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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

How to lead a film discussion group

Film discussions are a valuable way to explore theological and ethical themes. Vic Thiessen considers how to go about it, with the help of clips. Vic Thiessen is a Canadian Mennonite theologian, and...

Looking for New England?

England's 16th century reforming pioneers either left to found an England somewhere else, or stayed to reclaim their 4th century roots. Now Englishness seems a controversial concept, most likely...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett

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 Baker