Is It Ok To Be British?
We've talked Welsh, Irish, Scottish and English this weekend ... so does ‘British' matter anymore? Are any of us ‘British' now and what's distinctive about it? Does a Muslim think...
How do you shop for development?
Can your purse be ethical? Are your everyday consumer choices that influential in the fight against global poverty? Can your choice of iPod or coffee or shoes reflect your hopes for the planet and...
Can we have Faith in Politics
According to the Faith in the Future report, despite being wealthier and healthier than ever Britons are no happier today than 50 years ago. Does the absence of certain key values cause discontent?...
For the Bible Tells Me So
In an age of ‘tolerance' and ‘inclusion', where we ‘respect other traditions', has the Good Book been left behind? For millennia it has been the final authority cited to exclude,...
What Kind Of Church Is Emerging
It's called 'The Emerging Church', but what is it, who is it for and has it got anythign to say to 'The Submerging Church'? With leading voices from Europe, the USA and Australia including Karen...
Coming Out – Staying In Church
‘The gay issue' has become the hot potato du jour in the church, and for some is a litmus test for separating the heretics from the sound. The people who are personally affected are often left...
In my Father’s house
In my Father's house... Ever get kicked off your favourite sofa so the PCC could sit? Jesus may have said there were many rooms in his Father's house, but if you grew up in a vicarage there were...
Is It Ok To Be Non-violent
Greenbelt has hosted many inspiring people working throughout the world to bring peace and reconciliation in the face of war and hate. This year is no exception. Charlie Irvine will be joined by...
Do We Have The Press We Deserve
Can you believe what the papers say? Are writers and editors trustworthy? Whatever happened to the Fourth Estate? A discussion with the BBC's Rhian Roberts, Cole Moreton of The Independent on...
Walking in the footsteps… a commando chaplain in Afganistan
For seven months Stu Hallam ministered to his ‘flock' – 40 Commando Royal Marines – in Helmand Province, one of the most dangerous places in the world. Stu Hallam is an Anglican priest and...
The new atheists: the twilight of reason and the war on religion
There is a new breed of atheist about and, led by the fearsome Dawkins, and flanked by Hitchens and Harris, they are on a zealous crusade to free us from our dark-age delusions about religion, and...
Speaker(s): Tina BeattieHow to lead a film discussion group
Film discussions are a valuable way to explore theological and ethical themes. Vic Thiessen considers how to go about it, with the help of clips. Vic Thiessen is a Canadian Mennonite theologian, and...
A new dawn for humanity?: Finding God in Sci-fi films
Science fiction films have always explored the theme of a new dawn for humanity. This talk examines this in reference to God, and how these films are as relevant today as they were when the films...
Breaking the Silence
Yehuda will be sharing his stories of serving for the Israeli army and the kind of abuses and military acts he had to carry out in the line of duty. Yehuda Shaul is an Israeli ex-soldier is Yehuda...
What’s occurring? Welsh identity and being non conformed
Simon Jones is the editor of Third Way. He was born and grew up in a Welsh valley town, and studied critical theory at the University of Wales, Cardiff. Christianity there goes back a long way, but...