Greenbelt Talks from 2010: The art of looking sideways
Does Big Society Need Big Religion? by Abdul-Rehman Malik
David Cameron’s new vision of "Big Society” - civility, neighbourliness, community action, giving a helping hand - sounds an awful lot like good old-fashioned religion. What do the faithful make of their values showing up in a policy document? A spirited discussion on what faith can do and mean in a Con-Dem age.
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Jerusalem: Will it ever be a city of peace? by Abe Hayeem
Abe Hayeem, an Iraqi Jew born in India and settled in the UK, has been an architect , writer, and peace activist since the 1960s. Contrary to a Zionist upbringing, he has joined a growing number of dissenting Jews who realise that justice for Palestinians and adherence to international law are the key to peace in the Middle East. He is a founder member of Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, which campaigns against the building of the illegal settlements and the Apartheid Wall, and the projects that dispossess the Palestinians under Occupation. APJP works for a just peace in Israel/Palestine
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When Are Online Communities Real? by Andrew Brown, Karen Ward
What is it that makes an online community work? After thirty years of experimentation, we ought to know. But to judge by the results we don?t. What we seem to have made online is antisocial networking. Is this because our notions of community have been taken over and redefined by the corporate online powers who think the word means ?markets?. Or is it original sin? Andrew Brown opens the debate with contributions from blogger and priest Karen Ward and Simon Jenkins, editor of Ship of Fools.
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The last bus home by Andrew Rumsey
Nostalgia was once a medical condition to be treated with leeches; now we treat the nostalgic to a magazine series that throws in a free binder. Andrew Rumsey asks why the ‘longing for home’ has become a therapy rather than a symptom and wonders whether Christian belief offers a cure.
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Being Jewish, doing justice and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by Brian Klug
Israel is frequently attacked by advocates of human rights and social justice. Critics who are Jewish find themselves desribed by some fellow Jews as 'traitors' or 'self-hating'. Brian Klug argues that such critics are not turning against their Jewish identity: on the contrary, they are turning towards it.
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A Christian challenge to Britain's war culture by Bruce Kent
Britain’s approach to international issues such as global terrorism and nuclear disarmament has been characterised as confrontational and self serving. Bruce Kent will be exploring how a Christian committment to peace making and justice can lead us towards alternative and more equitable solutions.
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Embracing the deep: God thoughts from Oceania by Chris Elliot
Come and explore concepts from Oceania to help us engage with the enormity of God’s creation. Hear about Moana (ocean), Fenua (land), Turangawaewae (standing place of strength), Talanoa (speaking and listening openly), and how we can use these to enrich our understanding of God.
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Lobbying parliament on Israel/Palestine by Clare Short
Many people in Britain agree that the suffering and injustice being inflicted on the Palestinian people is deeply wrong, yet the political elite follows a US policy that colludes in Israel's breaches of International law. Clare Short will share her experience of 23 years in the House of Commons, and six years in the Cabinet, to help us improve our lobbying effectiveness.
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How Jade and Leona helped us find new soul by Cole Moreton
From the funeral of the Big Brother star to the final of X Factor, Cole Moreton finds a surprising amount to celebrate in who we are now, and what we believe in. Could it be that God isn't dead, She has just regenerated?
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How we lost our faith but found new soul by Cole Moreton
In the first of two talks based on his new book, Cole Moreton reveals how money, sex and power struggles have finally killed off the God who ruled Britain for centuries – and why we should all be celebrating.
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Be the change campaign by Dave Andrews
The exciting story of Dave and Ange Andrews' campaign for us to be the change we want to see in the world (wecan.be). Discover how you can be part of it.
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The Be-Attitude revolution by Dave Andrews
The Beatitudes describe the kingdom of heaven as a place where the meek inherit the earth, the merciful receive mercy, those who hunger for justice are fulfilled and peacemakers walk proudly as sons and daughters of God. Find out how to start a Be-Attitude revolution by incarnating the kingdom of heaven on earth.
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Scrap Plan A, try Plan be by Dave Andrews
Our world is in trouble because in a crisis we resort to Plan A, treating others as they treat us. Dave and Ange Andrews explore how we can reverse this cycle by trying Plan be, treating others as we would like them to treat us.
