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The children of Helen House revisited

What would your response be if you'd met a two year old girl recovering from a brain tumour and was now in a coma being looked after by her parents at home? Pity? Offers of financial help? Sister...

In conversation

Sally will be discussing her latest book and the art of writing for children. Sally Nicholls is the author of Ways To Live Forever, winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2008. It tells...

Non-violent resistance in Palestine

Hear about the daily struggles involved in breaking the cycle of violence and oppression, offering hope for Palestine and Israel.
Speaker(s): Sami Awad

The God of Occupation

Hear about the daily struggles involved in breaking the cycle of violence and oppression, offering hope for Palestine and Israel. Sitting in the middle of a desert, the hot sun beating down on the...
Speaker(s): Sami Awad

Saint? Sinner? The important of context

Are people who do terrible things very different from us? Sarah outlines some key research and explores some surprising results - and what it might mean for our discipleship. Sarah Jones is a parish...

Creativity and social enterprise

Got a great idea? Want to make it happen? We believe that small things can lead to BIG change in the world around us. And we want to help you... take your idea, figure out the enterprising...

Epic narratives

Some of the greatest stories ever told also tend to be the most sprawling, convoluted and frustrating narratives to engage with. Join Andrew Tate as he takes a ‘long now' view of the cultural...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

Empathy and the revolution of human relationships

What are the benefits of looking at the world from the perspective of others? Roman Krznaric explains why empathy is the ultimate art form for the 21st century. A writer, teacher, Real Tennis...

The love of our times

Alastair's third talk explores war and climate change as Jeremiads of our times. How can we deepen empathy and seek transformation of the human condition? Sometime in the future, someone will...
Speaker(s): Alastair McIntosh

Debunking Dawkins: How we can engage the New Atheism

What can we say in response to Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion? One of Dawkins' leading critics sets out the main arguments and shows how Christians can respond. Alister McGrath is head of the...

Sacred Spaces and Utopias

Is literature an escapist art form? And if so, where does it allow the reader to escape to? This talk explores the phenomenon of ‘sacred spaces' envisioned in classic and contemporary literature...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

Globalised, Politicised, Spiritualised, Radicalised? Welcome to Muslim 2.0

They are hardwired for globalisation. They belong to many communities and none. They are the ‘others' that allegedly raise threat levels and refuse to heed Middle England's calls to integrate....
Speaker(s): Abdul-Rehman Malik

Why bother?

Could time spent on art be better used saving the planet or feeding the poor? An exploration of why the arts are an indispensable feature of human flourishing and should not be neglected or...