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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

#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

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

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

The Jews Are Here

With Rachel Rose Reid, Lindsey Taylor Gutharz, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenburg and Rachel Godfrey Concluding our afternoon short-talk explorations into the beliefs and motivations of a different faith we...
Speaker(s): Rachel Rose Reid, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

Student Christianity? – Is there another way?

Student Christianity is still dominated by theologically conservative groups and big ‘student churches', but research suggests this is not meeting the needs of Christian students. The small local...
Speaker(s): Student Christian Movement

Soil, Soul, Society

Human aspirations have often been expressed in trinities. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. Mind, Body and Spirit. Now, Soil, Soul, Society is a new trinity, inspiring us...
Speaker(s): Satish Kumar

Does The Way We Talk About Religious Persecution Matter?

Christians in places like Iraq, Pakistan and Nigeria are reporting a rise in religious persecution, in the wider context of Islamic extremism and anti-Islamic attacks in Europe. How can the church...
Speaker(s): Grace Pengelly