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Surviving as a religious minority, can Christians cope? by Dilwar Hussain, Bishop Tim Stevens
Leicester is the first majority ethnic minority city in the UK, but it won’t be the last. Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester, and Dilwar Hussain of the Islamic Foundation discuss what their city has to teach us all about how different faiths can live together in Britain today.
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Peacebuilding is not for wimps by Donald Reeves
Peacebuilding is a countercultural activity not often welcomed by the international community or local religious leaders. This session looks at the processes involved in bringing Bosnian Muslim survivors of the killing camp at Omarska together with Bosnian Serbs.
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Abrigando Esperanzas (Sheltering Hope - close but not quite) by Eliacin Rosario-Cruz
Born in Puerto Rico moved to the Pacific Northwest/ husband and father/ rabble rouser/ organizer/ communitarian/ cultivator/ provocatuer/ grassroot practitioner/community cultivator/ unschooled practical educator/ organic intellectual.
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Cultivating liberated spaces by Eliacin Rosario-Cruz
Exploring the ways in which we can create liberated spaces to break down occupation, resist assimilation and create alternatives. What structures within our society get in the way of the Kingdom of God? And how can we realistically embody the God(space) alternative?
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Celebrating Beatrice Cadbury: the radical Quaker by Fiona Joseph
Why did the chocolate manufacturer’s daughter try to donate her inherited fortune to the Cadbury workers? This session will follow Beatrice Cadbury’s journey from respectable Quaker girl to radical anti-capitalist campaigner attempting her own form of the redistribution of wealth.
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Cinematic States: A Journey Through the American Dreamlife by Gareth Higgins
Gareth Higgins is a writer from Belfast who has worked both as an academic and activist, co-leading a post-sectarian peacebuilding initiative for over a decade.
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The English Civil War and the future of the Church of England. by Giles Fraser
Giles Fraser is the Vicar of Putney and lecturer in Philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford.
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'How do you know what you know?' by Giles Fraser, Maggi Dawn, Robin Ince, Keith Skene, Bobby Baker
Giles Fraser is the Vicar of Putney and lecturer in Philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford.
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Nicaragua today - 30 years after revolution by Gustavo Parajon
Gustavo Parajon is well known to Greenbelt. He’s been coming – on and off – since 1987. Founding CEPAD (the Council of Churches promoting Relief and Development) after the massive Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972, he has spoken on behalf of the people of Nicaragua all over the world, including inside the White House.
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Community struggle, Community theology. Community hope. by Gustavo Parajon
Gustavo Parajon is well known to Greenbelt. He’s been coming – on and off – since 1987. Founding CEPAD (the Council of Churches promoting Relief and Development) after the massive Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972, he has spoken on behalf of the people of Nicaragua all over the world, including inside the White House.
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Don't Let Them Put You Down...' by Gustavo Parajon, George Pitcher, Lucy Winkett, John Swinton, Lesley Misrahi, Paul Badham, Stanley Hauerwas, Nicola Hambridge
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, George Pitcher, John Swinton and Nicola Hambridge while our expert panel includes Paul Badham and Stanley Hauerhaus. Chaired by Lucy Winkett.
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Seeing beyond the surface of the now by Ian Mobsby
Many in the west are on a journey towards depth and meaning, but still dependant on consumptive gratification, debt and addiction. Are there are other more ancient paths of wisdom that enable people to become more human?
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The Uprooting of a nation - What really happened in ‘48 in Palestine? by Ilan Pappe
Ilan Pappe, born in Haifa in 1954 is currently a Chair in the Department of History, in the University of Exeter and a co-director of the Exeter Center for Ethno-Political Studies. He was the academic head and founder of the Institute for Peace studies in Givat Haviva Israel (1992-2000) and the Chair of the Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian Studies in Haifa (2000-2008).
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1967 and beyond - what happened in 1967 and why do we keep talking about the ?67 borders? by Ilan Pappe
Ilan Pappe, born in Haifa in 1954 is currently a Chair in the Department of History, in the University of Exeter and a co-director of the Exeter Center for Ethno-Political Studies. He was the academic head and founder of the Institute for Peace studies in Givat Haviva Israel (1992-2000) and the Chair of the Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian Studies in Haifa (2000-2008).
