Dawkins, Hawking and the Simpsons: Science and religion in the media
The dialogue of science and religion is often mediated through the pronouncements of celebrity scientists, science fiction and comedy. David Wilkinson takes us on a tour of this world, seeing both...
As British as Fish & Chips?
A look at Muslim identity today and how it may be adapting itself to modern-day Britain. Dilwar Hussain is director of the Islamic Foundation. His research interests include Islam in the modern...
Don’t shoot the messenger
After the revolutions that swept the Arab world via Facebook this spring, an experienced war journalist asks if there is still a place for traditional reporters in the mainstream media. BBC foreign...
Abolitionist Conversations: Can technology and social media be a catalyst for real social change
Two of the foremost leaders in their fields, the professor David Batstone and Erik Lammerding, come together for a creative discussion that will explore innovative ways in which technology, social...
The Dalit Struggle for Liberation and Humanity
Some 300 million people worldwide suffer from caste discrimination, the majority in India, the former “untouchables”. They have the most menial tasks in their societies and are treated as lesser...
Speaker(s): David Haslam, Garth HewittA Just Church
What does liberation theology actually look like in 21st century Britain? How can the church respond faithfully to issues like war, climate change and vast global inequalities. Chris Howson explores...
Dancing in Millbank
Chris Howson reflects on the growing resistance to the cutbacks in society. How might churches respond in solidarity with students, workers, those on benefits and anyone else struggling under the...
Friendship, the Forgotten Gift
The best friendships are kind, intimate, loving, affectionate and fun. If they offer so much, why are they often so low on our list of priorities? Clare Catford argues that as we learn to befriend...
Selling Your Soul for a Pair of Flip Flops
Christian Aid believes we are sorely lacking a critical theology of capitalism, and especially a Christian understanding of taxation. What are taxes? Why are they important? How are the poor hurt by...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenHow My Faith Took Me to Prison
As the prophet Isaiah said around 2,750 years ago, “Integrity will bring peace, justice give everlasting security”. In January this year Chris Cole was sentenced to a month's imprisonment in...
Britain and the Arab Spring: A chance for an historic new relationship
A look at how these seismic events will force Britain to re-evaluate its entire relationship with the region. The old cosy relationship with dictators will have to end. Chris Doyle is the director...
Christian Identity in a Multi-faith Context
They're all going to hell unless they convert... It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere... We're God's children, they're children of the devil... all religions are...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenHow Christians Could Destroy the World in Five Minutes (And How to be Sure we Don’t)
When we strip away distractions, we often find some simple patterns at work in life, including the spiritual life. Brian McLaren talks about a four-season pattern he has observed widely – a pattern...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenNaked Spirituality: Four stages in the spiritual life
Imagine a single political domino that, if pushed, would create a chain reaction leading to global nuclear war. Now imagine that this political domino is actually a matter of (evangelical and...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenBig Society: Big state, big deal, big con?
Does the Big Society abandon justice in favour of charity? Or does welfare state thinking detract from love of neighbour, making us too dependent on the government? A discussion chaired by Simon...
Speaker(s): Niall Cooper