1967 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....
In conversation
From Lud Heat to Hackney: That Rose-Red Empire, Iain Sinclair's work has offered distinctive and provocative interpretations of ‘place' and its significance. In conversation with...
Orbital walks & linear rides: Journeys through the English badlands
Iain Sinclair unpacks the literary genre sometimes described as ‘psychogeography'. Iain Sinclair While St. John declared that in the incarnation ‘the word became flesh' and God walked among...
Church without borders
Dave speaks on how to create churches that are inclusive, liberating and mission-shaped. Dave Tomlinson is vicar of St Luke's in Holloway, North London, and the author of Re-Enchanting...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonA hidden apartheid
Why, in the world's thirdbiggest democratic economy, are 250 million people denied their human rights? The caste system in India today. Elephants are lovely things aren't they? Strong, peaceful...
The Strange But True Story Of Tawfiq Salsaa’s Walled Nativity
When Amos Trust marketed the Walled Nativity last December, it led to international press coverage, hundreds of orders, vitriolic emails and 38,000 hits on YouTube. Garth Hewitt tells the story of...
Speaker(s): Garth HewittRediscovering Christian Faith as a Way of Life
Rediscovering Christian faith as a way of life In the hands of institutions, the way of Jesus becomes a list of rules or a system of beliefs instead of the vibrant and world transforming way of life...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenPraying Naked
Many of us feel guilty that we don't pray enough, correctly, or effectively. Sometimes, we don't really understand the whole idea. When we strip it down to its simplest and most basic elements,...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenPostmodern and Postcolonial
The conversation about the emerging church is only one part of a larger discussion that is taking place around the world. Where the west focuses on culture and truth, the south looks at culture and...
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenReadings from the Book of Exile
An hour of poetry exploring the territory of truth – the territory of hope – the territory of humour – the territory of sharing – the territory of exile. Expect poems that rhyme and stories...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaNaked Men of the Bible
What's the story about nakedness and men in the Bible? Why did Noah lose the plot when his son saw him exposed? Who was that strange young naked man at the end of Mark? What does the text imply...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó Tuama