Kairos: a time for Action!
The launch of the UK response to the Kairos call of the Palestinian Christians, with Sami Awad, Mark Braverman, Warren Bardsley, Mary Grey and the authors of Kairos Palestine UK. Chaired by Chris...
Liberty is Near!
Garth Hewitt sings the Chartist Hymnbook and Mike Sanders explores the role of hymns in Chartism, whose activism prefigured the Liberation Theology of our own era. Singer/songwriter and author Garth...
Speaker(s): Garth HewittGreenbelt in the Future
Your chance to come and join in the conversation about what the future of Greenbelt and its family of festivals might look like. With Dot Reid, artistic director of Solas Festival (Scotland), Gareth...
Speaker(s): Gareth Higgins, Sami AwadHow they stole football from the people – and how we can steal it back
Football is the most popular sport in the UK but in recent years it has attracted strong criticism. Finances have supplanted the will of supporter groups and lead to a game riven with conflict,...
Catholic Taste
Is it all change or business as usual in the Catholic Church? What does the arrival of a Pope from outside the rich world mean for the institution and for ordinary churchgoers? How will the Church...
Did Life Begin? – a year on from the Paralympics
At last year's Paralympic closing ceremony Lord Coe said “I genuinely think we have had a seismic effect in shifting public attitudes… we will never see disability in the same way again.” Was...
Speaker(s): LivabilityEnhancing the future…?
Being real in a virtual world
What does it mean to truly be an individual in the digital age? Do Twitter and Facebook make us more ourselves? Does social media plunge us into an existential crisis, or drown out our need for one?...
Speaker(s): Vicky Beeching“The Hand that Made us is Divine” – an introduction to the music of Benjamin Britten
2013 marks the centenary of the birth of composer Benjamin Britten. Although Britten had an ambivalent relationship with organised religion, he often drew on the Christian heritage for inspiration....
A workshop introducing contemplative prayer
Sue Pickering is an Anglican priest, spiritual director and canon of Taranaki Cathedral. Her publications include three volumes of retreat resources, an introduction to spiritual direction, articles...
Here I am
Identity, attentiveness, God's selfrevelation and the wisdom of surrender will be explored here to illuminate ministry with those who are ageing. Through gentle guided reflection, you will be...
Digital Revolutions: Activism in the internet age
There has been an explosion of activism in the last few years: Occupy, the Arab Spring, UK Uncut, the Slutwalks and anticuts campaigns. The internet did not cause this activism, but it affected the...
Speaker(s): Symon HillWhat can Marx teach us about money
Marx's monetary theory is predicated on his general political economy. Simon Mouatt argues in this talk that his work remains the best explanation of the mechanics of capitalism and, therefore,...
The Business of Salvation: Building holistic communities in the 21st Century
Steve is at Greenbelt to provoke us on the themes of the church and enterprise, the welfare state, inclusion, government, community, the bible and the shape of the future. Steve Chalke MBE founded...
Speaker(s): Steve ChalkeWhile you still can – spiritual growth and ageing
An exploration of life issues that arise as we age: finding meaning and purpose; coping with transcending suffering and pain; facing multiple losses; revisiting our image of God; asking for help;...