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Christianity, Nature & Mental Health: Possibilities and Pitfalls
We were delighted to welcome Tasia Scrutton, Associate Professor at University of Leeds at the School for Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, at our event for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. If you missed the event or want to listen again (it’s well worth...
Hook Lecture 2021: A New Moral Ecology for a World where Climate Catastrophe is Real
Hook Lecture 2021We are delighted that this lecture planned for 2020 (postponed owing to the pandemic) was given by Revd Dr Frances Ward, talking on “A New Moral Ecology for a World where Climate Catastrophe is Real”. The videos below show: 1. The lecture 2. The...
Climate Change Events 2021
We're building a directory of events happening in Leeds and beyond related to Climate Change, including of course COP 26 in Glasgow later this year. If your organisation has an event, or series of events, that you would like us to include, please email us at...
HOPE for Easter Sunday – A reflection from Andrew Grinnell
HOPE for Easter Sunday It’s a fair claim that 2020 united governments, organisations, faiths and people in hope. We all hoped the virus wouldn’t reach our shores, that our health care provision would be enough, and that a vaccine would be discovered. As we reached the...
Asylum Seekers & Refugees – resources for church and community groups
Maria De Angelis, of Leeds Beckett University School of Social Sciences and Project Director of the amazing online exhibition Asylum in Art, has developed a Seminar for students which we think makes a great resource for any church or community group interested in...
Lighting Up Lockdown 2021 from Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network
Lighting up LockdownWe loved this short film, cataloguing the work created for Lighting Up Lockdown, Winter 2020-21 created 27th March 2021 and wanted to share it on our website.
Time to speak out? by Becky Howcroft, Leeds Citizens
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 3 In the early days of my own journey of faith, this was a strong motivator for making my voice...
Hope and Creativity – with Bird LoveGod and Mike Chesterton
Hope and Creativity - led by Bird Lovegod and Mike ChestertonAs part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcomed Bird Lovegod, freelance journalist, Director and...
Changing our Churches in a 21st century Pandemic World
The pandemic of 2020-21 has presented one of the greatest challenges our society has faced for generations. This has had a direct impact on faith communities, both from a practical point of view and from a variety of theological aspects. Among the Christian...
Unlocked – a poem for 23rd March’s National Day of Reflection 2021
Unlocked - written and read by Hannah Stone Here's Hannah Stone, who was our Poet Theologian in virtual residence during 2020, sharing her wonderful poem "Unlocked". Hannah was charged with writing an uplifting and empathetic weekly reflection on the impact the...