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A poetic theology of the human

Using poetry and song that celebrate the ordinary things of our days, this event tells stories of pain, stories of hope and songs of lament and life. Pádraig Ó Tuama is the unofficial poet of...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó Tuama

A theology of the human

Using an Ignatian approach to the Gospel, Pádraig looks at how Jesus interacted with people of difference, and considers current applications of this, with rising stereotypes regarding religious...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó Tuama

Israel/Palestine: Health rights under occupation

How the Israeli occupation uses health as an instrument of control, with recent case studies, Miri explores action for change and ways of mobilisation. Miri Weingarten works for Physicians for Human...

Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt

To explore the causes of climate change we have to go back to the time of Socrates. And is the only way to address it now to develop a Christian concept of time and space? Mike Edwards is CAFOD's...

We are strange: God is stranger

Bookshops are full of argument and counter-argument between atheists and Christians, but what could theology actually learn from a ‘new physics' that has given us parallel universes, multiple...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin

A plea for Christian piracy

They make corporations' blood boil, and children's pulses race: what is it about pirates that remains perennially fascinating, and what possibly could our faith learn from Somalian bandits, 17th...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin

Could the road from Gaza, Nablus and Fallujah lead to your door?

The occupied Palestinian territories have a significance for Israel beyond the religious and national: Israel's close co-operation with security firms and police forces in Britain bring closer to...
Speaker(s): Jeff Halper

Celebrating the ordinary – rediscovering ritual

How do you celebrate becoming an adult... the changing of seasons... leaving school... the start of a new year? Join us to share ways of using ritual in our families and communities to mark change...
Speaker(s): Jenny Baker

Israel/Palestine: How will a peaceful& just co-existence become a reality

Jewish, Muslim and Christian voices from the Holy Land look at options for a just peace and evaluate their chances for success.

Abandoning Gaza: Israel’s seige and international responsibility

Abandoning Gaza: Israel's siege and international responsibility Israel imposed a siege on Gaza in 2007, resulting in a humanitarian crisis which intensified during Operation Cast Lead, Israel's...

Spiritual Intelligence: a new way of being

We live in a spiritually dumb society, but Christian culture rarely seems much brighter. How can you rediscover your ‘spiritual intelligence' and use it to unleash your God-given...
Speaker(s): Brian Draper

Non-violent resistance in Palestine

Hear about the daily struggles involved in breaking the cycle of violence and oppression, offering hope for Palestine and Israel.
Speaker(s): Sami Awad

Sacred Spaces and Utopias

Is literature an escapist art form? And if so, where does it allow the reader to escape to? This talk explores the phenomenon of ‘sacred spaces' envisioned in classic and contemporary literature...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

Epic narratives

Some of the greatest stories ever told also tend to be the most sprawling, convoluted and frustrating narratives to engage with. Join Andrew Tate as he takes a ‘long now' view of the cultural...
Speaker(s): Andrew Tate

The new atheists: the twilight of reason and the war on religion

There is a new breed of atheist about and, led by the fearsome Dawkins, and flanked by Hitchens and Harris, they are on a zealous crusade to free us from our dark-age delusions about religion, and...
Speaker(s): Tina Beattie