25 July
We are honoured to welcome Dr Erica Hunter, University of Cambridge, to lead a session of the Eastern Christianity in Interfaith Contexts Reading Group.
The reading material will be circulated to those who will register in advance.
Here are the details of this fascinating session.

Topic: Commemorating the Saints at Turfan: Mart Shir and Mar Barshabba
Speaker: Dr Erica Hunter, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
Chair: Professor Sebastian Brock, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK
Date: Mon, 25 July, 2022
Time: 17:00-18:00 BST | 9:00-10:00 PT | 12:00-13:00 ET
Venue: Online
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