St Hild Centre for Christian Spirituality
The St Hild Centre for Christian Spirituality offers opportunities to further your study of the Christian spiritual traditions. A range of modules is available each year, which may be taken either as freestanding courses or as part of a pathway towards a Durham University award.
In 2025-6, in addition to our existing undergraduate ‘Introduction to Spirituality and Discipleship’, we are offering
- ‘Texts and Traditions in Christian Spirituality’: in the autumn term of 2025, we’ll explore a range of spiritual traditions including biblical, Baptist, Catholic, Black British, Franciscan, and Carmelite interfaith approaches.
- Julian of Norwich: an intensive study of Julian, her background, theology, and influence over 10 weeks in the summer term of 2026, including an optional retreat weekend at Cliffe College May 16/17.
These new modules open the door to full postgraduate awards (PG Cert, PG Diploma or MA) largely or completely devoted to the study of Spirituality.
Sample Postgraduate Certificate over one year:
Now that our OfS registration will make student finance available to fund postgraduate awards for eligible students, this might be a great time to revisit your ambition for further study!
Alongside these academic studies, we’ll be offering a retreat or quiet day every term, online or in person, and a monthly evening reflection group for those of you who would appreciate a more regular spirituality check-in, in company with St Hild friends old and new.
More details coming soon.