of Faith
