An Interview with Clive Stafford-Smith
Clive Stafford Smith has worked on behalf of defendants facing the death penalty in the southern United States for the last 25 years. In October 2000, he was awarded an OBE for ‘humanitarian...
Just War – Just Intervention?
Just war, just intervention? From a Cold War to Virtual War, what constitutes a just cause, who authorizes it and what might the impact be? Mike Elliott is a part-time prison chaplain and...
Gut Level Religion
Beyond church, Christianity and God in the darkness and doubt, peace in a dangerous, unpredictable world, unconditional love at the heart of the universe: the healing wisdom of the twenty-third...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonMore Obligations/War on Terror
Reprieve's Legal Director Clive Stafford Smith on how western governments should practise what they preach, especially when it comes to detention without trial. Clive Stafford-Smith has worked on...
One innocent man goes free –
Reprieve's Legal Director Clive Stafford Smith and death row exoneree Nick Yarris in conversation. Clive Stafford-Smith has worked on behalf of defendants facing the death penalty in the southern...
Bob Marley – Soul Rebel?
Prophet or Rebel? A brief look at the life and work of this amazing man who still continues to influence generations 25 years after his death. Bev Thomas has worked for the last 20 years in the UK...
An Interview with Sister Frances Dominica (hosted by Jonathan Mayo)
The women and men of the old orders walked with God into some of the places we never wanted to experience or imagine. Deserts. War . zones. Slums. Sister Francis has continued this tradition by...
How do children cope with death & greavement
We used to opt out of facing children's distress by saying 'children are resilient' but we realise now that children's grief is as profound and idiosyncratic as adult grief. Sister Frances draws on...
Guns and knives and bleeding hearts
What do you do when your community is confronted by shootings and stabbings and is under siege by the media. A panel including Ann Morisy and Bob Holman unpack the problems of violence, explore the...
How do you spell hell?
Dante's Vision of Hell has more mainstages than Greenbelt, and yet, at the pit of it all, there is an image of Luficer frozen in a lake of his own tears. This talk will use poetry, story and...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó Tuama1967 And Beyond
Could the 1967 borders be the basis for a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine? Ilan Pappe looks at what happened in 67 and since, and where that leaves us today. Is there any hope of peace in...
That Awkward Age
Miracle birth of a new collection and an afternoon of poems to amaze and delight! McGough wrestles with mortality, seeks love in the launderette, perspires in the Foreign Legion and jives in...
A poetic theology of the human
Using poetry and song that celebrate the ordinary things of our days, this event tells stories of pain, stories of hope and songs of lament and life. Pádraig Ó Tuama is the unofficial poet of...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaA theology of the human
Using an Ignatian approach to the Gospel, Pádraig looks at how Jesus interacted with people of difference, and considers current applications of this, with rising stereotypes regarding religious...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaBehind the sofa: when is it OK to scare the kids?
Doctor Who themed, Behind The Sofa explores the question of when is it OK to scare kids with TV? And should we? Jeff Anderson is a Church of England vicar serving in the north east of England....