# Event Details - **Event Name**: Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Perfecting Love and the public sphere? Towards a Wesleyan social ethics for a fractured world.About this EventYou are warmly invited to join us either in-person or online for the second on Thursday 22 January 2026This year's lecture will be provided by Professor Dion Forster, Professor of Public Theology & Ethics in the Department of Beliefs & Practices, School of Religion & Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.This lecture asks how perfecting love might inhabit the public sphere as an expression of Wesleyan social ethics for a fractured world. In the spirit of Scripture and Conference, embodied by Brian Beck, the lecture considers the promises and perils of diverse and sometimes divergent Methodisms that are shaped by migration, contextual, and global entanglements, and explores how these can serve, and hinder, the common good.Honouring Brian's legacy his family established the Brian E Beck Memorial Fund to support teaching and research into Methodist theologies. Donations are invited in Brian's memory https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/50b8cc50-ca09-11f0-8721-136e9ec8fb21-rimg-w1200-h362-dc141f4c-gmir.jpg If you are attending in-person we would strongly recommend using public transport where possible including the Cambridge Park & Ride service.The closest pay and display car park would be at Shire Hall which is only 2 minutes walk from our premises.Programme?: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PMArrivalInfo: An opportunity to explore our new premises.?: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PMBrian E Beck Memorial Lecture 2026Host: Dion ForsterInfo: Perfecting Love and the public sphere? Towards a Wesleyan social ethics for a fractured world. The lecture will be available online as well as in-person?: 04:00 PMIn-person WorshipInfo: A short service following the lecture?: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PMRefreshments - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/brian-e-beck-memorial-lecture/100001848290650089 - **Event Categories**: business, nonprofit, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Wesley House Cambridge - **lat**: 52.2117091 - **long**: 0.114063 - **full address**: Wesley House Cambridge, 24 Castle Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/01ce96000ceb2832e6d0b49a925bd1b594ce45e349be0e76c152e94fac284864-rimg-w1200-h600-dc193460-gmir.jpg?v=1764080224 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture being held? - **A:** Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture takes place on Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Wesley House Cambridge, 24 Castle Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture? - **A:** Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture is organized by Wesley House. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cambridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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