The Meaning of Work
Is the work we do simply a means of paying for our mortgage, holidays and pension, or does it say something about who we are and our purpose in life? And as work trends change to offer more...
Speaker(s): Fraser DyerFighting talk 1: Should We Have Gone to War?
How might Christians think through the issues surrounding the war in Iraq? Giles Fraser is the Vicar of Putney and lecturer in Philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford. He writes on issues on...
Speaker(s): Giles FraserGet up! Go ahead! Do! Move!
Conversion means action. Elias appeals to the serious commitment and involvement required of Christians wanting to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Faith and obedience are key to engaging with issues of...
Restoring Community in an Individualised World
Social capital - commitment and trust between people has halved in four generations. While the church has been focused on its own decline the social commitments which have held society together have...
No Surprises? Radiohead Revisited
Fragments of hope for a fragmented world. See the world through the eyes of Radiohead and Radiohead through one Christian's eyes.' Graham Cray is the Bishop of Maidstone and the Bishop for Mission...
Church in the Naughties
Work, Worship and the Sabbath in a 24/7 culture. There is currently much discussion of the shape and organisation of the Church - postevangelical, alternative, emerging, liquid, virtual... What shape...
Dalits and the Bible
Who are the Dalits? What is their status? How did dalit community use Scripture to empower their struggle? Jasmine will pose answer to these questions by reflecting on her own Dalit...
Stop the World I Want to Get Off
From Chiapas to Seattle and from Seattle to Porto Alegre, it seems the WTO, IMF and the World Bank can't meet without mass demonstrations and counter-summits. But what is the 'anti-globalisation'...
Coming Alive in Cyberspace
The communications revolution has transformed the way we perceive each other. The internet in particular changes everything. Or does it? How can we generate a new ethic for the modern world? Lavinia...
A Road Map to Peace?
A Palestinian Christian response to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Nora Carmi is a Palestinian Christian (social activist and writer) from Sabeel Liberation Theology Centre,
O Little Town!
In 2002 the people of Bethlehem spent 8 months of the year living under curfew, confined to their homes. The town was repeatedly targeted and the Church of the Nativity was under seige for 40 days,...
The Loud Language of Need
John Bell ponders whether Christianity is primarily a crutch to support inadequate people, or whether the wholistic impact of the Gospel is lost behind our obsession with need. John Bell came to...
Speaker(s): John BellStrike a Light
Lenin wrote in his Letters On Modern Atheism : 'I made a mistake. Without doubt the oppressed multitude had to be liberated. But our method only provoked further oppression - and atrocious massacres....
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsThe Shape We’re In
"It's what's inside that counts." Is this really true? Is God concerned with bodies, or just our souls? With increasing pressure on women to achieve the 'body beautiful,' we explore historic and...
Five Pagan Values Christians Love: when evil looks good
In this final talk from Mike Yaconelli he guides us through five pagan values that look fantastic ... um, tempting. Mike Yaconelli heads up Youth Specialities, an organisation that trains and...