HIV/AIDS – a positive woman’s response
The Church has been at the forefront in caring for people with HIV, but has shied away from confronting stigma and discrimination. Mark Nunn works at Christian Aid's HIV and AIDS unit. He is...
Four Quartets and the Spirituality of Regeneration
‘The point of intersection of the timeless with time, is an occupation for the saint.' How the poetry of TS Eliot shows that community regeneration is spiritual work. Alastair McIntosh grew up...
Speaker(s): Alastair McIntoshLeaving Church / Losing Faith?
Leaving Church/losing faith? Grappling with faith and church issues? Feel like you no longer fit into conventional church structures? Who are the people who leave, and why? Jenny McIntosh faciliates...
What Can Help In The Journey..
What can help in the journey of faith beyond the church? Spirited Exchanges began as a tentative response to faith outside church and has now become a proven resource. How does it all work? Jenny...
Rengeneration, Renewal or…..
This seminar explores some of the intricacies of building balanced and stronger communities and will consider current debate and buzz words about the urban renaissance. Anna Minton is a writer and...
What does a Purple Person…..
The Church has bought into left/right, red/blue political division, but Kingdom citizens are purple, a mixture of both. How do we preach the Gospel rather than a political agenda? Jesse Moore is a...
Jesus and The Earth – 2
If Christians await a new earth, why save the old one? Is salvation personal or cosmic? Or, is it both? James Jones became Bishop of Liverpool in 1998. Over the last ten years he has been deeply...
How to Watch TV
Television is enlightening, sociable, wise and inspirational. No, really. From ‘Six Feet Under' to ‘The Sex Inspectors': reflections on our most powerful cultural medium. Third Way - The...
Giving, Gratitude & Generosity
How does faith shape our giving of money and time? Maggie Lunan is an education secretary working for Christian Aid. She has lived in a big city, rural Scotland and the Philippines, but it was a...
Pitfalls…Road to Development
Why is getting people out of poverty so difficult? What are the pitfalls on the road to development, and how can the church offer real hope? Andrew Mellen works with Emmanuel International in Malawi...
Nick Cave..Artist, Prophet….
A survey of the cultural impact of the life and music of artist and writer Nick Cave. Gary McIlwaine is a typographer and graphic designer.
Witness To the Truth….
A session focusing on Archbishop Oscar Romero's journey from conservative churchman to champion of the suffering people of El Salvador. Sister Pamela Hussey is one of the Catholic Institute for...
Beyond Indignation – 2
When the news leaves you speechless. Roy Jenkins presents the weekly awardwinning BBC Radio Wales programme ‘All Things Considered', for which he has interviewed many leading religious and...
Stories, Signs and Sexuality
The tree needs roots but what happens when we can't get beneath the topsoil? Joanna Jepson is curate at St Michael's, Chester and a writer. Her High Court challenge over the abortion of a baby...
Speaker(s): Joanna JepsonThe Northern Irish Jesus……
The northern Irish Jesus: warrior or wimp? Images of Jesus often suggest an over-feminised weakling or the twin brother of Arnold Schwarzenegger. A look at how peace-building in northern Ireland...
Speaker(s): Gareth Higgins