Development in a downturn
While growing global interdependence has accelerated, progress in fighting poverty, the global downturn coupled with threats from climate change and conflict could reverse this. But our very...
Saving Paradise: Earth
How can our eucharistic practices affirm the blessings of heavenly food, blessed, broken, and shared with humanity in humility, when the very soil of earth is so depleted, poisoned, and owned by so...
Saving Paradise: Water
Christians are baptised into the paradise garden with its great rivers of justice. How are we today to understand the meaning of water for the incarnation of justice and mercy in our lives, for...
The 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...
Around the world in 80 faiths
Whether you saw the fascinating BBC series or not, this is one session not to be missed. Around the World in 80 Faiths presenter Peter Owen-Jones will reveal some of his more potent experiences and...
Saving Paradise: Fire
Fire is the sword that guards the gates of paradise. It transfigures the world around us so that we can see the Spirit as tongues of flame. But oil-dependent civilisation has inflicted too much heat...
Can We Remake Our World?
From the Arab Spring to the economic autumn, the politics of our world has rarely seemed so unpredictable. But it is possible to see a better world and a way that we can shape it together. Douglas...
The 9 Beats Collective: Reverend Vince Anderson
Vince serves as a pastor and musician at three New York City churches. Currently setting the book of Psalms to music, he describes his music as "dirty gospel"....
Nick Parker & the False Alarms
Greenbelters of a certain vintage will remember Nick as a member of the legendary Why? and now he's back with a folk/country/rock band in tow. Always cheerful, ever passionate, the False Alarms...
Rebecca Goss
Rebecca Goss' second collection Her Birth (Carcanet/Northern House 2013), was shortlisted for The 2013 Forward Prize for Best Collection, The Warwick Prize for Writing 2015 and The Portico Prize for...
The Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir (and Rev Lucy Winkett)
Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir has a mission to spread gospel music to non-Pentecostal churches. Lucy Winkett is a broadcaster, writer and rector of St James's Piccadilly.
The Red Tent comes to Greenbelt
On this, International Women's Day, we are pleased to announce that at this year's Greenbelt Festival we'll be introducing a brand new Red Tent venue – with its own dedicated programme. Now, we...
Chibundu Onuzo
Nigerian novelist Chibundu is Faber and Faber's youngest ever female signing. Her first novel won a Betty Trask award.
Ann Pettifor
Sovereign debt expert Ann is director of the PRIME economics network and a member of Labour's Economic Advisory Committee.
This Evil Thing presented by Michael Mears
Michael Mears's extensive acting career includes being an award-winning performer of his own original solo plays for theatre and radio.