Storying with L’Arche
Join us for a conversation about storytelling with poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama, Tim and Lucille from the L'Arche Preston Community, and Charlotte Overton-Hart who founded Story Chaplain,...
Speaker(s): L'Arche CommunityIs Church History?
The numbers aren't great. When only 1% of under 24's identify with the Church of England, it's no surprise some people say it's had its day. But how do you take the pulse of a body like a church?...
Speaker(s): Kate Bottley, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, Liz AdekunleSo where do we go from here?
We've partied. We've protested. But what do we do now with all that we've wrestled with this weekend on the climate catastrophe that faces us if we just stick to business as usual? As we head...
Speaker(s): Extinction Rebellion, The Anti Fracking Nanas, Christian AidEveryday Extremism
It's easy to think that extremism is other people – lone shooters in New Zealand mosques, for instance. But it is also easy for us all to stop noticing and speaking out against everyday extremism...
Speaker(s): Ivan Humble, Origami with Lisa-Raine HuntHoly Mothers of God: What is Holiness?
What do the stories of the women of Jesus' genealogy have to tell us about sex, work, marriage and holiness? With Marika Rose. This session will focus on Mary, in whose experience the themes of...
Speaker(s): Winchester UniversityIt’s Not About the Burqa
Fed up of hearing about what Muslim women were like from people who were neither Muslim nor female, Mariam Khan edited a book of essays, It's Not About The Burqa, to bring together the voices of a...
Speaker(s): Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Mariam Khan, Amirah SackettResist to Exist
There is a long history of citizens resisting injustice by withdrawing aspects of their legal cooperation with the State. This panel debates the ethics of civil disobedience and asks: is it ever OK...
Speaker(s): Extinction Rebellion, The Anti Fracking Nanas, Bishop Stephen CottrellWhy Do Christians Idolise the Traditional Family?
How did Christians arrive at an odd combination of Old Testament patriarchy, New Testament urgency, Tudor machinations, Victorian purity, and the 1950s model of respectable breadwinner-led family as...
Speaker(s): Vicky WalkerHoly Mothers of God: Sex Work
What do the stories of the women of Jesus' genealogy have to tell us about sex, work, marriage and holiness? With Marika Rose. This session will focus on Tamar and Rahab, who both trade sex in...
Speaker(s): Winchester UniversityHoly Mothers of God: Marriage
What do the stories of the women of Jesus' genealogy have to tell us about sex, work, marriage and holiness? With Marika Rose. This session will focus on Ruth and Bathsheba, whose stories show us...
Speaker(s): Winchester UniversityThe Poetry and Music of Science
Science is often seen as a knowledge-gathering exercise devoid of imagination. But Tom McLeish has listened both to scientists and artists and uncovered deep shared patterns in their creative...
Speaker(s): Tom McLeishThe World Does Not Need Any More White Saviours
With Revd. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Revd. Ijeoma Ajibade, Shakeel Nurmahi and Revd. Duncan Dormor. Chaired by Revd. Dr Rachele (Evie) Vernon O'Brien. MP David Lammy's tweet to Comic Relief, arguing...
Speaker(s): USPGRadical Reading: Provocation from Pluto – The Violence of Austerity
Why is a criminologist editing a book about austerity? Vickie Cooper argues that the public sector cuts known as austerity deliberately target already disenfranchised groups and are a form of...
Speaker(s): Vickie CooperChurches’ action on climate change – any earthly use?
Should congregations simply join other groups tackling climate chaos? Or is there something distinctive, influential and powerful that churches together can do? Explore what mobilising the largest...
Speaker(s): The Hot HouseGetting your house in order
We're responding to the climate emergency. We're cutting down meat consumption and recycling like there's no tomorrow. But what about our houses? How sustainable are they? NOT! Get a wake up...
Speaker(s): The Hot House, Eric Fewster