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Why Culture Matters

Abid Hussain (Arts Council), Syima Aslam (Bradford Litfest), Luqman Ali (Khayaal Theatre), Randa Ghazy (Writer / Producer) A conversation on the importance of culture, cultural leadership and the...
Speaker(s): Abid Hussain, Syima Aslam, Christian-Muslim Storytelling: Stories of shared faith from history presented by Khayaal Theatre, Randa Ghazy, Asad Ali Jafri, Luqman Ali

Uplifting the poor

The failure of political leaders to help uplift the poor will be judged a moral failure.” Jim Wallis. Well, politicians are one thing, but consider the role of those of faith – are we uplifting...
Speaker(s): Alison Inglis-Jones

The Real Moana: Waves of God’s Embrace

The integrity of our existence on planet earth is totally bound up with our attitude towards and treatment of creation. This symbiotic relationship within creation, where the earth, air and oceans...
Speaker(s): Most Revd Dr Winston Halapua

Young church leaders are leading now not tomorrow

Many church leaders talk about nurturing the youth as they will be the leaders of tomorrow, but the youth of tomorrow will no longer be the youth! Hear about the church in Polynesia where youth are...
Speaker(s): USPG, Most Revd Dr Winston Halapua

The Second Curve

90-year-old organisational and management guru Charles Handy discusses the changes ahead for all of us in life, work and everything. Future thinking at its best. Regularly cited as one of the...
Speaker(s): Charles Handy

Exchange ideas: More stories of enterprise for the common good

Communities are taking the lead on food, on keeping children safe, and on using assets for The Common Good. Come and hear how! With Jonny Gordon-Fairleigh, Stir to Action, Daily Bread Co-op, and...
Speaker(s): David Alcock

Parable and Paradox

Malcolm Guite explores poems he has written on the sayings of Jesus, along with a sneak preview of his soon to be published book Love, Remember. Poet-priest Malcolm Guite is chaplain of Girton...
Speaker(s): Malcolm Guite

Finding the Sacred in Harry Potter

The Harry Potter books and films have been formative for a generation of young adults - and for the parents and grandparents who read alongside them. Greg draws sacred themes of community,...
Speaker(s): Greg Garrett

Europe: a Nun’s Eye View

Spanish Benedictine theologian and activist Teresa Forcades casts her keen eye over the state of Europe's political, economic and religious affairs in the light of Brexit and the lurch to the...
Speaker(s): Teresa Forcades i Vila

Teresa Forcades i Vila in conversation with Martin Wroe

Most often described as “Europe's most radical nun”, come and hear more about the life and devotion of Sister Teresa Forcades i Vila from Barcelona. By turns a trained physician and theologian...
Speaker(s): Teresa Forcades i Vila

The Ethics of the Zombie Apocalypse

Greg posits that Zombie Apocalypse narratives like The Road and The Walking Dead can help post-9/11 westerners – living in a world full of menace and fear – make meaning and teach us how to live...
Speaker(s): Greg Garrett

What we talk about when we talk about faith, doubt, hope & love

Scribbling fieldnotes for living a good life and drawing on their forthcoming book The 95, longterm Greenbelters Malcolm Doney and Martin Wroe wonder if there's another way of talking about all...
Speaker(s): Malcolm Doney, Martin Wroe, The 95

Queer Virtue: The Power of Queerness to Reform and Revitalise Christian Faith

Authentic Christianity is and must be Queer." That is Liz Edman's provocative premise. She argues that queerness is a lens that can help all of us better understand and navigate an authentic...
Speaker(s): Elizabeth Edman

How to talk about Israel/ Palestine without getting your knickers in a twist

When it comes to the Palestinian and Israeli conflict, feelings on both sides of the divide run high. Accusations are flung like confetti with words like war-crimes and antisemitism peppering the...

From Balfour to May: Why “the wrong kind of Jews” have always been right

It's 100 years this November since the Balfour Declaration set in motion the Israel/Palestine conflict. Robert Cohen, a voice of Jewish dissent, charts a path of principled protest that challenges...
Speaker(s): Robert Cohen