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From Mission Hall to Mosque –

In 1977, Ibrahim Hewitt played to the Queen in her Silver Jubilee. In 2002, he was a guest at her Golden Jubilee in acknowledgement of his work as a leading British Muslim. So how did a...

If you love some1 set ’em free

Too young and not qualified' was how Jackie Pullinger's request to be a missionary was refused, before she became a world authority on addiction. Hear how her love for ‘the other' forced her...

Creating a Living Community

We all live in communities of one sort or another. But how can communities be created, and why are they good? Elizabeth Bayliss is director of Social Action for Health and has worked among Soho's...

Urban teenagers

Urban teenagers - Asbo kids or new Apostles? As Fran worked on ‘Seven Kings' she was struck by how deeply religious most of the teenagers in her book were, and how this contradicted so much of...

Social Justice Challenge inC21

11.4 million people still live in poverty in this country, the fifth most affluent nation in the world. What differences can the church make? Do we need to think again about being salt and light in...

Religious education painful?

Can all ages in your church read and enjoy God's word together? Using the “build, plant, grow” it might just be possible. Harold Hoyle is a Lecturer in the graduate School of Counselling...

I.T.’s not a Mystery

Information Technology is driving a new form of mysticism that is open to spirituality and but not traditional Christianity. It brings a belief in the im-possible, a paradoxical combination of...
Speaker(s): Ian Mobsby

The Seven Keys to Living Justl

Practical steps for applying social justice to our work, family, and community. David Batstone is active as a journalist, university professor, social activist and business entrepreneur. He is the...

Gut Level Religion

Beyond church, Christianity and God in the darkness and doubt, peace in a dangerous, unpredictable world, unconditional love at the heart of the universe: the healing wisdom of the twenty-third...
Speaker(s): Dave Tomlinson

Do Presbyterians Make Better –

A Church of Scotland minister reflects on the Blair-Brown moment in British politics and on some of the typical adjectives which get attached to Gordon Brown. Doug Gay s a lecturer in Practical...

Being The Change We Want To Se

We can't change anybody but ourselves. This seminar will explore how we can practise the be-attitudes and be the change we want to see in the world. Dave Andrews has lived and worked in...
Speaker(s): Dave Andrews

What should I do with my life?

Unpacking vocation; David offers clues for finding jobs and projects that fit your calling. David Batstone is active as a journalist, university professor, social activist and business entrepreneur....

More Obligations/War on Terror

Reprieve's Legal Director Clive Stafford Smith on how western governments should practise what they preach, especially when it comes to detention without trial. Clive Stafford-Smith has worked on...

One innocent man goes free –

Reprieve's Legal Director Clive Stafford Smith and death row exoneree Nick Yarris in conversation. Clive Stafford-Smith has worked on behalf of defendants facing the death penalty in the southern...

The Song of Heart’s Desire 1

Some songs express our deepest longings – but can they change the world? Cole Moreton uses footage from the acclaimed documentary Freedom Highway to show how songs and singing can save lives,...
Speaker(s): Cole Moreton