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What else can you do with power except misuse it?
Ian Harker, poet and editor of Strix magazine, explores the power and challenge of poetry. William Tyndale asks this question in UA Fanthorpe’s poem ‘Tyndale in Darkness’, as he struggles against the clock, under house arrest and without even a candle to see by, to...
A meeting of law and faith in Leeds
by Dr Helen Reid, Director of Leeds Church Institute At this time of year, lots of charities are publishing annual reports and holding annual general meetings, and Leeds Church Institute is no exception. It is a time to dot the i’s and cross the t’s while appreciating...
“The journey, Not the destination matters…” TS Eliot
Illustrator Si Smith, talks about his process of story creation and the events that have influenced him. A few years ago I was part of a group who came together for a bit of mutual support and shared learning. Quite early on in our meet-ups, the word ‘Journey’ was...
Ten lessons learnt in Chaplaincy
Sarah Derbyshire, Chaplain at Bishop Young Church of England Academy in Leeds, reflects on her chaplaincy experiences.
A Watershed Moment in Education
A theological reflection on education with a Leeds city focus written collaboratively by Graham Brownlee, Shona Shaw and Tom Shaw. The motto of the Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham is “spes durat avorum” which translated means “let the hope of our ancestors...
Reflections on our City
By Ann Nicholl 'God is in the city, it cannot fall at the break of day, God comes to its rescue' Psalm 46:5 What sort of city is Leeds, what sort of city do we live in? It is ethnically diverse – white, Asian, black Caribbean, black African, eastern Europeans, Middle...
Why do Christians participate in Pride?
Anthea Colledge, in partnership with Leeds Church Institute (LCI), the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) and the University of Leeds conducted some research into why Christian individuals, Churches and groups choose to have a visible presence at the...
Can cities be good, and green?
Wednesday 12th September 2018 sees Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley delivering the annual Hook Lecture at Leeds Minster. Here, Ed Carlisle, Parliamentary and Council candidate with the Green Party in Central Leeds, prepares for Jonathan Bartley’s visit by...
A city of our dreams?
By Helen Reid Director of the Leeds Church Institute It is estimated that globally over one billion people and rising are living in ‘shanty town’ contexts. As Miles Davis writes, twenty-first-century cities [R]ather than being made of glass and steel as envisioned by...
