JESUS: CHRIST OR CONMAN?

Tuesday 30th September: 4.45pm @ SU (5-7pm)

Speaker: Peter S. Williams BA MA MPhil - a philosopher with a number of books to his name and a particular expertise in working with Students.

He is experienced as a speaker in Universities, Colleges, schools and churches, and has participated in debate with a number of atheists, including American Philosopher Professor Michael Martin (cf. 'Head to Head: A Theism Debate') and British secular humanist Peter Hearty of the national secular society (cf. 'Evolution vs. Intelligent Design').

Studied philosophy at Cardiff (BA), Sheffield (MA) and The University of East Anglia (MPhil)

"Many great and unusual claims have been made over the years by celebrities and other famous and powerful characters:

"I'm the King of the World, I'm the greatest" claimed Muhammed Ali,
"Im Invincible" claimed the James Bond Villain Boris Grishenko shortly before his death!
"I truly believe I can be president of the US if I really want to" claims Will Smith.

Some big claims! But how many people have claimed to be God and been taken seriously? Jesus's, life and claims were extraordinary but was this just another deluded claim from the celebrity of the day? Was Jesus a cunningly, clever conman who managed to fool generations through to this very day, or is it just possible that he could be the person he claimed to be?

Jesus: Christ or Conman? - a debate looking into the claims and life of Jesus. Ever wondered whether Jesus could be who he said he was? Or maybe you wonder how anyone could be so foolish, perhaps, as to believe that Jesus could be God? This debate could be for you!

 There will be an open time at the end for questions from the audience.