Abraham under the “Teaching Oak”
The biblical story is far greener than we thought. How to embrace deep ecological insights without the fuzzy New Age cosmology. Ched Myers is an activist and theologian. He has written half a dozen...
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...
Happiness can movemountains too
From pleasure to purpose the desire for happiness is in our blueprint. Although many wrestle with this subject, happiness might just show a way to discover God in the ordinary very much by accident...
Speaker(s): Bruce StanleyCan Britishness be Defined in a New Bill of Rights
The new Prime Minister encourages discussions over the 'British Values' in our society. How are these defined? And do we need a new Bill of Rights to articulate the fundamental principles? Billy...
A powerful voice for peace
Bishop Nelson explores the aftermath of the civil war in Northern Uganda, and how reconciliation is becoming more of a reality. Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng was consecrated Bishop of Northern Uganda...
Airbrushed out of history FB Meyer Today
Bob Holman reveals the unknown radilcalsim of F B Meyer and discusess his relevance for a generation dealing with climate change and inequality. Bob Holman combines brains and hands-dirty...
Speaker(s): Bob HolmanUnder pressure
It's all very well for the government to talk about devolving decision-making to local community groups, but what is this really going to mean in practice? Will Chipping Norton Neighbourhood Watch be...
Is there a Green Movement in the UK
There is widespread awareness of the threat of climate change but is concern mobilised behind a movement for change? Ann Pettifor is the campaigns director for Operation Noah the climate change...
Speaker(s): Ann PettiforTowards the practice of freedom
What can we learn in retrospect from the transatlantic slave trade? Here, we take a broadbrush, interactive tour through black theology and focus on the different ways in which Christians have made...
The Spiritual Discipline Of Religious Satire
A holy and yet heretical quest for a satirical tradition that goes from Jesus to Jonathan Swift. Featuring music by Isaac Everett. Becky Garrison is the senior contributing editor for the satirical...
The new atheist crusaders/ their unholy grail
A satirical analysis of the four Horsemen of the Atheist Apocalypse [Dawkins, Hitchens, Harr is and Dennett) and their misguided quest to rid the world of religion. Featuring music by Isaac...
Can political activism survive in a
In an age of cynicism and lack of engagement in the democratic process, Bev Thomas explores whether political activism can play a central role in transforming our communities. Bev has worked for the...
Living well locally
Is there any evidence that faith makes a positive contribution to the wellbeing of individuals and neighbourhoods? Why do so many people think religion is a bad thing? Ann Morisy is a freelance...
The Coming First World Debt Crisis
With the housing slump in the US and the widening credit crunch, a global debt crisis looms larger. With money lenders as the masters of the economy, what role do faith organisations have to play in...
Speaker(s): Ann PettiforHeavenly Fictions
Visions of hell have preoccupied writers from Dante to Dickens but few have dared to imagine heaven. Andrew will explore the afterlife and apocalypse as discussed by contemporary writers from Douglas...