We were very lucky at Scarborough Sixth Form College to have a visit a few weeks ago from the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu. Whilst on his tour of the local area, visiting places such as St Catherine’s hospice, a selection of local schools and of course sampling the famous fish and chips, he stopped by to answer some pressing questions from my students. Here is a summary of some of his most notable quotes that could be used in an exam, as all questions were linked to parts of the spec:
Salvation/ Death and Afterlife:
- “Nobody is outside the love of God”
- “Hell is the description of unimaginable emptiness”
- “I have studied many religions, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism and Islam and yet I chose Christianity as my path. Salvation is a gift from God that is not attainable through good behaviour. Hell is a place where God is absent, when we are separated from God, the results are pretty dire.”
- “Salvation is a gift, you don’t earn it. You either receive it or reject it”
- “Salvation is now not in future” (similar to Gutierrez ‘Kingdom of God’ in Liberation Theology)
Christianity in a Multi-Faith Society: