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Speaker(s): Chris Sonnex
Disappointment, Doubt, and Other Spiritual Gifts
Explore the hidden and humbling side of the spiritual journey. We are small, sensitive creatures with short lifespans in a world that is chaotic, capricious, and mysterious. But failures and...
Speaker(s): Mark YaconelliSexuality, Struggle and Saintliness
LGBTQ issues are a hot topic in many churches. Some believe we are following the lead of wider society as we become more inclusive, but Christians have often been pioneers willing to take on...
Speaker(s): Savi HensmanScars Across Humanity
Every three seconds, a young girl is married without consenting, somewhere across the world to a much older man. Along with female infanticide, domestic abuse, prostitution, rape and honour killings,...
Speaker(s): Elaine StorkeyGrace Wroe
Grace grew up at Greenbelt. Since graduating in social policy from Bristol University she has worked in a centre for vulnerable women in King's Cross, London and is now a Restorative Justice...
Nuclear: Necessary or Nonsense
70 years on from the horrors of Hiroshima, the UK government is still in thrall to the nuclear option. Why does there seem so little appetite for seriously considering the benefits of scrapping...
Speaker(s): Bruce KentThe Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age
Marina shares some of the amazing stories from her new book about her work with The Forgiveness Project – with the chance to join in discussion. Marina is an award-winning journalist and founder...
Speaker(s): Marina CantacuzinoWhy Are We Still Locking People Up And Throwing Away The Key?
Our society sends lots of people to prison and often writes them off after release. They struggle to find homes, work and community. But could things be different, with no one unfairly disadvantaged...
Speaker(s): Catherine De SouzaJo Musker-Sherwood
Jo's passion for climate justice stems from her time volunteering with the Church in Peru and a year working with asylum seekers and refugees. Over the last three years Jo has worked as Director of...
7 artists that’ll take you on a rollicking round-the-world adventure
We're proud of the diversity on display at Greenbelt, with artists appearing from every far-flung corner of our lovely planet. Here are a few of our top picks to take you on a whistle-stop...
Video-Games Aren’t What You Think They Are
GeekDad Gamer Andy Robertson writes about this year's plans for video-game programming at the festival ... Greenbelt took a risk on video-games last year with its Interact programme, and it...
Mohamed Adow
Mohamed Adow, a Kenyan, leads Christian Aid's global climate policy and advocacy work. He observes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other climate change and...
Matt Lawrence
Having trained both in Fine Art and Illustration, since the late 1980's Matt has worked as a commercial artist in a variety of guises - Travel Illustrator; Book and Magazine illustration; Court...
Thabang Tabane | Sibusile Xaba
An explosive collaboration of two trailblazers from South Africa's avant-garde, Thabang Tabane and Sibusile Xaba sit firmly at the helm of a new wave of cutting edge South African roots...
St Martin’s Voices from St Martin-in-the-Fields
St Martin's Voices from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, with their Director of Music Andrew Earis, explore through word and song some of the great music of our religious heritage. In 2013 St...