Hi to my Greenbelt friends! I happen to be in the middle of a real USA-style media storm right now caused by this TV appearance and my Open Letter (click here). I thought you would all enjoy this.
Love and best,
Frank

Frank Schaeffer spoke at Greenbelt 08 – for a CD or MP3 of his talks, click [...]

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by Rachel Stringer, Head of Content
A strange thing to be excited about, and not normally something I’d be grinning about; an invited speaker turning us down, but it’s one of the most exciting rejections we’ve ever had… a hand-written postcard from Alan Bennett!  As a big fan of his many northern monologues about mothers (and [...]

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Let me introduce a good friend to you and while I do that I’ll also introduce you to a world you see everyday but may not have noticed. Those of you who watch tea-time quiz shows (or watch iPlayer) can see my friend Chris Wills for the next few days on A Question of Genius on [...]

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Hidden deep in the depth of the Greenbelt office lies a cupboard of treasure… hundreds upon hundreds of thought-provoking, life-changing, soul-warming talks. Some of them, you might have heard, but most of them you'll have missed.
In a spirit of generosity, we've decided to share the wealth: each month we're going to give away a recorded talk [...]

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The word ‘expert’ doesn’t come into Jungian therapists’ vocabulary very often. Jung believed in the notion that we are all ‘practitioners’ of our own particular trades. I like the idea of being a ‘practitioner’. It makes me feel uncomfortable when people tell me they’re an ‘expert’ in any given field. It makes me think that [...]

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This week we've got a Culture Vulture with a difference, as our Head of Content Rachel Stringer is going to so many events that we're dedicating the whole post to her…
As I’m off on holiday next week and I’ve been pretty quiet culturally the last couple of weeks, I’m squeezing a lot in this week! [...]

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