Amal artist in residence – Greenbelt 2017
As a part of AMAL @ Greenbelt (a brand new venue and programme this summer, showcasing Muslim art, culture, thought and spirituality) we are excited to introduce Mohammed Ali as our 2017/18...
Living Wage Employer
We are pleased to announce that we are now accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Greenbelt, regardless of whether they are direct employees or...
Test Talk
Anjum Anwar, as a Muslim working for an Anglican cathedral, shares her experiences working with Anglican agency Us on the best ways to live with and ease tensions in our interreligious world. Anjum...
Speaker(s): Anjum AnwarA greener festival
Over the last few years we've got rid of allllmost all our single-use plastic (we're still coming for you, cable ties) and managed to halve our festival fuel consumption. Each year we measure our...
Antidote To Bible Study: Part 2 – Genesis 1 in Hebrew for English Speakers
The Bible isn't a tame book, so why should its readers be? Join a biblical scholar for an hour of playful reconsideration of some familiar texts. Aimed at driving us to better questions instead of...
Speaker(s): Dr Chris MeredithInside Out: A Contemplative Talk Show – with Bill McKibben
Join Gareth Higgins for conversations with well known Greenbelt contributors about how they decided to pursue their vocation, the spiritual practices that nurture them, and how to take life seriously...
A Little Child Will Lead You
Laugh: chuckle, giggle, snigger, hoot, snort, cackle, chortle, guffaw, titter. Our main act of worship sees children leading singing, praying, sharing and joke-telling – reminding us to laugh at...
Speaker(s): Fischy Music, Pop UK, Festival CommunionInside Out: A Contemplative Talk Show – with Nadia Bolz-Weber
Join Gareth Higgins for conversations with well known Greenbelt contributors about how they decided to pursue their vocation, the spiritual practices that nurture them, and how to take life seriously...
Inside Out: A Contemplative Talk Show – with Broderick Greer
Join Gareth Higgins for conversations with well known Greenbelt contributors about how they decided to pursue their vocation, the spiritual practices that nurture them, and how to take life seriously...
Too Hot To Handle: Climate Change Knows No Borders
Can we really cooperate to fight the ravages of climate change? And now that the UK faces Brexit, will the good things that the EU has done on climate care be lost? Do NGOs and campaigning...
Speaker(s): Bill McKibbenForget Me Not
Join three special guests whose lives have each been touched by dementia and who have responded in various ways through theology, writing and action. Share in their experiences, thinking and learning...
Speaker(s): Professor John Swinton, Rebecca de Saintonge, Sally MagnussonHas Online Dating changed everything?
Online dating is now ever-present in our lives. From Match.com to Tinder, how has it changed the way we form relationships? Are things better or worse? Safer or scarier? How can we understand and use...
Speaker(s): Jackie Elton, Dr David Pullinger, Vicky Walker, Kate BottleyThe Lemonade Effect: Beyonce, Blackness, feminism and white discomfort
A group of Beyonce fans gather to explore what her turn to a more overt Black feminist voice on Lemonade might mean. Part of our Black Lives Matter programming, expect a lively, theological...
Speaker(s): Broderick Greer, Vanessa KisuuleCalais Doesn’t Need Your Cast-Offs
Rounding off a festival full of refugee programming, let's bring our hopes and fears together and encourage one another to act. What should we do? How shall we respond in ways that will make a real...
Speaker(s): Chris Sonnex, USPG, Katherine Maxwell-RoseGiving: good. Fundraising: bad?
Speaker(s): Zoe Bunter