“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....
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 BeechingDazzling Darkness – Being a trans, lesbian priest in the Church today
Dazzling Darkness – Being a trans, lesbian priest in the Church today Exploring her experience of changing sex, of being lesbian and chronically ill, and of being a Church of England priest, Rachel...
Speaker(s): Rachel MannCan white middle class people be radical?
Radical theology situates itself outside of the church and alongside those who are excluded from and rejected by society. So what does it mean for Christians to engage with radical theology? And how...
Speaker(s): Marika RoseWhen Politics Fail: The grassroots movement that will bring peace to Israel and Palestine
The peace process to resolve the Israel/Palestine situation is not working. Might a global, grassroots movement accomplish what the political process has not? A look to the Gospels to provide the...
My Journey Towards Life In All Its Fullness So Far
Dave Andrews shares his own personal journey of seeking to live life “in all its fullness”; learning to share life with others in the Dilaram community in Afghanistan; and learning to live life...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsA Conversation About Community And Mission
Dave Andrews will discuss what forms of community are more helpful for mission; weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of neomonasticism as a model for community mission; and wonder out loud about...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsMy Magical Mystical Way Of Engaging My World
An approach to engaging a wide world of diverse groups of people, using some of Dave Andrews' amazing stories of the kinds of transformation that can occur in the chaos, mess and minutiae of...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsWriting A Path Through Palestine
Bidisha's fourth book Beyond the Wall: Writing a Path Through Palestine documented her trip through the West Bank. In this talk she will let us in on what she saw in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nablus,...
Speaker(s): BidishaOur Lady of Greenbelt
What does Mary, the mother of Jesus have to do with Greenbelt? Are doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary examples of the Roman Catholic fear of sex and deification of...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaCan startups save the world?
The social and environmental problems facing us show no sign of being solved. Big business is slow, governments take forever to change anything and campaigning only gets you so far. But new...
The Gospel According to Everyone
How come in church we only ever hear the gospels of four men in Palestine 2,000 years ago? What about the gospels of the people sitting right next to us: the woman who gave up her child for adoption,...
Speaker(s): Martin WroeFinding Hope for Peace Amid the Palestinian Israeli Conflict
Jonathan Herbert spent three months living in the Palestinian village of Jayous and experienced at first hand the cruelty and injustice of the Israeli occupation. In this session he will tell of how,...
Speaker(s): Jonathan HerbertIf I Am Only For Myself, Who Am I? The passage of a Jewish boat To Gaza
Flying the banners of the alternative voices of US, Canadian and European Jews, the boat Irene demonstrated to the world an implacable opposition to the Israeli occupation as it took part in a...
Palestine and the Arab revolution: An overview of current events in the Middle East and the future for the Palestinians
A review of the recent changes in the Arab world and their effect on the Palestinian question. This session will give a picture of the current political situation, assess the significance of the...