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Ditch the chemicals: save cash, save your health, save the planet by Janey Lee Grace
Health is the second most searched for word on the net after pornography, and this session is for anyone who wants to tick that eco box without too much effort. Find cheap DIY natural remedies for common ailments, natural skincare and cleaning your house without chemicals. Janey has a natural alternative to everything from shampoos to nail polish.
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Whose story am I? Re-thinking dementia in the Kingdom of God by John Swinton
All of us live in a complex world of stories that define who we are. But what happens when we can no longer tell our own story? John Swinton challenges standard accounts of dementia and offers a new story that is not determined by issues of loss or tragedy.
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The sin that dare not speak its name by John Bell
Child Abuse is not nor ever has been a popular topic for conversation. Yet it is a reality which will not go away, and from which Christians are not exempt. So how do we respond to this phenomenon? Are there biblical perspectives from which we can draw? And can it be prevented?
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Imagine by John Bell
The imagination is sometimes regarded as a bogus gift of God. We extol it in children yet suspect it in adults. Here the case is made for it being an essential element for a lively faith and satisfying life. More outrageous perhaps is the claim that you can’t understand the Bible without it.
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Jesus, My Facebook Friend by John Bell
The speed at which what once seemed like sophisticated technology has become child's play is staggering. "Junior shows grandpa how to send email" is how the tabloids might celebrate it. But what effect does the highly egocentric universe of cyberspace have on the relationships to self, family and God?
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Starry, Starry Nights (Part 2) by John Smith
Artists who dare to look sideways and speak the truth to power, whether religious, economic or political, will suffer. Reflections on Vincent Van Gogh, the Chilean musician Victor Jara, contemplative Dianna Ortiz and Paul Robeson.
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Starry, Starry Nights (Part 1) by John Smith
Rev Dr John Smith is the founding Director of Concern Australia and the founding President of God's Squad Christian Motorcycle Club of 34 years. An elder of the radical discipleship movement, he is a defender of the poor, an ethics consultant to corporate Australia, a prominent social commentator and a blues lover.
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'Palestine Is Still The Issue...' by Jonathan Kuttab, Swee Ang, Solomuzi Mabuza, Clare Short, Ilan Pappe, Sue Plater, Brian Klug, ben white
Jonathan Kuttab is a Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist.
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The resurrection of contemporary Christianity by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
In the midst of a shrinking Christendom, the Spirit has been stirring a new monastic movement. A chance to hear some stories about what's happening under the radar and in the forgotten places of Empire – stories that inspire and give hope that we can be the church we dream of.
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Does God want you to be rich? Tactics from Jesus for a good life now by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
The prosperity Gospel is partly right: God does want to give you your best life now. But the abundant life Jesus invites us into is far better than getting rich. This seminar explores Jesus' tactics for slipping God's economy into the broken systems of this world.
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Congregational monasticism by Karen Ward
An exploration of how new adaptations of monastic traditions can form, deepen and sustain congregational life and mission in emerging, postmodern and post Christian culture. Practical examples and resources to inform mission and ministry in your own congregational setting.
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A leader's growing pains: reflections on the life of Moses by Kate Coleman
There are three major hurdles we all have to face in our leadership journey, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity or whether our work and ministry is exercised within the public, private, voluntary or church arenas. A look at the overlapping cycles of personal development in the life and ministry of Moses.
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Tell the truth, but tell it slant by Katherine Venn
“Tell all the truth but tell it slant” wrote Emily Dickinson. How can poetry help us come at the truth from a different direction? And how can learning to look at life ‘slant’ be a part of our spirituality? A look at how poetry might teach us about faith, suggesting a few landmarks for those wanting to journey deeper into poetic truth-telling.
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Theology and thermodynamics: where faith meets physics by Keith Skene
Energy, a central concept in physics, also occupies an important place in the writings of our faith. Can thermodynamics provide the missing link between the physical and the metaphysical?
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Sustainability: the (much) bigger picture by Keith Skene
The forces that shape our universe also lie at the heart of understanding sustainability on our planet. Using his new book, Shadows on the Cave Wall: A New Theory of Evolution, Keith Skene sets out a radical ecological agenda.
