Working for the church while your family dies
Graham Cray is Bishop of Maidstone, a former chair of Greenbelt and now chair of Soul Survivor. He led the team that wrote 'Mission-Shaped Church ' and speaks on citizenship, among other things. He...
Disciples and Citizens
Graham Cray is Bishop of Maidstone, a former chair of Greenbelt and now chair of Soul Survivor. He led the team that wrote 'Mission-Shaped Church ' and speaks on citizenship, among other things. He...
I was hungry and Islamic Relief fed me
In a world of religious division, directors from Islamic Relief and Christian Aid ask if Muslims and Christians can work together to eradicate poverty. With Hany El-Sanna. Dr Hany El Banna is...
How to write a christian bestseller for secular
G P Taylor went from being an Anglican priest to a publishing sensation. He discusses why it is the duty of people of faith to proclaim their good news through the print media, giving plenty of time...
Learning to be Church: Unpacking the Emerging
Unpacking 'emerging Church' as an ecumenical model for change and reform in the life of contemporary churches. Doug Gay is a lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Glasgow and a Church...
Breaking up Britain – How to be a Christian Nationalist
A reflection on the recent election success of the Scottish National Party, making a case for why and how Christians should support nationalist parties. Doug Gay is a lecturer in Practical Theology...
In Conversation BBC Five Live’s Simon Mayo
Douglas Alexander MP was appointed Secretary of State for International Development in June. He was previously Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland. Born in Glasgow in...
Both sides of the wall
Wisam and Fuad talk of the shattering impact of the Separation Wall on both their communities. You may have seen the wall encircling the Palestinian territories on television, but you probably...
The Devil and Me
One in three people in Britain say they believe in the Devil, but what do they mean? From exorcisms and child abuse to films, folklore and the real-life Church of Satan, Cole investigates what the...
Speaker(s): Cole MoretonReading the news
How is the big story reported, why is that so, and how should we respond as citizens and believers? Cole decodes the headlines, explodes the myths and roots out the deeper meanings in the news. Cole...
Speaker(s): Cole MoretonFinding a second innocence
How to become re-enchanted with Christianity, discover a grown-up faith you can believe in, develop a spirituality that is liberating and life-affirming, and find ways to grow as a person. Dave...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonShaping memory, seeking vision scripture and
How does our past bear on the present? What kind of people change history? How do we face tragedy and loss? Do our times offer a strange new jazz of possibility? Introduced by David Ford . Micheal...
Women at the well: Muslim & Christian women
A well is a place of encounter. Taking this image as a starting point, Wahida and Dilly reflect on their faith, their sacred texts and their nourishing exchange wi th 'the other'. Dilly Baker works...
Abraham under the “Teaching Oak”
The biblical story is far greener than we thought. How to embrace deep ecological insights without the fuzzy New Age cosmology. Ched Myers is an activist and theologian. He has written half a dozen...
Guns and knives and bleeding hearts
What do you do when your community is confronted by shootings and stabbings and is under siege by the media. A panel including Ann Morisy and Bob Holman unpack the problems of violence, explore the...