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Dear Straight People – a manifesto for change

Since coming out during a sermon in 2006, Kelvin Holdsworth has been an activist for gay rights in the church and beyond. He believes the battle against faith-based homophobia can be won if straight...
Speaker(s): Kelvin Holdsworth

The Vicar of Gogglebox

A wedding dance video clip goes viral and suddenly the Rev Kate Bottley is starring on primetime Channel 4. She talks us through her experiences and wonders if all this telly stuff is an unexpected...
Speaker(s): Kate Bottley

Life doesn’t come with a pretty bow

Long term suffering is rarely spoken about in church yet is a constant narrative for Bible characters. Katharine Welby-Roberts lives with long term mental health problems and thinks we should talk...
Speaker(s): Katharine Welby-Roberts

Primania: Who’s paying for your clothes?

Fast fashion. The age of Primark. When you buy a T-shirt for £2 who is really paying the price? The Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh showed it's time for a fashion revolution....
Speaker(s): Katherine Maxwell-Rose

A Vocabulary for Pain

Reclaiming the unique Jewish-Christian tradition of lament as an antidote to upset, anger, depression and bewilderment, both at an individual and a corporate level. Once described in his...
Speaker(s): John Bell

A Thistle in a Field of Roses

Some perspectives on England from a frequent Scottish visitor, taking in issues like regionalisation and ‘Londonisation'. Once described in his denomination's magazine as looking like a...
Speaker(s): John Bell

Sadaqa Day: putting faith into action

With a young and growing Muslim population alongside an established Christian community in Britain, is there scope for more social action work to be done together? Sadaqa Day is a day of social...
Speaker(s): Julie Siddiqi

Syria – who are the good guys?

Is there an end in sight for the Syrian crisis, now in its fifth year? We are becoming numbed by the scale of the suffering. Are there any good guys? How can we as Christians make sense of it all? A...
Speaker(s): Jeremy Moodey

A Lot Like Eve

Pioneering chaplain to the world of fashion, Rev Joanna Jepson peels back the layers and explores how it is that fashion has the power to both enslave and liberate, and why it matters. Joanna Jepson...
Speaker(s): Joanna Jepson

Pursuing the Common Good

Christians need to leave behind tired debates about women and sexuality and deal with avoided issues like mental health, criminal justice and responsibly rearing children. Once described in his...
Speaker(s): John Bell

War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification

Palestine is being globalised. Do we see in Israel's occupation and ‘war on terrorism' in Palestine a microcosm of wider relations between the archipelago of the world's richest countries and...
Speaker(s): Jeff Halper

On Helplessness

Looking at a range of thinkers from Augustine to Freud, Giles Fraser will argue that admitting our own fundamental helplessness is the first move of all morality. Giles Fraser is priest in charge of...
Speaker(s): Giles Fraser

Where Are We Headed in Israel/Palestine? ‘Judaization’ and the Rise of the One-State Solution

Israel now effectively rules all of Israel/ Palestine, with the Palestinians of the Occupied Territories left permanently stateless. There seems to be only one option left – but what would a...
Speaker(s): Jeff Halper

Who are we to Judge?

Self-confessed finger-pointer Fraser Dyer considers how the followers of the one who taught, ‘Judge not, lest ye be judged' got so judgmental. Has social media made us worse? And can we do...
Speaker(s): Fraser Dyer

Thomas Merton today

Contemplative, poet-prophet, social critic, radical disciple. What is it about Thomas Merton, born 100 years ago, that captivates readers seeking to live deeprooted faith in a complex world? Gary...
Speaker(s): Gary Hall