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Elephants and Porky Pies

Where has honesty gone in this Orwellian era when “Truth Social” means the precise opposite? Pilate's question, “What is truth?” is as relevant now as then. Jesus had a right to remain...
Speaker(s): John Bell

Ezekiel 37 – Re-Membering Hope

How can the Bible resource us in not just having, but making, hope? Miranda Threlfall-Holmes invites you to begin your Greenbelt with a meditation on Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones,...
Speaker(s): Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

Sacred Earth. Sacred Soul.

Drawing on the vision offered by the Celtic wisdom tradition, the Scottish author John Philip Newell calls us to return to true relationship with Earth and the depths of the human soul as our place...
Speaker(s): John Philip Newell

Exodus 5 – Making Bricks Without Straw

How can the Bible resource us in not just having, but making, hope? This meditation invites you to contemplate how we can make hope when things go from bad to worse around us, and co-create...
Speaker(s): Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

The Heartbeat of God

Celtic author John Philip Newell and his wife Ali Newell will lead us in a spiritual practice and simple ritual inspired by Celtic wisdom and its reverence for Earth, the human body, and the true...
Speaker(s): John Philip Newell

In the dead of night. The reality of living under military occupation.

Look through the eyes of Muhanad Al Qaisy, a third-generation Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh camp in Bethlehem, as he shares a glimpse into the daily realities of life under military...

Battle for the Biosphere

Doughnut Economics ringmaster Kate Raworth juggles the profound tensions between the deep designs of nature and of finance. Will finance inevitably eat the Earth, or can it be redesigned to be in...
Speaker(s): Kate Raworth

Nadine Shah in conversation

Join our Friday night headliner, in conversation with longterm Greenbelt volunteer and manager of Exeter's Cavern Club, Pippa Wragg, to talk music, inspiration, politics, and more. Mercury...
Speaker(s): Nadine Shah

Slavery: Making Amends?

Getting it right is tricky business when so much wrong has been done. USPG face up to the challenges of reparative justice when addressing the legacies of chattel slavery. With online expert...
Speaker(s): Kevin Farmer, Revd Canon Dr Duncan Dormor, Rev'd Canon Dr Carlton Turner

The Hosts With The Most

Join our partners Refugees at Home to hear stories from hosts who've volunteered with them to offer short-term stays for refugees. Hear how – for both host and refugee alike – these stays have...
Speaker(s): Refugees at Home

A New Generation’s Search

Hear what author and journalist Lamorna Ash discovered as she talked to 20-somethings across the UK wrestling with Christianity. From Oxford Circus to Iona, it became a surprisingly personal journey.
Speaker(s): Lamorna Ash, Azariah France Williams

To Have or To Hold

What can nature's hidden relationships teach us? Science communicator Sophie Pavelle talks about why we need to understand symbiosis: totally different species evolving to live together for...
Speaker(s): Sophie Pavelle

Potholes and Pavements

Q&A with Laura Laker, author of Potholes and Pavements, a Bumpy Ride on Britain's National Cycle Network. Laura asks, what if we had a Network that genuinely gave us the choice not to drive for every...
Speaker(s): Laura Laker, Dave Walker

SCM Young Voices

What can we learn from Generation Z? Bite-sized talks and discussions on the topics the next generation of speakers are passionate about, kick-starting conversations that are important for everyone...
Speaker(s): Student Christian Movement

How to be a Half-Arse Human

Perfectionists and procrastinators welcome! Come and learn about the power of radical mediocrity as we make peace with slap-dashing life, work out what is ACTUALLY worth our time and live better...
Speaker(s): Leena Norms