Justice
Can the church speak truth to power without dismantling the privileges of whiteness and decolonizing structures and institutions? Post Brexit, in the light of Black Lives Matters and when responding...
Speaker(s): Anthony ReddieTech for Good
For good or bad, tech is a dominant feature in our lives. Hear stories about how tech has been used to facilitate social and spiritual growth. Come and bring your questions and share your own...
On Death and Dying
Drawing together threads from our festival focus on death and dying, join a conversation with experts and practitioners from the programme. Connecting with work Theos think tank have done on public...
Speaker(s): Ru Callender, Kathryn Mannix, Lisa-Jayne LewisChurch Land and the Climate Crisis
Hear about how the 500,000 acres of Church and Christian-owned land (1% of total land in the UK) contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, but can also be a carbon sink when managed sustainably....
Do We Need A New Economy? Or can we fix the one we’ve got?
An opportunity to share your ideas and ask questions about economic restoration. Are our economic problems fixable? Or do we need a revolution? Come tell us what you think! Hosted by the Goodmakers...
Speaker(s): Ann PettiforHow religious – or not – is our future together?
With UK census data showing that increasing numbers of people - especially those under 40 - have no religion, and 20 years on from Alastair Campbell saying, of Tony Blair's New Labour government...
Speaker(s): Andrew CopsonOn Death and Dying
Drawing together threads from our festival focus on death and dying, join a conversation with experts and practitioners from the programme. Connecting with work Theos think tank have done on public...
Speaker(s): Ru Callender, Kathryn Mannix, Lisa-Jayne LewisHard Art: Democracy and Creativity
Join climate activist Clare Farrell and artist Brian Eno as, together, they discuss their shared commitment to mobilising change in the face of the climate emergency. Why do activists and artists...
Speaker(s): Brian Eno, Clare FarrellFaith for Give-a-shits
Repairing the world (tikkun olam) requires more than good ideas and cool theologies, it also needs spirituality, fire in the guts. Tikkun olam focuses on a reciprocal process of repairing ourselves...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonRobot Souls
In her new book, Robot Souls, Eve looks at what we've been deliberately leaving out of the design of AI. It turns out that all that 'junk code' left on the floor contains the very essence of our...
Speaker(s): Eve PooleA country where poverty does not exist
Poverty in the UK is an avoidable, solvable problem - but it's one we have failed to fix for far too long. As a society we must do better. Former prime minister Gordon Brown will talk about our moral...
Speaker(s): Gordon BrownCharity Begins At Home?
As the UK's finances struggle, cuts to the government's overseas development spending and increasing demand on foodbanks, debt centres and other services in the UK are pitted against one another....
Scared to Death
What happens as we're dying? What's the best way to support a dying person? Is hospital the best place? Let's look at all the wisdom we've forgotten. Let's be curious about dying. Let's know more,...
Speaker(s): Kathryn MannixAre You Listening?
When we're supporting someone through a difficult time, we may want to 'do something' to help them. Often, the most helpful thing we can offer is deeply attentive listening. Sounds easy? You'd be...
Speaker(s): Kathryn MannixPower, Betrayal and Liberation: L’Arche after Jean Vanier
What do you do when a 'living saint' uses his authority to manipulate and abuse people? How do you rage, grieve, and find something more beautiful than before? Members of the L'Arche Communities of...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett, Richard Keagan-Bull, Hazel Bradley