Wild October saints…who’s top of your list?

Wild October saints…who’s top of your list?

Well, an excellent collection of saints in Christian tradition this month, especially for those on Wild City Retreat, connecting city and natural world. Just for starters: Saint Francis:  “Praise to you my Lord, for all your creatures, especially Brother Sun,...
Looking for spiritual byways in the wild city

Looking for spiritual byways in the wild city

Over the cycle of a year, starting in October, a new group will be beginning to explore our relationship with the natural world, in creative, experiential ways. We are calling these explorations, Wild City Retreats. Various traditions have called the natural world the...
What if stories changed people, referendums and reality?

What if stories changed people, referendums and reality?

Would you like to join a society of possible histories? We want to change the world. Last weekend, I was helping recruit new members to the Knaresborough Society of Possible Histories, as part of Release the Hounds Festival. As part of educating new members about the...
Lunchtime Conversations

Lunchtime Conversations

Tuesday 7th October 12.30-2.30pm at LCI ‘A Rabbi Reads the Torah’ by Jonathan Magonet.  The session will be led by Dr Helen Reid and a light lunch will be provided.  Please email [email protected] or phone 0113 391 7928 if you would to...
Book Launch Kemi Atanda Ilori -Wole Soyinka and Other Poems

Book Launch Kemi Atanda Ilori -Wole Soyinka and Other Poems

Thursday 9th October from 5.45pm at LCI, 20 New Market Street, Leeds, LS1 6DG. A vibrant evening of readings, speakers, food and music to celebrate this new collection of poems from Dr Kemi Atanda Ilori, which pays tribute to the fearless activism of Nobel Prize...

Four Seasons in Harehills

Join with a group of Christians engaged in mission in the city for a reflective retreat. Together we will be open to encounter God in the people and places of Harehills, and reflect together.  We begin the morning with prayer and theological engagement, then we spend...