Michael Ramsey Lecture 2026: Listening to the Music of the Soul

Bishop of Chelmsford Guli Francis-Dehqani gives the second Michael Ramsey public theology lecture on how music and the arts can transform pain and deepen faith.

The second Public Theology Lecture in the Michael Ramsey Series, presented by the Michael Ramsey Professor of Faith, Culture and the Arts at Canterbury Cathedral and the University of Kent. The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford, offers reflections on how music and the arts can help transform our pain and enable engagement with the complexities of life and faith, drawing on her book Listening to the Music of the Soul, the Archbishop of York's 2025 Advent Book. The talk lasts 90 minutes, with doors opening at 6:10 PM.