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Human Enhancement – is it wrong?

We can redesign what it means to be human. We can use technology to enhance our physical, emotional and maybe even spiritual selves. But, should we? Does it simply change individuals or could it...

Kairos: a time for Action!

The launch of the UK response to the Kairos call of the Palestinian Christians, with Sami Awad, Mark Braverman, Warren Bardsley, Mary Grey and the authors of Kairos Palestine UK. Chaired by Chris...

Greenbelt in the Future

Your chance to come and join in the conversation about what the future of Greenbelt and its family of festivals might look like. With Dot Reid, artistic director of Solas Festival (Scotland), Gareth...
Speaker(s): Gareth Higgins, Sami Awad

How they stole football from the people – and how we can steal it back

Football is the most popular sport in the UK but in recent years it has attracted strong criticism. Finances have supplanted the will of supporter groups and lead to a game riven with conflict,...

Catholic Taste

Is it all change or business as usual in the Catholic Church? What does the arrival of a Pope from outside the rich world mean for the institution and for ordinary churchgoers? How will the Church...

Did Life Begin? – a year on from the Paralympics

At last year's Paralympic closing ceremony Lord Coe said “I genuinely think we have had a seismic effect in shifting public attitudes… we will never see disability in the same way again.” Was...
Speaker(s): Livability

Church as common property: A 4-year experiment

The Borough Common was founded in 2009 on the principle that church should be common property and has found its feet as a sustainable community. Instead of a leadership team, they created lightweight...

“The Hand that Made us is Divine” – an introduction to the music of Benjamin Britten

2013 marks the centenary of the birth of composer Benjamin Britten. Although Britten had an ambivalent relationship with organised religion, he often drew on the Christian heritage for inspiration....

Being real in a virtual world

What does it mean to truly be an individual in the digital age? Do Twitter and Facebook make us more ourselves? Does social media plunge us into an existential crisis, or drown out our need for one?...
Speaker(s): Vicky Beeching

A workshop introducing contemplative prayer

Sue Pickering is an Anglican priest, spiritual director and canon of Taranaki Cathedral. Her publications include three volumes of retreat resources, an introduction to spiritual direction, articles...

Here I am

Identity, attentiveness, God's selfrevelation and the wisdom of surrender will be explored here to illuminate ministry with those who are ageing. Through gentle guided reflection, you will be...

Digital Revolutions: Activism in the internet age

There has been an explosion of activism in the last few years: Occupy, the Arab Spring, UK Uncut, the Slutwalks and anticuts campaigns. The internet did not cause this activism, but it affected the...
Speaker(s): Symon Hill

What can Marx teach us about money

Marx's monetary theory is predicated on his general political economy. Simon Mouatt argues in this talk that his work remains the best explanation of the mechanics of capitalism and, therefore,...

While you still can – spiritual growth and ageing

An exploration of life issues that arise as we age: finding meaning and purpose; coping with transcending suffering and pain; facing multiple losses; revisiting our image of God; asking for help;...