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South Leeds community organising through Covid-19: an initial reflection
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...
The Paraclete
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. ...
The meaning is in the waiting
Hannah Stone, our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, asks how do we contain ourselves when waiting and considers the practice of mindfulness, of being 'in the moment', as a means to finding peace in the small things of the here and now. Last week, we waited...
Dwell Time
Our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, Hannah Stone, reflects on time in lockdown as a period we share with all on the same journey, asking us to consider if we have commodified time: We hear some talk today about how much more time we have in lockdown, and...
Keeping count
Hannah Stone, our new Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, writes: In the daily 5pm briefing from number 10, the numbers of people who have died from CV19 is given as one of many statistics. Recently, deaths taking place in care homes and other community...
The home as sacred space in lockdown
Jane de Gay, Professor of English Literature at Leeds Trinity University and Associate Priest at St Martin Potternewton, has been giving thought to the question of how to maintain a sense of sacred space for worship during the lockdown. In seeking historical...
Poetry and Theology – from Hannah Stone, our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence
About Hannah Stone, our new Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence Hannah has lived in Leeds for 30 years and in 'normal' circumstances facilitates a number of local poetry events within the community as well as teaching for the Open University. She has published four...
Thank Yous – from Hannah Stone, our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence
LCI are delighted to announce the appointment of Hannah Stone as Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence. About Hannah Hannah has lived in Leeds for 30 years and in 'normal' circumstances facilitates a number of local poetry events within the community as well as...
Poet Rachel Flint shares her poem Treasure and talks of the importance of poetry in her life
This is the first in our series shining a spotlight on the poets of Leeds who contributed to ‘And the Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology’. About Rachel LCI Director Dr Helen Reid spoke to Rachel Flint, a poet and lifelong resident of Leeds who lives in...
