Events from the 01 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 Reset
‘Once a Johnian’ Formals are vocation themed formal dinners to which all Johnians are warmly invited.
16 January 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
St John‘s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RJ
06 February 2025
This event will explore Canon Sarah Snyder’s international peacebuilding work, including the Rose Castle project, which promotes reconciliation within and between Christian communities.
20 February 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
LRC Lecture Room St John‘s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RJ
Join us for a panel discussion with the editors of Picturing Peace (Jan 2025), Prof. Jolyon Mitchell, Prof. Jonathan Long, Dr Pippa Oldfield and Dr Tom Allbeson. Following this will be a drinks reception for all those who attend.
05 March 2025
Join us for a book presentation of The Poetics of Prophecy (Cambridge University Press), where Dr Yosefa Raz explores how Romantic poetry and biblical scholarship intertwine in the reinvention of prophecy. In conversation with Dr Yael Almog, MLAC, she examines the dynamics of prophecy – its back and forth movement between authority and anxiety, strength and weakness –—across British, German, and Hebrew literary traditions.
08 May 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
For one special afternoon, St John’s College invites you to explore its hidden gardens — a rare opportunity to discover this secluded green haven on the Durham peninsula. Usually closed to the public, the gardens stretch from the historic South Bailey to the banks of the River Wear, encompassing terraced lawns, riverside walks, and colourful planting framed by medieval walls and towers.
04 June 2025
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Reunion for the class 1982 - 1985 and friends
02 August 2025
Celebrate a 50 year reunion
22 August 2025 - 25 August 2025
20 Year Reunion
29 August 2025 - 31 August 2025
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