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Strike a Light

Lenin wrote in his Letters On Modern Atheism : 'I made a mistake. Without doubt the oppressed multitude had to be liberated. But our method only provoked further oppression - and atrocious massacres....
Speaker(s): Dave Andrews

Alternative Worship – grit in the church’s shell

Alternative Worship has carved out an innovative and creative space in and on the margins of the church in the UK over the last decade, reimagining the possibilites for worship and church. But what...
Speaker(s): Jenny Baker

Brother Suns and Sister Moons

We will consider Servants to Asia's Urban Poor as a model of how we can become Brother Suns and Sister Moons engaging the New Dark Age. Servants is a network of mission communities committed to...
Speaker(s): Dave Andrews

The New Dark Ages

Lately I have been having a recurring nightmare - that the world is moving slowly but surely into a New Dark Age. In my dreams I see a landscape shrouded in darkness. And as I look more closely I can...
Speaker(s): Dave Andrews

The Complex Christ: Signs of Emergence in the Urban Church

Speaker(s): Kester Brewin

All Beacause of You – I am

All because of you I am A look at U2's ‘Vertigo' Tour, the Ubuntu theology of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the prophetic impact that they can have on our individualist western culture. Steve...

Happy Families?

Happy families? Who gets on with who (and who doesn't) in your family? What can we do to get along better? A dynamic workshop for parents and their young people (11–18) aimed at boosting your...
Speaker(s): Judy Reith

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