Jun 8, 2020 | BlackLivesMatter, Blog
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Archbishop of York, John Sentamu have responded to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Monday 25th May 2020. “Recent events in the United States of America have once again drawn public attention to the ongoing evil...
Jun 8, 2020 | BlackLivesMatter, Blog
Church leaders from across our city, including Leeds Church Institute Director Dr Helen Reid, have written an open letter that says ‘Silence is no longer an option: Black Lives Matter ‘ following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, America. ...
Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
Hannah Stone, our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, is reminded of the Letter to the Hebrews, 13.2: “Do not neglect to entertain strangers, for some thereby have entertained angels unawares” and invites us to write and share a Haiku in the comments...
Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
Hannah Stone, Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, has been thinking about choices and asks “Does being ‘chosen’ by God make any of our human decisions easier, or more straightforward”? This week, I’m thinking about choices. In the...
May 26, 2020 | Blog, Leeds Citizens, Uncategorised
Leeds Citizens and Leeds Church Institute work together to employ a local Community Organiser, Becky Howcroft. In the first in a series of theological reflections related to the work of Leeds Citizens, Becky witnesses to some of the good things emerging; a new...
May 26, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian, Uncategorised
The Christian festival of Pentecost falls this week and Hannah Stone, our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, considers this richly resonant event in the life of the church, focusing on how we can interpret comfort and support: the sense of being alongside. ...
