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I Believe God Is Human, It’s the Rest of Us I’m Not Sure About.

Dave Tomlinson's manifesto for a marriage of faith and humanism, based on his latest book, Black Sheep and Prodigals: an Antidote to Black and White Religion. Dave Tomlinson is a vicar and author of...
Speaker(s): Dave Tomlinson

The Word of Reprieve

The Common Good? The death penalty, torture, rendition, detention without trial and assassination: Donald Trump's solutions to the world's problems. Awarded an OBE for "humanitarian services", Clive...
Speaker(s): Clive Stafford Smith

Global poverty: from charity to justice?

We live in a world where more people have access to a mobile phone than a toilet, and we are desperate to respond. But is aid the solution the world requires? This talk suggest that the focus of...
Speaker(s): Justin Thacker

Place

‘Place' is back on the agenda today, with news stories being dominated by questions of local belonging and cultural identity. Andrew Rumsey's new book, ‘Parish', is a timely consideration...
Speaker(s): Andrew Rumsey

English Pastoral

With nationalism of all kinds on the rise, what future for ‘Little England'? Might xenophobia and extremism be counteracted by a more pastoral patriotism, relocating our ‘longing for home' in...
Speaker(s): Andrew Rumsey

The John Peck Memorial Lecture: Idol Spotting in the 21st Century

Idols upset life in many ways. In this talk, Steve Shaw explains theological and philosophical tools we can all use to spot idols. Drawing on the wisdom of some contemporary prophets, he will uncover...
Speaker(s): Steve Shaw

INTER-ACT: Loss, Cancer, and Minecraft: A playable poem about saying goodbye

Andy Robertson, Adam Clarke, Victoria BennettJoin Minecraft artist and Stampy collaborator, Adam Clarke, and poet, Victoria Bennett, as they share their unique playable Minecraft poem “My...

INTER-ACT: Where video games go next

Games and culture don't usually mix. But what if they did? We ask Simon Parkin, New Yorker writer and Iain Simons, CEO Nation Videogame Foundation, whether video-games offer more to society than...

The Good of One Is the Good of All

In early Christian teaching, the common good is understood less as the search for a politics of consensus and more as the search for the life of communion. We reflect on the implications of this for...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK, Anna Rowlands

INTER-ACT: How Video- games matter

Call of Duty, Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Pokemon or Roblox. You or someone you love plays a lot of video-games, or watches hundreds of hours of other people playing them on YouTube. Join Andy for a...

The Political Power of Music

In a talk about raves, riots and revolution (one man's journey to discover what makes music so powerful), Dave asks: who does music serve? The many or the few? Dave Randall is a musician and...
Speaker(s): Dave Randall

Scriptural Reasoning Remixed

Engage in a fun and thoughtful conversation around the music and lyrics that move us as spiritual people. Join Rachel Rose Reid, Abdalhamid Evans and Simon Jones as they discuss the songs that move...
Speaker(s): Rachel Rose Reid, Abdalhamid Evans

A Spirited Neighbourhood: Connecting Church and Community

The recent responses to terror and disaster show community spirit to be alive and well. Yet beyond a crisis, disabled and vulnerable people still face many barriers to community life. How can...
Speaker(s): Livability

Restoring Hope

In the West Bank farming olives is about more than earning a living, it is an act of political protest. The Olive Tree Campaign is keeping hope alive and you can get involved. Born and living in...
Speaker(s): Muhanad El Qaisy

70 Years Since Partition: The Future of the South Asian Diaspora

2017 marks 70 years since the Indian sub-continent was first divided after British colonial rule. A lot has changed since then, including in the South Asian diaspora. This conversation explores the...
Speaker(s): Yousuf Bashir Qureshi, Akanksha Mehta, Nitasha Kaul, Avaes Mohammad