Biblical Apocalyptic background and its effects - Our first speaker is Dr Julia McKinley of the National Bible Society of Ireland. For her PhD in Jewish - Christian Dialogue, she studied the biblical apocalyptic texts in detail and she loves the way these passages open up multiple insights when a variety of readers engage with them together. Julie is married to the Revd Philip McKinley, with whom she has four children. A recording of her talk, "Visions of the Apocalypse: how 'new world' thinking developed", can be made available to those who missed it.