The world is the poor’s and everything in it?
In South America the church has proved itself as a vehicle of liberation of the poor. In what ways could this inform the church in the current economic recession? Does this focus remove biblical...
Speaker(s): Margaret HebblethwaiteWhat Women (In The Church) Want
What do women want for a church that has been run by men? How will things change as they become bishops? What would the Christian tradition look like if the patriarchs hadn't eclipsed the...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett, Vicky Beeching, Marika Rose, Rachel MannWhat’s on the plinth?
Student Academy: The Revolution will be Spiritualised
Please leave your pocketsized Jesus firmly in your tent! This SPEAK-led session looks at Jesus the Revolutionary and some of the groundshaking, radical parts of the Bible. Come to be inspired and...
The Happy Life
Everybody wants to be happy. But what is happiness? Can we learn how to be happier? Andy Parnham and the Livability team will be presenting a session based on their new Happiness Course. They'll be...
Speaker(s): LivabilityThe Spirituality of the Long Distance Runner
An individual, private discipline that can also be conducted in large gatherings. A whole industry that markets products and solutions to its adherents. A religion, right? Yes: running. A...
Speaker(s): Jenny BakerStudent Academy: Life after school
This Student Christian Movement-led session looks at the opportunities available to you once school finishes. SPEAK is a network of students and young adults who pray and campaign about issues of...
Scriptural Reasoning
Have you ever considered reading the Bible with Jews, and the Qur'an with Muslims? This talk brings together Jews, Christians and Muslims to share their distinctive readings of Bible and Qur'an...
Speaker(s): Saleem SeedatStudent Academy: Creative Campaigning
Come along to explore why the Bible could be our greatest campaigning handbook, how campaigning can be more than signing a postcard or marching with a placard, and why we should follow in the...
Life begins… In Death
What do each of the Abrahamic faiths say about life after death? What are the important differences? And how might those enrich and help us understand our own and other traditions better? And do...
Life Begins…when All are welcomed!
Lucy Winkett will chair a panel including John Bell, David Stephenson, Hazel Bradley and Richard Keagan-Bull to explore their own experiences of the challenge and gift of people with learning...
Speaker(s): Lucy WinkettRadical Theology: A Critical Discussion?
The radical theology movement is one that draws on new philosophical movements and is willing to embrace positions such as the death of God. But is this any more than an intellectual trip for a few...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin, Marika Rose, Lucy WinkettHuman Enhancement – is it wrong?
We can redesign what it means to be human. We can use technology to enhance our physical, emotional and maybe even spiritual selves. But, should we? Does it simply change individuals or could it...
Kairos: a time for Action!
The launch of the UK response to the Kairos call of the Palestinian Christians, with Sami Awad, Mark Braverman, Warren Bardsley, Mary Grey and the authors of Kairos Palestine UK. Chaired by Chris...
Liberty is Near!
Garth Hewitt sings the Chartist Hymnbook and Mike Sanders explores the role of hymns in Chartism, whose activism prefigured the Liberation Theology of our own era. Singer/songwriter and author Garth...
Speaker(s): Garth Hewitt