Palestine is still the issue…
We can't ignore it and it won't go away. The west's failure to be even-handed and abide by international law allows a dangerous sense of grievance to build - particularly in the Muslim world....
Christian Warriors
Should Christians join the military? Are Christian pacifists naively avoiding reality? Symon's faith inspires him to campaign against militarism; Mike's faith motivates his ministry as a Chaplain...
Don’t Let Them Put You Down
Is it right to assist those who are at the end of their lives, to end their lives? If not, why not? Witness statements come from Lesley Misrahi (qualified in public health and theology), George...
Beautiful Resistance
Sa'id showed us two documents. The first was a certificate, issued by the Government of Palestine in 1920, proving that his olive grove belonged to his family. The second was a letter from the...
Creating Comunities of Celebration
The marketers of the imperial global economy are influencing people all over the planet to live in their fables – their notions of the good life. In this session you are invited to imagine new...
Joining the new conspirators
The global recession may be over, but the volatility isn't. This session will take you on quick tour of some of the new challenges facing us, the poor and the planet over the next decade. You're...
Holy Communion – Sunday Morning
Communion has always contained the sideways look. At Da Vinci's Last Supper table, extending lengthways across a room, the disciples are forced to look not ahead or around at one another, but along...
The Capital Problem
Credit crunch. Recession. Depression. Age of Austerity. Are we waking up to the fact that capitalism is finally broke? Is there a new, softer, kinder, gentler edition of socially responsible...
On Not Being Saved
Stanley Hauerwas will read from his recently published memoir, Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir, focussing on the sections that describe his inability to “get himself saved” and how this...
How I became a theologian
In this session Stanley will focus on the sections of his memoir that describe his formation as a Christian theologian. In 2001 Time magazine named him “America's Best Theologian”. He responded...
The Wounds Of Gaza
Surgeon Swee Ang returned to Gaza in early 2009, and was overwhelmed with the devastation she experienced. Her article on what she found there – The Wounds Of Gaza – proved hugely controversial....
Butchering Community
“The Butchers” bought a lamb at Smithfield market, butchered it on their dining table, cooked and served it for lunch, sharing with friends each Sunday of Lent. Come and hear what motivated the...
South Africa After FIFA
After the Fifa World Cup, what are the hopes and struggles that lie ahead for South Africa in tackling the social divisions and ever widening gap between rich and poor. Born in South Africa,...
The Art of Looking Sideways at Christ
St. Augustine said that “If you understand it, then it is not God”. All religious language is necessarily metaphorical, which has a much better chance of leading us toward the mystical and...
Breaking the Chains of Injustice
Sami Awad is a Palestinian Christian living in Bethlehem. He is the executive director of Holy Land Trust, which seeks to empower the Palestinian community to develop spiritual, pragmatic and...