I came across virtual theology via a comment from Simons blog.

Paul and Simon have come up with a great idea, the Bluffers Guide to Theology:

An introduction to Christian Doctrine for everyone!

This is a chance to grapple with the central questions of Christian theology. Done with the minimum of jargon and the maximum of approachability, we hope to engage you in serious theology in a relaxed way. We’ll try and answer your questions, and maybe add some new ones of our own. So here it is, a once in a lifetime’s opportunity: The Bluffer’s Guide to Christian Doctrine is running for one season only. It’s free, it’s fun, and who knows – you might learn something new!

A series of eight talks:

* Thursday July 7th God – why he doesn’t exist!
* Thursday July 14th Jesus – who is he?
* Thursday July 21st Jesus – what did he do?
* Thursday July 28th Holy Spirit – the eternal gooseberry?
* Thursday August 4th Why bother with the church?
* Thursday August 11th The end of the world and other stories …
* Thursday August 18th Reading scripture with the creed
* Thursday August 25th Keeping faith with doctrine

The summer school is free:

* Free of charge
* Free of textbooks
* Free of homework
* Free of assessment

The teachers will be Paul Roberts & Simon Taylor.

Paul and Simon both have doctorates in theology. They thought it was about time they put them to some use! In their spare time they are vicar and curate of two parishes in Bristol.

Thursday evenings in July and August.
8pm – 9.30pm.
Venue: III (Bar Three), aka The Mauritania, 9 Park Street, Bristol. UK.

If, like me, you are too far away from Bristol to enjoy or partake they are being kind enough to blog about it and post the talks up as mp3s. If you have iTunes you can podcast