Revd Dr Derek Tidball is the former Principal of London School of Theology and has previously chaired various national Evangelical organisations, including serving as Vice President of the Evangelical Alliance (UK). He currently chairs the Alliance’s council. He is the author of Who Are the Evangelicals? Recently he gave an interview to KEDS concerning various matters relating to global Evangelicalism.

From this Summer King's Evangelical Divinity School (formerly Midlands Bible College and Divinity School) now offers a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Theology, with a special focus on Evangelical Theology, by distance learning. The programme is accredited by the University of Wales, Lampeter. This full-time and part-time (minimum one year, maximum three years) postgraduate degree is available from 31 July and students may start at any time during the calendar year.

The postgraduate Theology programme is a taught Master's degree allowing students to select study areas of particular interest in theology. The substantial thesis element also enables students to undertake an extended area of research and writing in the subject of their own choosing. The MA degree course as a whole offers scholarly academic studies that develop students' understanding of important aspects of Evangelical Theology.

For further details visit the MA page.

King's Principal Dr Calvin Smith will be speaking across Australia again this July. The main feature of his itinerary is a joint conference on biblical interpretation with Revd Jacob Prasch, visiting lecturer at King's and Director of Moriel Ministries. The conference, which runs from 10th - 12th July at the Belgrave Heights Conference Centre, near Melbourne, is entitled The Word of God for the People of God. Full details (including accommodation options) and a booking form can be found in the conference brochure. During the conference Dr Smith's new edited book The Jews, Modern Israel and the New Supercessionism: Resources for Christians will be available.

Please consider attending what promises to be an exciting and challenging conference aimed specifically at lay Christians seeking to move to the next stage of serious, in-depth Bible study. It would also be good to see some of King's various Australian students come to the conference. Indeed, if sufficient students make plans to attend we will be holding several additional sessions aimed specifically at them and their studies. Therefore, if you are a KEDS student please do email the college once you have booked your place, allowing us to make our arrangements accordingly.

As last year, after the conference dr Smith will be speaking at various other churches and venues in Australia. For details of his itinerary please contact Moriel Australia administrator and conference organiser Marg Godwin. Her contact details can be found on the above conference brochure.

A new book edited by King's Principal Calvin L. Smith, entitled The Jews, Modern Israel and the New Supercessionism: Resources for Christians is published today. It is aimed at lay Christians, church leaders and Bible college students and explores the relationship between the Jews, the Church and Israel, together with the rise of the new supercessionism within Evangelicalism today and how to respond to it both biblically and theologically.

Full details of the book, which has been endorsed by leading Evangelical scholars such as Walter Kaiser, and Darrell Bock, can be found on the book's own website, www.thechurchandisrael.com, including a contents page, endorsements in support of the book, and biographical notes for each of the contributors. This website also includes an interview with the book's editor (also available on this site's Talks With Scholars page) who provides additional details about the book's contents and discusses its relevance in light of what is happening in the Church and how Christian responses to Israel is symptomatic of a wider ideological conflict taking place within Evangelicalism at the present time.

The Jews, Modern Israel and the New Supercessionism is currently available through Amazon and the King's eShop (see menu on the right of this page). Provided you cite the book's ISBN it can also be ordered through local and chain bookshops.