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The John Peck Lecture: A Tribute to John Smith

Anthony Wilson reflects on John's legacy at Greenbelt, placing his work in the tradition of the prophetic imagination. Tracing the connection between his vision and Greenbelt's, where the arts...
Speaker(s): Anthony Wilson

Jesus – Soul Food

When the Jesus Movement came in the late 1960s Time magazine was announcing "God is Dead." Everything was so secular and materialistic. But a great soul thirst followed and a new generation went...

What would Jesus do? Yeah, but what did Jesus say?

Now Hallmark cards own the WWJD logo, bangles and all, it may be time to ask if the fad covers over massive ignorance as to what Jesus actually said to the world. Is this the day of Christ-less Jesus...

The great spiritual confidence trick?

The new age mix, Oprah Winfrey style self-designed spirituality, spirituality without church, prosperity doctrine, 'feel-good' worship without high personal cost, success not suffering, and...

Lasting the distance in short-term culture

Old timers used to think in terms of life commitments. In a postmodern age we may change our jobs a dozen or more times in a lifetime. Most people experience relocation of housing due to career...

Pop McWorship versus the real thing

Is relevance all there is? What's left when a coke and a coffee are awesome? How the hype has eclipsed the holy and sacred in life. John Smith is the founding director of Concern Australia and God's...

The greatest environmentalists in history

What on earth has heaven got to do with earth? John sets out why we need another. Apostles Creed, and why creationism misses the point. John Smith is the founding director of Concern Australia and...

Starry, Starry Nights (Part 1)

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,...

Starry, Starry Nights (Part Two)

Artists who dare to look sideways and speak the truth to power, whether religious, economic or political, will suffer. Reflections on Chilean artist Joel Lilartiga, St John Chrysostom and author...

The Still Point: in conversation with Amy Sackville

Amy will be discussing her approach to writing, life as an award-winning author and reading from her work. Amy's debut novel The Still Point was the winner of the 2010 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize...