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    <p class="news-item-summary">Swansea University’s Theology 2013/14 public lecture series continues with a lecture by the Reverend Dr John Gillibrand.</p>

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        <p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><img src="/media/Reverend Dr John Gillibrand..jpg"
alt="Reverend Dr John Gillibrand" title="Reverend Dr John Gillibrand" />The Theology Public Lecture Programme at Swansea University was first set up by the Reverend Nigel John, Senior Chaplain at the University and has featured internationally respected Church leaders and world renowned academics who have spoken on a range of different topics.</p>
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<p><strong>Lecture title:</strong><em> Disabled Church - Disabled Society</em></p>
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<p><strong>Speaker: </strong>The Reverend Dr John Gillibrand</p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong>Monday 24th March 2014</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 7.00pm</p>
<p><strong>Venue: </strong>James Callaghan Lecture</p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">The Reverend Gillibrand is a Vicar in the Church in Wales whose book 'Disabled Church - Disabled Society'was shortlisted for The Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing in2013. In this lecture he will discuss public services for people with disabilities and their carers.</p>
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