Israel and Palestine: How did we end up here?
After 6 decades of conflict, the situation in Israel and Palestine continues to be marked by occupation, fear, violence, poverty and the routine denial of human rights. How did we end up here? In the...
Bibles, Bombs and Bolt Cutters – Why a Quaker & a Methodist Reverend Broke Into an Airbase.
Sam and Dan will discuss how the decision to try and prevent war crimes, which has led them to face trial, was rooted in faith. As well, how you too can take action, in small ways and big, against...
The Enemy Within
Being a British Muslim for the past decade or so has been a brutal affair. Sayeeda Warsi brings her unique perspective to bear on cultural difference, counter-terrorism, religious freedom,...
Speaker(s): Baroness Sayeeda WarsiIsrael, Its Military, and Us
One Israeli who refused military service probes militarism in Israeli society. How are children taught to become soldiers? What does a militarised economy look like and how is it exported? And what...
Speaker(s): Sahar VardiI 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 TomlinsonThe Art of the Collect
The form of collect is as elegant as a sonnet. It's got five folds, and has poetry and intention at its heart. Join Pádraig Ó Tuama reading poetry and prayers from his new collection of Collects,...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaThe 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 SmithGlobal 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 ThackerPlace
‘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 RumseyEnglish 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 RumseyThe 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 ShawINTER-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 RowlandsINTER-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...