News & Events
Unfinished Business
Looking back over his 40 years involvement with the network, Stephen discovers unfinished business with the church. Examining controversies of the past, he proposes a plan for a firework display to mark the anniversary, and which may help the network continue and grow.
Imagining Secularisation and Modernity
In our March session, John Holroyd offers some reflections on Charles Taylor’s ‘A secular age’.
A Passion for Churches
Why is it that people who never worship in church can still love church buildings? Martin Spence explores these puzzling questions.
The need for a viable theory of punishment
We all know that there is a crisis in the criminal justice system but in this conversation we shall explore whether behind the crisis is a lack of coherent thinking about the morality of punishing people.
My Experience of Protective Presence in Palestine
In our January session, Caroline Pickard shared her experience of protective presence in Palestine.
In the beginning was music: Music and religion
Our first physical face-to-face conference since the pandemic lockdown was built around the theme of music. We explored the idea of our need for music to help shape and enrich our lives and how religions are built on not only stories and poetry (our last Conference) but music also. How...
Re-imagining the Gospel of Mark
David Lambourn presents Re-Imagining the Gospel of Mark
The New Straight Track
In April Andy Kemp spoke on: The New Straight Track, Religion under the Rails – HS2 in Buckinghamshire.