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...
Making 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...
Josephine Cocoran
Josephine is a poet, playwright, and short story writer. She founded and edits online poetry journal And Other Poems.
Second set of lineup names for GB 2017
So, here's another crop of great names for this year's Greenbelt Festival programme – as eclectic and wide-ranging as you might have come to expect from us. After all, when you're exploring a theme...
47 Soul
The music of 47SOUL takes Dabke – the traditional Palestinian street music and dance – to a whole new place. Deploying analogue synths, trance-inducing guitar lines and a mixture of Arabic and...
The 9 Beats Collective: Eric Leroy Wilson
Eric serves as the associate chaplain at Pepperdine University. He's a certified spiritual director, executive coach and religion blogger for the Huffington Post, and award-winning playwright and...
The 9 Beats Collective: Heatherlyn
Originally from the East Coast of Maine, Heatherlyn made her home in the Midwest USA (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and regularly contributes music in communities seeking to be peace and compassion in the...
The 9 Beats Collective: Mark Scandrette
Mark Scandrette is an author, speaker, activist, and networker among innovative Christian leaders. His books include FREE: Spending Your Time and Money On What Matters Most (IVP 2013), Practicing...
The 9 Beats Collective: Martin Trotman
A smooth, soulful and exceptionally skilled pianist, vocalist, composer, musical director and producer, Martin boasts an enviable collaboration list that includes 80s diva Jackie Graham and Peter...