Practical and Ritual

Practical and Ritual

Hannah Stone, LCI’s appointed Poet Theologian, shares some thoughts about the practical and material dimensions of religion, not just of Christianity but other world religions, and asks us to share in our hearts the rituals and celebrations of our fellow human...
Behaving

Behaving

Our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, Hannah Stone, is considering three words commonly used to shape or define religious faith and community – believing, belonging and behaving.  This week, Hannah focuses on the third of these words – behaving –  and shares her...
Belonging

Belonging

Our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, Hannah Stone, is considering three words commonly used to shape or define religious faith and community – believing, belonging and behaving.  This week, Hannah focuses on the second of these words – belonging –  and...
Believing

Believing

Our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, Hannah Stone, considers how language is used in both poetry and theology and a commonly adopted trilogy of alliterative words used to help define religious community – believing, belonging and behaving.  This week, Hannah...
I was a stranger, and you took me in

I was a stranger, and you took me in

Our Poet Theologian, Hannah Stone, asks “Can we keep a light burning in our hearts, a light of compassion to shine into the darker corners of the world where oppression and hardship force people to make terrible decisions about their futures? In the autumn,...