God’s Funnybone
God's funny bone A serious review of implicit and explicit biblical humour too long sidelined by religion. John Bell is an itinerant member of the Iona Community. Among his spiritual ancestors, he...
Speaker(s): John BellSubversive Potential of Song
The subversive potential of Christian song Exploring how everything from ‘Away in a Manger' to ‘Hillsong' and ‘Willow Creek' affect faith for good or ill.
Speaker(s): John Bell9/11 & 7/7 – Perspectives
9/11 & 7/7: some Gospel perspectives Reflecting particularly on the London bombing, this seminar explores key issues for Christians in dealing with Islamic terrorism. John Bell is an itinerant...
Speaker(s): John BellPost Christendom Politics
Post Christendom politics: the Church as a movement for anarchy For the first time in 1700 years the church is finding itself at the margins rather than the centre of government – with some...
Speaker(s): Jonathan BartleyThe Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is not mentioned very frequently in the Christian Scriptures, so what can we learn about it? Biblical and theological, Christina will also be making some connections to Greenbelt's...
Being in Community – 1
Being in community: the dynamics of interaction Organic interaction processes are often puzzling. Over two sessions these will be explored, testing out what they mean for us in the context of...
Worship Panel
Worship as we know it has been shaped by the market. Whatever it is - an event, CD or a song book - it is 'produced' and sold. If we have it on our shelves or use it in our Church then we are...
Whose Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the most complex issue in the Israel/Palestine conflict: does it belong exclusively to one religion or nation? Is there any guidance from the Scriptures? Director of the Sabeel...
Rediscover Bedtime Prayer
This session explores the joy of teaching children prayer at home, and suggests practical ways in which we can make the experience meaningful. Jane Bartlett is a journalist writing widely in the...
The Battle For God
Fundamentalism. Picking her way through faiths' extremes to see if common sense and common ground can be found. Having failed to find God in there, Karen Armstrong fled a convent to study literature...
Son of David/Suffering Servant
How can a Palestinian theology of liberation help us rediscover the way of Christ? Director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, Naim Ateek is a Palestinian Christian,...
Daniel or Judah Maccabeas?
The Old Testament carries an embarrassing plethora of violence, but this session examines some texts that point to the way of nonviolence. Director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology...
Why Bother with Aid?
Does aid to poor countries make any difference? Doesn't it just line the pockets of corrupt officials? What's the government spending our money on? Doesn't aid make developing countries dependent? Is...
Will we ever make poverty hist
2005 saw the Commission for Africa Report, Make Poverty History, Live 8 and the G8 at Gleneagles – so what did it achieve? Whose job is it to make poverty history anyway and what can one person do...
Just a Marketing Bandwagon?
Fair Trade: just a marketing bandwagon? As Fair Trade Products enter the Mainstream Market will the big companies really be true to the idea and play fair with the producers... or is it just a...