Non Violent Resistance In Occupied Palestine
Violent resistance by Palestinians is always headline news. But this illustrated presentation tells another story: of brave and resilient non-violent resistance in the Hebron area of the West...
Sod the Difference!
Genesis tells us that men and women are incomplete without each other, so why is there still a gender split within the church? How do we respond to accusations that the church is not a place for...
Speaker(s): Jenny BakerJust Dwelling: Paradise Lose and Saved in Literature
From Milton to Atwood, the canon abounds with stories of perfect worlds destroyed by human folly. Dr Tate explores competing versions of paradise imagined by writers including HG Wells, JG Ballard...
Speaker(s): Andrew TateThe Tragedy of the Prodigal Son: Pirates, rebellion and the fight for the commons
The story of the prodigal son has been commonly narrated as a story of beautiful redemption, but what if the son's failure to escape his father's empire was read as a tragedy? Drawing on Star...
Speaker(s): Kester BrewinReadings from the Book of Exile
An hour of poetry exploring the territory of truth – the territory of hope – the territory of humour – the territory of sharing – the territory of exile. Expect poems that rhyme and stories...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaSchool of Life: What kind of parent do you want to be?
Speaker(s): Judy Reith
Palestine/Israel: Moving from separation and exclusion to sharing and equality
Palestine/Israel is in desperate need of a bold vision that challenges a status quo shaped by ethno-religious exclusivity and exclusion. After facing hard facts about the reality on the ground, comes...
Wired Worship & Virtual Virtues
How do the internet and social media reflect our spiritual quest? How are they shaping us today? Can we uphold our desire to be moral people in a virtual world with less concrete consequences? How...
Speaker(s): Vicky BeechingMaking Sense of Videogames
Videogames offer new ways of telling our stories, but reviews suggest they are largely about entertainment and violence. Andy Robertson helps gamers and non-gamers make sense of the format, to find a...
Speaker(s): Andy RobertsonFailure is not an option
We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world and in the most affluent time in history. The mantra's of the era are ‘opportunity for all' and ‘everyone can succeed'. Failure is...
Speaker(s): Lucy WinkettNaked Men of the Bible
What's the story about nakedness and men in the Bible? Why did Noah lose the plot when his son saw him exposed? Who was that strange young naked man at the end of Mark? What does the text imply...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaLife at the Circus: Painting the town red
Contemporary life in the UK is noisy and full of distraction. Finding a still centre in our busy modern world is tricky, but is it even necessary? If you're not a nun or a monk, what does following...
Speaker(s): Lucy WinkettWhat happens when you pray?
Whether you believe or not, you can't deny prayer is a powerful thing. It can be calming, euphoric, motivating or just reassuring. Richard Coles is joined by psychologist Chris French and author...
Speaker(s): Mark Vernon, Lucy WinkettClean Cut Kid
Clean Cut Kid are a contemporary indie-pop act who mix classic melodies with sonic adventurousness and deliver defiant pop hooks with an emotionally-charged fragility. Listeners of a certain vintage...
The 9 Beats Collective: Mikael Rahbæk Andreasen
Mikael is a musician and award-winning composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark, who primarily works under the moniker Kloster (the Danish word for monastery) which is simultaneously a solo project, a...