Violence Against Christians by Terrorists

Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, christian

Together We Must Defeat Religiously Motivated Violence By Qari Asim Imam, Makkah Mosque Leeds @QariAsim As we exchange seasons’ greetings at this time of the year, we reflect upon the critically important Christian-Muslim initiatives that have taken place over...

L is for Lifestyle, P is for Pilgrim

Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, christian

L is for Lifestyle, P is for Pilgrim By Stroma McDermott This September at LCI, we launched our new Autumn/Winter programme ‘People’s Pilgrimage Leeds: Theology and Action around Climate Change’ to coincide with events taking place nationally as part of the run up to...

City Limits? The Promise of Boundaries for a Better Leeds

Nov 23, 2015 | Blog, christian

City Limits? The Promise of Boundaries for a Better Leeds It is the nature of city life to push limits. In one sense, a city is a town that has burst its limits and become something new. Globally we are seeing the rise of the city and the mega city as populations...

Who Chose the Gospels?

Oct 8, 2015 | Blog, Books, christian, Lunchtime Conversations

Who Chose the Gospels? We asked the question in order to probe the ‘Great Gospel Conspiracy’.   There is a school of thought, which we see in popular culture by such things as the The Da Vinci Code but supported by some academics such as Elaine Pagels, William...

Entering the Cloister of Creation

Sep 24, 2015 | Blog, christian, Courses, leeds

“Entering the Cloister of Creation” by Pippa Woodhams It was a cold, grey, damp morning in June. A Wild City Retreat group had come together to enjoy summertime and discover new insights about ourselves, God and the natural world. The picnic didn’t happen, we stayed...