“The power of forgiveness for true reconciliation” A New Generation building peace and reconciliation in Burundi
Dieudonné forgave the people who killed his father during the Burundi genocide, some of whom were his neighbours. This has been embodied in a pioneering organisation he founded called New...
Opening our eyes; bridging divides
In a world shaped by divisions and binaries, it is little wonder that conflict and violence abounds. Exploring the relationships between the personal, political and communal, Laura Zahra McDonald...
My Journey Towards Life In All Its Fullness So Far
Dave Andrews shares his own personal journey of seeking to live life “in all its fullness”; learning to share life with others in the Dilaram community in Afghanistan; and learning to live life...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsA Conversation About Community And Mission
Dave Andrews will discuss what forms of community are more helpful for mission; weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of neomonasticism as a model for community mission; and wonder out loud about...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsFaith without works is dead. From genocide to a New Generation: A life-story.
Dieudonné Nahimana found himself living on the streets of Bujumbutra after his father was murdered during the genocide in Burundi. He noticed there that street children were the first group in...
Clare Balding in conversation with Richard Coles
One a former pop musician turned priest, the other an amateur jockey turned broadcaster, this will be a lively and charming chat between two good friends. Clare Balding is one of the nation's...
Combatants for Peace (CfP) UK tour 2013
Hosted by Encounters, in partnership with the Amos Trust Representatives of Combatants for Peace, Palestinian and Israeli, will share their personal stories of transformation from violence to...
My Magical Mystical Way Of Engaging My World
An approach to engaging a wide world of diverse groups of people, using some of Dave Andrews' amazing stories of the kinds of transformation that can occur in the chaos, mess and minutiae of...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsDestitution for Dummies
There are 120,000 children in the immigration system. Many of these are at risk of destitution, no longer being able to feed or house themselves. Come hear from staff at The Children's Society, who...
Life Begins in Nonviolent Resistance to the Principalities and Powers of War
SAS combat veteran Ben Griffin and long-time resister Ciaron O'Reilly share their experiences of following the disarmed Christ in a time of never-ending war. They wrestle with the question of how...
We need to talk about nutters
People say that death is the last taboo. But it may be mental health. Communities, including churches, often rally round when someone is in a crisis, but what about the rest of the time? Artist Bobby...
Speaker(s): Bobby BakerOuterspace presents a Q&A with Steve Chalke
Following Steve Chalke's support for same-sex partnerships, a gentle Q&A session in the Outer Space programme to give LGBT Christians and their families an opportunity to join the conversation with...
International War Reportage: giving a voice to the voiceless and the journalists responsibility and ethic
Thanks to the work of journalists reporting from conflict zones, we know more about the reality of conflict than ever before. But what standards must journalists adhere to in order to deliver stories...
Speaker(s): BidishaWriting A Path Through Palestine
Bidisha's fourth book Beyond the Wall: Writing a Path Through Palestine documented her trip through the West Bank. In this talk she will let us in on what she saw in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nablus,...
Speaker(s): BidishaLooking for Allah at 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A Musical Journey
With a radical monotheism that sometimes confounds its sister faiths, Islam's conception of God can seem inaccessible or even, to some, devoid of humanity. Cue the band. Abdul-Rehman Malik will...
Speaker(s): Abdul-Rehman Malik