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GREENBELT 2026 27 – 30 AUGUST BOUGHTON HOUSE

Greenbelt Communion

* Nadia Bolz-Weber's sermon starts at 41:52 * Ah Christmas time, mistletoe and wine... no, we're afraid Sir Cliff isn't joining us this year, but in his absence we're pulling out all our...

In conversation with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

Let's spend an hour with the head honcho of the Church of England! It's great to get the chance to check in with the Archbishop of Canterbury every now and then. Let's ask him how it's going?...
Speaker(s): The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Chine McDonald

It’s Not About the Burqa

Fed up of hearing about what Muslim women were like from people who were neither Muslim nor female, Mariam Khan edited a book of essays, It's Not About The Burqa, to bring together the voices of a...
Speaker(s): Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Mariam Khan, Amirah Sackett

Resist to Exist

There is a long history of citizens resisting injustice by withdrawing aspects of their legal cooperation with the State. This panel debates the ethics of civil disobedience and asks: is it ever OK...
Speaker(s): Extinction Rebellion, The Anti Fracking Nanas, Bishop Stephen Cottrell

Getting your house in order

We're responding to the climate emergency. We're cutting down meat consumption and recycling like there's no tomorrow. But what about our houses? How sustainable are they? NOT! Get a wake up...
Speaker(s): The Hot House, Eric Fewster

There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years

Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics, inequality, fake news – the list of concerns for the Anthropocene seems endless. Mike Berners-Lee explores how the big...
Speaker(s): Mike Berners-Lee

Stepping Stones to a New Economy

The time for incremental changes and tweaks to the status quo are over. We need a new economic model that works for people and planet. What are the building blocks of this new economic model and how...
Speaker(s): Miatta Fahnbulleh

Pop Christianity

In a year when young people have taken the political lead, Jyothi Cross asks how youth culture fits with modern-day Christianity, exploring all things teen, from video games to Vine and back again...
Speaker(s): Jyothi Cross

Don’t Touch My Hair: crowning glory, power and identity

Charting the cultural history and symbolism of Afro-textured hair, Emma Dabiri's work sweeps from pre-colonial Africa to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids, showing how black...
Speaker(s): Emma Dabiri, Chine McDonald

The John Peck Lecture: A Tribute to John Smith

Anthony Wilson reflects on John's legacy at Greenbelt, placing his work in the tradition of the prophetic imagination. Tracing the connection between his vision and Greenbelt's, where the arts...
Speaker(s): Anthony Wilson

Wake up – the house is on fire!

A guest blog from Cliff Mills of Anthony Collins Solicitors, partners in The Exchange venue at Greenbelt, following on from his session at the festival on generational justice with Daniel...

Love in the face of Empire

The Festival Communion service at Greenbelt 2019 put the story of Christmas at its heart. Here, you'll find all the words from the service to download and share and use – along with the thinking...

Listings, planning and surprises – Greenbelt 2019

The sun is out and that's the way it's going to stay. The Box Office onsite opens at 10.00am this morning and we're ready for another bumper weekend of artistry, activism and belief. Here's a quick...

Liz Adekunle

Liz Adekunle was born in North London and read theology at Birmingham University. She has three Masters degrees; the first from SOAS in African Christianity and Development, the second, completed...