The Monk Within
The monk is said to be one who ‘truly seeks God', a universal archetype within the human person. This session will share the spirituality and meanings of the monk for today. Laurence Freeman is...
Monastery Without Walls
Spiritual friendship is essential for the human journey if we are to develop well. An exploration of what forms work best, what we have to learn from traditional forms and what may no longer work so...
Temple People
God's people have always encountered God on the road. How come we ended up building temples? Tips on how to use worship spaces to recall us to the pilgrim people we really are. Richard Giles is...
Helen House Founder
In a culture where bureaucracy prevails, friendship and practical support is what families with a child or children with lifeshortening illnesses crave. Sister Frances Dominica created Helen House,...
Why Do I Do This Every Day?
Why do I do this every day? Many adults still don't know what they want to be when they grow up. Fraser outlines the factors that contribute to career disaffection, and suggests some ways...
Speaker(s): Fraser DyerJust War – Just Intervention?
Just war, just intervention? From a Cold War to Virtual War, what constitutes a just cause, who authorizes it and what might the impact be? Mike Elliott is a part-time prison chaplain and...
Love Life / Cry Wisdom – 1
How can we shape our lives in the midst of powerful forces, ideas, attractions and desires? Where can we find a wisdom that faces reality and rings true? Micheal and David join to speak about their...
Dr Who – Return of a TV Legend
Paul Cornell is a novelist and a television and comics writer. He wrote the episode ‘Father's Day' for the revival of Doctor Who, and has worked for 2000AD, Coronation Street and Casualty. His...
My name is Maggi…relavaholic
My name is Maggi, and I'm a relevaholic … Is the pursuit of relevance and cultural consumerism a demand of the gospel, or an addiction of 21st century western culture? Maggi Dawn is an Anglican...
Re-inventing the Wheel
Reinventing the wheel? An exploration of planning, delivering and experiencing worship in contemporary culture. Maggi Dawn is an Anglican priest, and Chaplain of King's College, Cambridge. She is...
Civil Partnerships/Gay Marriages
Civil partnerships? Gay marriages? A Christian and Parliamentary look at the issues. Alistair Carmichael MP A supporter of, variously, Amnesty International, Jubilee Scotland and the Fair Trade...
Money, Money, Money
What are the political processes and arrangements behind its creation? Simon Mouatt and Peter Challen jointly apply their expertise to these questions, and explain how monetary reform could transform...
TreesClappingMountainsSkipping
An adventure into biblical ecology and its importance for the 21st Century. John Bell is an itinerant member of the Iona Community. Among his spiritual ancestors, he is pleased to recognise Ehud the...
Speaker(s): John BellGod’s Funnybone
God's funny bone A serious review of implicit and explicit biblical humour too long sidelined by religion. John Bell is an itinerant member of the Iona Community. Among his spiritual ancestors, he...
Speaker(s): John BellSubversive Potential of Song
The subversive potential of Christian song Exploring how everything from ‘Away in a Manger' to ‘Hillsong' and ‘Willow Creek' affect faith for good or ill.
Speaker(s): John Bell