‘Born to give us second birth’: a feminist rediscovery of the original Nicene creed

18 Feb 2025

‘Born to give us second birth’: a feminist rediscovery of the original Nicene creed

Overview The lecture recounts the author’s personal journey from someone once wary of the Nicene Creed and critical of its patriarchal origins to a discovery of the subversive potential of its initial drafting at Nicaea.

Speaker Dr Susan Durber

About the speaker Minister of the United Reformed Church in the UK, and the World Council of Churches President from Europe. Dr Durber has served local churches and as Theology Advisor at Christian Aid. She was Principal of Westminster College, Cambridge.

Passage: The lecture recounts the author’s personal journey from someone once wary of the Nicene Creed and critical of its patriarchal origins to a discovery of the subversive potential of its initial drafting at Nicaea.