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'The poor are our masters' by Kerry Anthony
When St Vincent de Paul spoke these words over 400 years ago he was reminding his colleagues that the only way to successfully serve those they worked with was to think of them as their masters. This session will explore the concept of servant leadership, exploring how these values can be applied in organisational leadership today.
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Pirates of the Charism by Kester Brewin
Admitting that there are strangenesses in myself, in God and in other people, how can we practically work out better ways of becoming, as one theologian put it, ‘the kinds of selves who live in harmony with others’? Among others, pirates - with their ‘short and merry lives’ - may hold some clues to better engaging ‘the other.’
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One and Other by Kester Brewin
From noisy neighbours to nervous political coalitions, fears about immigration, racism, fundamentalism and international terrorism - our fear of engaging ‘the other’ is at the heart of so many of our problems. What can Jesus’ commandment to love God and love our neighbour mean in an increasingly pluralist and fluid world of online friendship and offline anxiety?
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Finding the inner room by Laurence Freeman
Jesus says to 'go into your inner room, shut the door and pray ... in that secret place'. He is clearly a teacher of contemplation. Meditation is a way to this inner room – more than a technique it is a deepening of discipleship. Paradoxically this inner journey creates community and energises us for the service of others.
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Sowing the seed by Laurence Freeman
"A man sowed seed in the ground … day and night it grew, how he did not know". The deeper we know God the less we know. This is the challenge and the excitement of the spiritual quest. In meditation we learn what unlearning means and we experience a liberation from an over-cerebral approach to faith.
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Our sound is our wound by Lucy Winkett
We live in a noisy world. Where is the sound of Scripture or the voice of God? If we are listening for God's voice, how do we know if we have heard it? How can we live a different rhythm in the middle of all the demands on us?
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Writing on the wall by Maggi Dawn
Our culture is built on stories or ideas that come from the Bible. Literature, art, music, language and even our justice system are built on Christian concepts and biblical references. This session explores how the Bible has influenced artists from Shakespeare to Steinbeck, and The Beatles to Monty Python.
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The secret life of human beings by Mark Yaconelli
As human beings we soon realize that we are not one, but many. How do we live with the different parts within us: the judgment, lust, rage, and depression as well as the joy, passion and empathy? How might we tend the various parts of ourselves in a way that releases our capacity for creative, empathic, and passionate life?
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The God of compassion by Mark Yaconelli
Most of Christianity is a struggle to let go of a God who doesn’t exist – the task master, the shamer, the all powerful Almighty. What might it mean to let go of our belief in a God who leave us cold and burdened? To uncover the God Thomas Merton once called, “mercy, within mercy, within mercy”.
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The three desires: Christianity as a spiritual path by Mark Yaconelli
There are three yearnings that burn within every human heart: to know a larger Source of love, to hold love for ourselves, AND to share love with others. Exploring the unique way in which Christianity empowers us to pursue a life of contemplative communion, creative expression, and compassionate action.
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The philosopher Jesus by Mark Vernon
Might Jesus have been a kind of philosopher – one in the Cynic tradition, even? After all, Jesus didn't write anything bar a few doodles in the sand, a fact he shares with Socrates, another figure who changed western civilization. In our syncretistic times, might remembering some of Christianity's origins be of use?
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On not teaching your grandparents to suck eggs: making disciples today, hints from early Christians by Martyn Atkins
Today’s religiously and socially plural society is in some respects very similar to that of the early Church. Being Christian was not ‘normal’, nor popular, and there were plenty of gods and sacred buildings to choose from. Yet in this context Christians found ways to form people as disciples, rather than ‘mere converts’. Such is vital today.
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Drones, democracy, and depleted uranium by Michael Northcott
Robots, battlefield nuclear weapons and cluster bombs are changing the face of war. These weapons kill and injure civilians and combatants indiscriminately. Christians – just warriors and pacifists – ought to call for an end to all military intervention if this is the only kind of war that the British armed forces are now prepared to fight.
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Seeking the risen Christa by Nicola Slee
The image of a female Christ figure--the Christa--is a motif in feminist theology, and a surprisingly popular image in contemporary art. Yet most of these images depict a suffering figure, reinforcing the dominance of death imagery in Christianity. A fresh reading of a risen Christa can be empowering for women and men.
