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Inter Act: Can Video Games be Spiritual?

Video games need interpretation like all art, but there are few places for grown-ups to find guidance on anything more than the latest way to shoot people in the head. Practical advice on where to...

Satish Kumar in Conversation

Hear the amazing story of a one-time-monk who gave up everything to walk around the world for peace in the 1960s, eventually settling in Devon and helping to establish the Schumacher College as well...
Speaker(s): Satish Kumar

Bob Harris in conversation

Few people have broken as many bands into the mainstream consciousness as Whispering Bob Harris, through his work on Radio 1 and 2 and legendary TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test. He is passionate...
Speaker(s): Bob Harris, Martyn Joseph

Upside-down Bible

Attempts to read Jesus' teachings with an open mind can be hampered by years of being told the 'right' interpretation in church. Get a fresh perspective on Jesus' parables with surprising and helpful...
Speaker(s): Symon Hill

Inter Act: What we talk about when we talk about video games

Millions of pounds are spent creating video games, yet we speak meaningfully about them so falteringly. Can we start seeing games as profound and spiritual, while not sidestepping their violent...

Jesus – Contrary and Controversial?

You don't get crucified for being a yes-man: something the Apostle's Creed overlooks, inserting nothing more than a comma between “born of the virgin Mary” and “suffered under Pontius...
Speaker(s): John Bell

The Power of Personal Storytelling

A town seeks healing after a school shooting. A community addresses racial tensions. A group of scientists reshapes its approach to climate activism. Learn the storytelling techniques and practices...
Speaker(s): Mark Yaconelli

#AbrahamWelcome

If Abraham, Sarah and Lot turned up at Dover seeking asylum in the UK would we let them in? What does their story have to say to us in the midst of the immigration crisis? Meg Warner is a Teaching...
Speaker(s): Meg Warner

Which Christian Feminism?

How should Christian feminism engage with debates around safe spaces, race, sex work, trans people, class, religion and sexuality? Two feminists offer very different views on the current situation....
Speaker(s): Dr Marika Rose and Natalie Collins

Everyday Radical

Surrounded by consumerism, individualism and the needs of the poor, how can we even begin to go against the flow? Anna shares practical steps to living lives closer to the values Jesus taught in the...
Speaker(s): Anna Stacey

My Year With A Horse

How hope, perspective and the will to keep going in a difficult time came from an unlikely source: a horse called Duke. Unlikely, because Hazel was scared of horses! This is about overcoming fear and...
Speaker(s): Hazel Southam

The Splash of Words: Believing in Poetry

The sense that poetry is a soul-language is felt deep down, particularly for those of faith, but we distractedly click our devices for more facts instead. How do we save ourselves from the curse of...
Speaker(s): Mark Oakley

Missing Women

As a twelve-month spiritual discipline, John Bell is reading only chapters of the Bible which refer to women. He will lead us to ponder together why so many of them are totally unknown by males and...
Speaker(s): John Bell

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in conversation

Greenbelt trustee and vicar of Gogglebox Kate Bottley gets to ask her boss the questions. What's it really like being the Archbishop of Canterbury? How do you manage the stresses and strains? How...
Speaker(s): Kate Bottley

Accidental Saints

What if, even in our persistent failings, holy moments are waiting to happen? Nadia Bolz-Weber explores the power and promise of vulnerability, uncovering the unlikely wholeness we find when we speak...
Speaker(s): Nadia Bolz-Weber