The Naked Banker
Why do you let banks get away with it? Money is power, but who is using this power – you, or your bank? Come and find out how banks really work and what you can do about it. With over 20 years in...
Speaker(s): Kit BeazleyThe Song Of The Earth
In Christian thinking the earth has been seen as the servant of humanity – in defiance of the Bible and of more ancient British perspectives which regard humanity as the servant of the earth. This...
Speaker(s): John BellGet Carter
A satirist and singer about a God he found terrifying and exhilarating, Sydney Carter emerged from the 1960s folk scene to turn ideas about hymnody on their head. What can Carter's singular...
Speaker(s): John DaviesWhat Shall We Tell The Children?
In an era when the popularity of books favouring atheism lies alongside a low public profile of organised religion, what are the important things we should tell children about God, the Bible and...
Speaker(s): John BellA Guide To Online Dating
How To Date Online dating can be the way to a new life, or it can be a confusing rollercoaster. What are the secrets of making it work? How do we make good choices? And how do we avoid the bad bits?...
Speaker(s): Jackie EltonCaught In The Act
We may think we're not sexist but sometimes our instinctive reactions reveal values and behaviours at odds with what we say we believe. How can we unravel the ‘sayings and doings of...
Speaker(s): Jenny Baker1914 And All That
The First World War is commonly regarded as a carnage leading to a conclusion, both of which should never have happened. Its centenary is an opportunity to reflect on how people of faith deal with...
Speaker(s): John BellFaith In The Face of Empire
A new reading of the Bible from the perspective of the ‘people of Palestine'; a new light on the biblical text within the context of imperial domination; and a new perspective and culture for a...
Speaker(s): Dr Mitri RahebJesus And Nonviolence
Jesus is the Prince of Peace. But what does it mean to ‘put down the sword' and can it solve anything? We explore bearing witness through Christian active nonviolence. The Fellowship of...
Speaker(s): Fellowship of ReconciliationLiving Well In The Modern World: What Can Monasticism Teach Us?
There is much contemporary interest in the spiritual resources of Benedictine monasticism, but it is not easy to apply these ancient insights in today's world. This facilitated discussion aims to...
Speaker(s): Ian MobsbyRicher Than God: Modern Football And Money
Modern football, still called the beautiful game, has been carved up by money and big business interests. David looks at the founding values of the sport, and asks if they have been lost in the dash...
Speaker(s): David ConnBig Fat Gypsy Protest
Gypsies and Travellers routinely experience prejudice and discrimination which is frequently fuelled by negative stereotyping of their community in the media. Why do racist attitudes towards the...
Speaker(s): Debby Kennett, Helena KielySingleness: A New Challenge for Church & Community
The number of people not married or cohabiting is rising and a third of UK adults are now single, many of them Christian. Some flourish, but others face hard lives. This trend challenges both society...
Speaker(s): Dr David PullingerThe Bad Christian’s Manifesto – How To Reinvent God (And Other Modest Proposals)
Why doesn't the God of religion fit the God-shaped hole in people any more? How can we re-imagine divinity in the 21st century? Is there an antidote for involuntary atheism? Vicar of St Luke's,...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonThe Problem(s) With Worship
What has the experience of ‘contemporary worship' become? What problems did it solve – and create? Why is there a lot of ‘worship malaise' these days – and what needs to be done in the...
Speaker(s): Brian McLaren