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We’re Not An Issue, We’re A Gift

A conversation with Tracey Byrne, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Karl Rutledge hosted by Rachel Mann As the church has tied itself in knots over matters of sexuality, the casualties have often been LGBT people...
Speaker(s): Rachel Mann, Rev. Richard Coles, Pádraig Ó Tuama

The Future Of Campaigning

With Mpho Tutu, Hannah Lownsbrough, Al Roxburgh (Christian Aid) and Tom Baker (BOND) Chaired by Ben Hewitt Defending funding for rural schools in Thailand. Stopping the US President fast-track...
Speaker(s): Ben Hewitt, Hannah Lownsbrough, Mpho Tutu, Alasdair Roxburgh, Tom Baker

Lifting The Weight Of Debt

With Tim Jones, Heather Roy, Michael Northcott and Katie Curtis Chaired by Kit Beazley 1 in 5 in the UK are living with serious debt. Across Europe public services are being slashed to pay for bank...
Speaker(s): Michael Northcott, Kit Beazley, Tim Jones

When Certainty Fails

Poetry seeks to find words of meaning when other words fail. Pádraig Ó Tuama's poetry explores faith, gay identity, conflict and story, and intersperses it with anecdote, warmth and humour to...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó Tuama

No Planet B

Climate change means longer summers, right? But when we look at the poorest communities suffering worst from climate chaos, we see the injustice, the threat, the promise and the urgent need to fight...
Speaker(s): Loretta Minghella

Life begins with cancer

Speaker(s): Anthony Wilson

Radical Theology: A Critical Discussion?

The radical theology movement is one that draws on new philosophical movements and is willing to embrace positions such as the death of God. But is this any more than an intellectual trip for a few...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin, Lucy Winkett, Marika Rose

Did Life Begin? – a year on from the Paralympics

At last year's Paralympic closing ceremony Lord Coe said “I genuinely think we have had a seismic effect in shifting public attitudes… we will never see disability in the same way again.” Was...
Speaker(s): Livability

Religious or Spiritual? None of the above

The Christian landscape is marked by a debate between whether Christianity is better described as a religion or as a type of spirituality. These terms mean different things to different people, but...

Power in the People

Few of us realise how powerful we can be in changing public policy and accelerating the end of extreme poverty. In this session the director of Christian Aid describes the changing face of poverty...
Speaker(s): Loretta Minghella

The Dalit Struggle for Liberation and Humanity

Some 300 million people worldwide suffer from caste discrimination, the majority in India, the former “untouchables”. They have the most menial tasks in their societies and are treated as lesser...
Speaker(s): David Haslam, Garth Hewitt

Don’t Bank on It (Panel)

In the church of high finance, the high priests spout their own language and remain an authority beyond question. While our investments can go down as well as up, their bonuses hold steady. They are...
Speaker(s): Loretta Minghella