The Capital Problem
Credit crunch. Recession. Depression. Age of Austerity. Are we waking up to the fact that capitalism is finally broke? Is there a new, softer, kinder, gentler edition of socially responsible...
How I became a theologian
In this session Stanley will focus on the sections of his memoir that describe his formation as a Christian theologian. In 2001 Time magazine named him “America's Best Theologian”. He responded...
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...
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,...
Nicaragua Today – 30 Years After Revolution
Why we still need to learn from Nicaragua about hope and struggle and a theology which liberates. Gustavo A Parajon is the founding president of the Nicaraguan Council of Evangelical Churches, and...
Community Struggle Theology Hope
How the battle against climate change and poverty is being fought through liberation theology, community empowerment and social enterprise in Nicaragua. Gustavo A Parajon is the founding president...
Emerging & denominational: loyal radicals
Why being both emerging and denominational allows us to be deeply rooted in tradition in order to innovate with integrity, seeking mutually beneficial relationships between new and old. Nadia...
Will you still need me, will you still feed me…
The Long Now was never as long as in the developed western world, unless you think Methuselah did live until he was 969. We're living longer... and longer but what do we do with these extra years?...
Non-violent resistance in Palestine
Hear about the daily struggles involved in breaking the cycle of violence and oppression, offering hope for Palestine and Israel.
Speaker(s): Sami AwadBreaking the Silence
Yehuda will be sharing his stories of serving for the Israeli army and the kind of abuses and military acts he had to carry out in the line of duty. Yehuda Shaul is an Israeli ex-soldier is Yehuda...
20% Wealth Tax – No need to cut public services
A one-off 20% wealth tax on the mega rich would raise £800 billion – enough to clear most of the national debt or pay off the government deficit four times over. With this tax, there would be no...
72 Virgins and all that: The Search for Muslim Paradise
The years after the 9/11 attacks have spawned an army of selfstyled Islam experts. They seem to have all the answers about what makes Muslims tick and relish telling us how Muslim men salivate over...
Speaker(s): Abdul-Rehman MalikFrom the Lost Paradise of Paraguay with Love
Margaret's village of Santa Maria in Paraguay is in an area known as “The Lost Paradise” because of the destruction of the old Jesuit missions (cf. the film The Mission). Margaret has lived...
Speaker(s): Margaret HebblethwaiteThe New Christianity
Peter Owen-Jones has been described as one of the most radical priests of his generation. In this talk he explores aspects of the changing religious identity and some of the more difficult areas that...
This Little Light Of Mine
Our Lord exhorts us to come out from our bushels and take to our lampstands. But how can we witness as Christians in a broadcast culture which seeks to marginalise us to the point of invisibility or...