Time heals & Other Clichés
Open houses in ‘not nice’ places?
If you have or are thinking of moving into a part of your city which is not the normal attempt to climb a property ladder, at least partly because you are trying to follow a biblical imperative and...
Creativity and social enterprise
Got a great idea? Want to make it happen? We believe that small things can lead to BIG change in the world around us. And we want to help you... take your idea, figure out the enterprising...
In conversation
Sally will be discussing her latest book and the art of writing for children. Sally Nicholls is the author of Ways To Live Forever, winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2008. It tells...
Non-violent resistance in Palestine
Hear about the daily struggles involved in breaking the cycle of violence and oppression, offering hope for Palestine and Israel.
Speaker(s): Sami AwadThe God of Occupation
Hear about the daily struggles involved in breaking the cycle of violence and oppression, offering hope for Palestine and Israel. Sitting in the middle of a desert, the hot sun beating down on the...
Speaker(s): Sami AwadSaint? Sinner? The important of context
Are people who do terrible things very different from us? Sarah outlines some key research and explores some surprising results - and what it might mean for our discipleship. Sarah Jones is a parish...
The love of our times
Alastair's third talk explores war and climate change as Jeremiads of our times. How can we deepen empathy and seek transformation of the human condition? Sometime in the future, someone will...
Speaker(s): Alastair McIntoshDebunking Dawkins: How we can engage the New Atheism
What can we say in response to Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion? One of Dawkins' leading critics sets out the main arguments and shows how Christians can respond. Alister McGrath is head of the...
Sacred Spaces and Utopias
Is literature an escapist art form? And if so, where does it allow the reader to escape to? This talk explores the phenomenon of ‘sacred spaces' envisioned in classic and contemporary literature...
Speaker(s): Andrew TateEpic narratives
Some of the greatest stories ever told also tend to be the most sprawling, convoluted and frustrating narratives to engage with. Join Andrew Tate as he takes a ‘long now' view of the cultural...
Speaker(s): Andrew TateEmpathy and the revolution of human relationships
What are the benefits of looking at the world from the perspective of others? Roman Krznaric explains why empathy is the ultimate art form for the 21st century. A writer, teacher, Real Tennis...
The violence of our times
This first Signs of the Times talk explores ‘Moses as a war criminal' and ‘cosmic child abuse atonement'. How does religion sanction violence, for whom, and at what spiritual cost? Sometime...
Speaker(s): Alastair McIntoshThe climate of our times
This second talk explores the colonisation of the soul that drives consumerism and climate change. How can we face come-what-may in the come-to-pass? Sometime in the future, someone will write a...
Speaker(s): Alastair McIntoshGlobalised, Politicised, Spiritualised, Radicalised? Welcome to Muslim 2.0
They are hardwired for globalisation. They belong to many communities and none. They are the ‘others' that allegedly raise threat levels and refuse to heed Middle England's calls to integrate....
Speaker(s): Abdul-Rehman Malik