Dodgy Theology and Dodgy Politics : The Rise of ISIS, the Far Right and Trump – co-incidence or connected?
Asking if all the above is a coincidence or somehow connected, Salma Yaqoob explores the mainstreaming of Islamophobia through policies such as Trump's ‘Muslim ban', arguing that this is just...
Speaker(s): Salma YaqoobI Thought There Would Be Cake
Life never turns out as we expected. With empathy and humour, Katharine Welby-Roberts unpacks everyday issues of blame, self-doubt and identity to help us think about how we might live life a little...
Speaker(s): Katharine Welby-RobertsExchange inspiration: What difference does co-operative ownership make?
Does being a co-operative make you more likely to be for The Common Good? Why?Featuring Vivian Woodell, Founder, the Phone Co-op, Pete Westall, Group General Manager For Colleague & Co-operative...
Speaker(s): Pete Westall, Vivian WoodellCathedrals and Commerce : The challenge facing large churches
Large churches are getting involved in enterprise activity to stay open – but didn't Jesus turn over the tables of the money changers? How can we find the right way through commerce and...
Speaker(s): Alison Inglis-Jones, Cliff MillsIsrael and Palestine: How did we end up here?
After 6 decades of conflict, the situation in Israel and Palestine continues to be marked by occupation, fear, violence, poverty and the routine denial of human rights. How did we end up here? In the...
Bibles, Bombs and Bolt Cutters – Why a Quaker & a Methodist Reverend Broke Into an Airbase.
Sam and Dan will discuss how the decision to try and prevent war crimes, which has led them to face trial, was rooted in faith. As well, how you too can take action, in small ways and big, against...
The Enemy Within
Being a British Muslim for the past decade or so has been a brutal affair. Sayeeda Warsi brings her unique perspective to bear on cultural difference, counter-terrorism, religious freedom,...
Speaker(s): Baroness Sayeeda WarsiThe Art of the Collect
The form of collect is as elegant as a sonnet. It's got five folds, and has poetry and intention at its heart. Join Pádraig Ó Tuama reading poetry and prayers from his new collection of Collects,...
Israel, Its Military, and Us
One Israeli who refused military service probes militarism in Israeli society. How are children taught to become soldiers? What does a militarised economy look like and how is it exported? And what...
Speaker(s): Sahar VardiI Believe God Is Human, It’s the Rest of Us I’m Not Sure About.
Dave Tomlinson's manifesto for a marriage of faith and humanism, based on his latest book, Black Sheep and Prodigals: an Antidote to Black and White Religion. Dave Tomlinson is a vicar and author of...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonThe Word of Reprieve
The Common Good? The death penalty, torture, rendition, detention without trial and assassination: Donald Trump's solutions to the world's problems. Awarded an OBE for "humanitarian services", Clive...
Speaker(s): Clive Stafford SmithGlobal poverty: from charity to justice?
We live in a world where more people have access to a mobile phone than a toilet, and we are desperate to respond. But is aid the solution the world requires? This talk suggest that the focus of...
Speaker(s): Justin ThackerPlace
‘Place' is back on the agenda today, with news stories being dominated by questions of local belonging and cultural identity. Andrew Rumsey's new book, ‘Parish', is a timely consideration...
Speaker(s): Andrew RumseyEnglish Pastoral
With nationalism of all kinds on the rise, what future for ‘Little England'? Might xenophobia and extremism be counteracted by a more pastoral patriotism, relocating our ‘longing for home' in...
Speaker(s): Andrew RumseyINTER-ACT: Loss, Cancer, and Minecraft: A playable poem about saying goodbye
Andy Robertson, Adam Clarke, Victoria BennettJoin Minecraft artist and Stampy collaborator, Adam Clarke, and poet, Victoria Bennett, as they share their unique playable Minecraft poem “My...