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The bluffers guide to Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territory by Nigel Varndell
It is in the newspapers, on TV and in the public consciousness, but how many of us understand what life is like in the occupied Palestinian Territory? This introductory seminar will look at how the occupation started and what the consequences are for ordinary Palestinians.
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'Time To Boycott Israeli Goods' (Class Discuss) by Nigel Varndell, Jonathan Kuttab, Jane Clements, Martin Evans, Abe Hayeem
Nigel Varndell has been at Christian Aid for over ten years, working in fundraising, advocacy and Church relations before ending up as the Inter-faith manager.
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It's a mad world by Oliver James
How Thatch- and then Blatch-erism turned us into a nation of It Could Be You, Shop Till You Drop, credit-fuelled consumer junkies. Oliver James explains how a sane world can and will come about.
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How do you spell hell? by Padraig O Tuama
Dante's vision of Hell has more mainstages than Greenbelt, and yet, at the pit of it all, there is an image of Luficer frozen in a lake of his own tears. This talk will use poetry, story and theological reflection to discuss how hell can be a concept that brings consolation rather than desolation. Pitchforks might be provided.
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International development: does theology matter? by Paula Clifford
A conversation about the theology that underpins the work of a Christian development organisation. This seminar will present an approach based on relational theology and will include live comment from one of Christian Aid’s South American offices.
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Middle Eastenders: the Bible as soap opera by Peter Graystone
Some Bible stories are perplexing if they are spiritualised in a sermon but make complete sense if you treat them like a TV soap. This sideways look at Bible stories digs through sex, betrayal and jealousy to seek God in the holy trash.
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What is a good politician? by Peter Oborne
In an era in which MPs are under scrutiny as never before and their credibility and integrity have plumbed new depths, just what is a good politician? Are our expectations too high or are their standards too low? What are the signs that someone is in politics for the common good, and what are the signs that they may be on the make?
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A church of passion and justice by Peter Selby
Sometimes the church behaves not as a community of the redeemed but as a tribal institution. In light of the debates around women's ministry, the full inclusion of LGBT persons and equality of opportunity and representation of ethnic minorities, Peter Selby's insights are passionately prophetic.
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The struggle for queer freedom in Africa by Peter Tatchell
In most African countries, LGBT people face criminalisation and violence, which is at best unopposed by Africa's churches and at worst supported by them. Variously described as a “homosexual terrorist" and a "national hero", Peter Tatchell, who twice attempted to arrest Robert Mugabe, discusses the struggle for queer freedom in Africa.
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'Meat Is Murdering the Planet' by Peter Tatchell, Michael Northcott, Clare Catford, Solomuzi Mabuza
Born in Australia in 1952, Peter is best known as a controversial campaigner on issues of sexual freedom and human rights.
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Sometimes the cheese is falling off our cracker by Pip Wilson
We all need tools in our life toolbox for the times we are sharp with the ones we love or “difficult” relationships at work. Level 5 is a tool, a skill to have ready for emotional moments. It is about managing emotions and learning the ability to avoid regrettable outbursts. A workshop to get tooled up.
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The Capital Problem by Rhian Roberts, Gillian Tett, Sarah Edwards, Oliver James, Paul Chandler
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What's Wrong With Our Political System ? (And how can we fix it ?) by Rhian Roberts, Jonathan Bartley, Clare Short
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Praying Through Icons by Richard Chartres
Richard Chartres offers an illustrated exploration into the origin of the icon in the Christian tradition and invites you to consider them as a way into faith today.
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Faith in Politics? Rediscovering the Christian Roots of our Political Values by Richard Harries
Described by Rowan Williams as one of the modern churches “truly great and memorable figures” Richard Harries was Bishop of Oxford from 1987 until 2006 when he was made a Life Peer. He is a regular contributor to Thought for the Day and and is currently Gresham Professor of Divinity and an Honorary Professor of Theology at King’s College, London.
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The Art of Looking Sideways at Us by Richard Rohr
The mind thinks it can look at things directly and understand them-- which is a very big assumption. There is another way of knowing ourselves and one another that Fr. Richard Rohr calls "non dual thinking" or contemplation. He is convinced it is the only possible way to forgive, to overlook offenses, or to love anything, because everything human and created is a paradox, a mystery, and if we are honest, a mass of contradictions. This workshop will be a summary of his latest book, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See.
