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Voices from the street

Tom and Sikhumbuzo share stories from the streets and tell how, inspired by Steve Biko's black consciousness movement, South African street children are creating a new future for themselves and those...

Like a Virgin? Mary in the 21c

Who is Mary? Ancient archetype or contemporary role-model? Did she have body odour? Ever shout at the baby Jesus at 4 am? A sequence of poems exploring some of the meanings Mary might have for...
Speaker(s): Nicola Slee

Palestine – where to?

Prospects for a workable state of Palestine have continued to diminish, and humanitarian disaster looms, seemingly because of an exercise of democracy. A perspective that reflects both Palestinian...

Dirty Theology

Jesus is held up as purely divine, but enraged his contemporaries with his radical attitudes to dirt. What can we learn from this dirty theology he practised, and where are the Tricksters practising...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin

Cultivating Wisdom – Women and Authority in a Post Feminist Society

After the death of Superwoman and the demise of the ladette, comes the ‘Female Chauvenist Pig'. Do Christian women have anything to contribute to a debate that has made men and women equal by...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett

Too old for a Star Chart?

Worried about your appearance? Feeling confident? What does the future hold for you? An workshop for parents and their teenage kids to raise awareness about each others needs and boost confidence....
Speaker(s): Judy Reith

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

Practicing hope in despair

Global realities give us grounds for despair. Nevertheless, we must not be so depressed we become dysfunctional. This seminar will explore how to cultivate seeds of hope in the grounds for...
Speaker(s): Dave Andrews

Re-enchanted Fictions

Drawing on the works of more than a dozen Anglo-American novelists, Andrew Tate explores how contemporary fiction engages with the claims and ideas of Christian theology. Andrew is a lecturer in the...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

Waiting for a Miracle

Dr Andrew Tate follows up some of the big ideas in his first talk; why are Coupland's narratives so hung up on God, miracles and the meaning of redemption? Andrew is a lecturer in the Department of...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

Slavery today join the fight for freedom

Slavery has not gone away. Contemporary forms affect at least 12.3 million men, women and children in the 21st century. What can the campaign against the Atlantic slave trade teach us as we seek to...

Martyr Virgin Mystic Wife

What do Christian women have to say to 21st century British society? The feminisation of football and the first female Home Secretary are signs of a changing landscape. Where do we go from...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett

Heavenly Fictions

Visions of hell have preoccupied writers from Dante to Dickens but few have dared to imagine heaven. Andrew will explore the afterlife and apocalypse as discussed by contemporary writers from Douglas...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

Time to boycott Israeli goods?

Can the pound in your pocket deliver a just peace for the Holy Land? From apartheid South Africa to multinational chocolate companies, boycotts have long focused the world's consumers on injustice....

Bringing the funny

It is a truth universally acknowledged that contemporary readers are too sceptical to believe in happy endings. But bestseller lists suggest we still demand them and we want to laugh, too. Andrew...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate