John Smith
Born in Essex, raised by the Devon seaside, and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, John has released six studio albums with over 100 million Spotify streams. He has played to...
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 WilsonJohn Smith: a tribute
Former Greenbelt Chair of Trustees Andy Turner pays tribute to the late, great John Smith ... Friend and regular to the festival in the 1980s and 90s, Ozzie theologian and activist John Smith has...
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith is a Yorkshire based artist who has recently graduated from a Fine Art (BA) degree at York St John University. Over the past year, she became the first winner of Yorkshire Sculpture...
Fran Smith
Singer-songwriter and pianist Fran Smith is a mesmerising solo performer who was named a Live Music Highlight of the Year by the BBC in 2014. Her songs are disarmingly romantic, witty, sensuous and...
Pip Mountjoy
Pip Mountjoy is a folk-pop singer/songwriter from Yorkshire who captivates audiences with her deep, dark songs of “confessional poetry” accompanied by subtle acoustic guitar and haunting vocals....
Jesus – Soul Food
When the Jesus Movement came in the late 1960s Time magazine was announcing "God is Dead." Everything was so secular and materialistic. But a great soul thirst followed and a new generation went...
What would Jesus do? Yeah, but what did Jesus say?
Now Hallmark cards own the WWJD logo, bangles and all, it may be time to ask if the fad covers over massive ignorance as to what Jesus actually said to the world. Is this the day of Christ-less Jesus...
The great spiritual confidence trick?
The new age mix, Oprah Winfrey style self-designed spirituality, spirituality without church, prosperity doctrine, 'feel-good' worship without high personal cost, success not suffering, and...
Lasting the distance in short-term culture
Old timers used to think in terms of life commitments. In a postmodern age we may change our jobs a dozen or more times in a lifetime. Most people experience relocation of housing due to career...
Pop McWorship versus the real thing
Is relevance all there is? What's left when a coke and a coffee are awesome? How the hype has eclipsed the holy and sacred in life. John Smith is the founding director of Concern Australia and God's...
The greatest environmentalists in history
What on earth has heaven got to do with earth? John sets out why we need another. Apostles Creed, and why creationism misses the point. John Smith is the founding director of Concern Australia and...
Starry, Starry Nights (Part 1)
Artists who dare to look sideways and speak the truth to power – whether religious, economic or political – will suffer. Reflections on Vincent Van Gogh, the Chilean musician Victor Jara,...
Starry, Starry Nights (Part Two)
Artists who dare to look sideways and speak the truth to power, whether religious, economic or political, will suffer. Reflections on Chilean artist Joel Lilartiga, St John Chrysostom and author...
Mal Pope
Mal Pope was born in Brynhyfryd, Swansea, Wales, into a family of teachers. He began learning to play the guitar aged seven and was soon writing songs. In the early 1970s Pope sent a tape of songs...
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