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The Art of Looking Sideways at the Church by Richard Rohr
Is there a "wisdom way" of looking at the support system that we call the church? How can we love it and not idolize it, learn from it and not ignore it, critique it without rejecting it, be a part of it without planting our feet in its cement? Fr. Richard Rohr will talk about the "Emerging Church" phenomenon in the USA.
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The Art of Looking Sideways at the Bible by Richard Rohr
Language by gift and necessity is dualistic (distinguishing this from that) and metaphorical (it is pointing to the thing, but is not itself the thing), and Jesus understood that much better than we do, which is why the word had to become flesh. He began his many descriptions of the kingdom with the same honest phrase "it is like". How we can interpret Scripture the way Jesus interpreted Scripture?
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The Art of Looking Sideways at Christ by Richard Rohr
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 experiential knowledge of God. St. John of the Cross said that "God refuses to be known by the mind, and can only be known by love". This is both a major humiliation for us and a major invitation. God cannot be known as we know any other object of knowledge, but demands from us an entirely different operating system.
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Butchering community by Saga Arpino, Ruth Anthony, Mike Salmon
We bought a lamb at Smithfields market, butchered it on our dining table and cooked and served it for lunch, shared with friends each Sunday of Lent. Come and hear what motivated the project, discuss the issues around the meat industry and help us reflect on the experience.
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Robin Hood Tax: is it just another form of aid? by Sarah Edwards
The Robin Hood Tax campaign is calling for a tiny tax on financial transactions to tackle poverty and climate change. Critics argue this is just another form of aid, maintaining power in global financial centres and letting the rich decide what gets spent. Could such a tax embody a redistributive spirit and build solidarity with the poor?
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In conversation with Simon Mayo by Simon Mayo, Bulelwa Ngantweni-Hewitt (Mandi)
Talking of her journey from rubbish dumps to setting up Umthombo to motherhood.
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Conversations with four marvellous/maybe mad mystics by Simon Parke
The differing spiritualities of Meister Eckhart (13th century German mystic), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes and spiritualism), Leo Tolstoy (War and Peace and Non-Violence) and Vincent Van Gogh (painter of stars and suicide victim). Magnificent? Mad? Both?
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A new South African spirituality of liberation by Solomuzi Mabuza
A post apartheid theological journey
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South Africa after FIFA by Solomuzi Mabuza
Solomuzi Mabuza is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa. Currently, he is employed by the Ujamaa Centre for Community Development and Research at the School of Religion and Theology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Solomuzi Mabuza is employed as a Lecturer and coordinates Advocacy and Leadership Development Programme and served the Centre as Acting Director last year in the second semester. Amongst the responsibilities he holds in the ecumenical scene – he serves as Chairperson of Church Land Programme since June 2006 to date; outgoing KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council Executive Committee Member and is the incumbent KZNCC Deptuy Chairperson, President of the South African National Council of YMCAs since October 2009 through October 2012.
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On not being saved by Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas will read portions of his recently published memoir, Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir. He will focus on those sections that describe his inability to ‘get himself saved’ and how this has shaped his life and thought.
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How I became a theologian by Stanley Hauerwas
In this reading Stanley will focus on and discuss those sections of his recent memoir that describe his formation as a Christian theologian.
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Beautiful resistance: on the ground with the Palestinian olive harvest by Tim Mayfield
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 Israeli government, announcing that this land would be confiscated. Why does the Olive Tree Campaign introduce foreign nationals to people like Sa'id? How can we work towards justice for him?
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Goodbye to roundups by Tom Hewitt
Ending the use of violence against street children in Durban, South Africa
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Creating communities of celebration, sustainablity and subversion in the shadow of the empire by Tom Sine
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 expressions of community that are more cooperative, festive, missional and less expensive. They reflect a very different dream.
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Joining the new conspirators in re-imagining how to be a difference and make a difference in turbulent times by Tom Sine
Don't break out the party hats yet! 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. An invite to join the new conspirators in creating new expressions of life, church and mission.
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