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Movements of the Spirit

How come so many of us lost confidence in political parties? Don't believe the system represents us? Aren't convinced our vote will change anything? But how come so many of us think new, looser,...
Speaker(s): Jeff Halper, Dave Andrews, Maya Evans

Nuclear: Necessary or Nonsense

70 years on from the horrors of Hiroshima, the UK government is still in thrall to the nuclear option. Why does there seem so little appetite for seriously considering the benefits of scrapping...
Speaker(s): Bruce Kent

Asylum and Exile: Voices of Refugees

Bidisha will introduce her work on asylum seekers and refugees, uncovering their life stories. She will then be joined by Ilona Pinter, policy adviser at The Children's Society and co-chair of the...
Speaker(s): Bidisha, Dave Smith, Fuzz Kitto

ISIS and beyond: what’s happening in the Middle East?

How should we understand the phenomenon of ISIS? What has fuelled its rise – is it the Sunni/Shia divide, foreign intervention, the Arab Spring or even the unresolved conflict in Israel-Palestine?...
Speaker(s): Bidisha, Jeremy Moodey, Jeff Halper

Being Human

The opportunity to live rather than sleepwalk through our days belongs to us. We can discover a practical spirituality that helps shape our lives into everything we were meant to be: part of the...
Speaker(s): Steve Chalke

A Place of Refuge

Tobias tells the story of Windsor Hill Wood, the ‘extended household' he created with his family to offer traditional Christian hospitality and a peaceful environment where people going through...
Speaker(s): Tobias Jones

What is Science For in the Kingdom of God?

With a scientist's reading of the Book of Job as centrepiece, science can be seen as a deeply religious activity, participating in what St Paul calls ‘the ministry of reconciliation'. Tom...
Speaker(s): Tom McLeish

In Defence of Idleness

Not everything can be measured. Why rest and time off are crucial to Christian faith and why people's importance is not about what they produce or do. Sarah Farrimond is a curate in the CofE and...
Speaker(s): Sarah Farrimond

Confessions of a part-time author

At Greenbelt 2013, Simon gave an exclusive reading from his third Itch book, Itchcraft. This year, six months away from his next novel's publication, he's back. The book is called Blame, but...
Speaker(s): Simon Mayo

A Confident Society Should Encourage People to Opt Out

Writing a novel about a future where corporations run Britain and survival depends on social media popularity made Stephen Oram wonder: If the state created the opportunity for you to opt out, would...
Speaker(s): Stephen Oram

On Guerrilla Gardening

You could almost describe Richard Reynolds as the Banksy of the gardening world – just replace the spray can with a trowel. He (literally) wrote the book on guerilla gardening. Be inspired to sow a...
Speaker(s): Richard Reynolds

Thou shalt not be overcome: LGBT people, our allies, and the Christian church

Human sexuality is a subject that fascinates and preoccupies the Church. What are the implications of this on LGBT people and our friends and families who are often witness to, but rarely...
Speaker(s): Ruth Hunt

Jesus Crucified Himself, So You Don’t Have To

How do we spend ourselves on behalf of the poor and hungry without needing to check in to The Priory? Sara Hyde is gradually learning the truth that she knows the saviour of the world, but isn't...
Speaker(s): Sara Hyde

The Gospel According to William

Suppose we had no Bible. Suppose we only had the works of Shakespeare. Would we be able to find our way to Christian salvation from what we discover in his 38 plays and 156 poems? Peter Graystone is...
Speaker(s): Peter Graystone

Judas: Who Was He Really?

Peter Stanford deconstructs that most vilified of Bible characters: Judas Iscariot. An essential but doomed character in the Passion narrative, and thus the entire story of Christianity, was Judas...
Speaker(s): Peter Stanford