There’s No Place Like Home
In the techicolored, diverse world of Oz, Dorothy yearns for home – the homogenous, monochrome state of Kansas. In an increasingly diverse world why do so many yearn for homogenous, monochrome...
An evening with Adrian Plass
Adrian Plass is displeased with flippancy. Just as well, some would say. For more than 25 years his benevolently subversive humour has been clearing away the kind of religious rubbish that...
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...
Inside the Ambulance Box
Join Andrew for a reading from The Ambulance Box and from newer works. At the heart of this reading is an exploration of the emotional and spiritual ramifications of loss. His poems ask how we should...
Lost in Translation (Panel)
After all these years and all these versions, has the meaning and authority of the Bible been lost... or found? Maggi Dawn chairs a debate with experts Janet Soskice, Richard Burridge and Pete...
New Monasticism: is it all hype or refriaring the church? (Panel)
In the last ten years new monasticism has bubbled up in different denominations all over the world. This panel of practitioners will explore what it is and what it can contribute in a post-church and...
Speaker(s): Ian Mobsby, Nadia Bolz-WeberSlouching Towards Bethlehem? (Panel)
Is a just peace as far away as ever for the people of Palestine? What are the facts on the ground? How can people of faith accelerate the arrival of freedom and friendship for Palestinians and...
2young4punk
How and why does the continuing influence of punk inspire those of us simply too young to be inspired by it at the time. A conversation hosted by Nick Welsh and Nic Hughes (who weren't there first...
Speaker(s): Nick WelshDon’t Bank on It (Panel)
In the church of high finance, the high priests spout their own language and remain an authority beyond question. While our investments can go down as well as up, their bonuses hold steady. They are...
Speaker(s): Loretta MinghellaOut of the Darkness: Ending the cycle of violence
When 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen was murdered in May 2008, the life of his family was changed forever. Yet for his parents that life was not to become one of bitterness, anger and resentment but one of...
From obedience to refusal
From being a cog in a big system, to involvement in activism to expose that system, Yonatan's is the story of many Israeli soldiers who refused their military orders and join the Palestinians in...
The struggle against the occupation
In conversation with festival trustee, Abi Hewitt, Yonatan reveals more of his moral journey to his campaigning today for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) as a necessary nonviolent tool to end...
From Shame to Pride: My walk of repentance for homophobia
This summer, Symon Hill walked from Birmingham to London as a pilgrimage of repentance for his former homophobia. In rain, heat, hostility and hospitality, he encouraged Christians to accept same-sex...
Speaker(s): Symon HillConfessions of a Lapsed Catholic
Sheila Cassidy speaks about a spiritual journey that has led her beyond the confines of institutional religion to walk with the God she finds manifested in all things: in people, in creatures, and in...
37 tips to help you make your dreams of home come true
How to go about designing an eco-house, what to consider and what may be red herrings. An experienced builder talks about finding land and what to be wary of. He'll explore the practicality of...