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And the Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology
“This brilliant anthology is a celebration of Leeds, its cityscape, its people, its problems and potential, its shadow and its light. The poems here construct a vision for the city that helps us be truthful about what is but hopeful and unapologetic about what yet...
“This is treasure”. Dr Helen Reid’s talk from the launch of “And the Stones Fell Open”
This podcast, recorded at the launch of "And the Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology as part of Leeds Lit Fest 2020, is from our own Director Dr Helen Reid. "At Leeds Church Institute, we talk about seeking the treasure that is in Leeds. This book certainly...
A Good Death: Revd Tom Lusty reflects on ministry spent as a hospice chaplain in the context of Covid-19
Revd. Tom Lusty, LCI member and Vicar at St Giles, Bramhope reflects on ministry spent as a full-time hospice chaplain in the context of Covid-19. At a Lent lunch I was once given the remit, “Jesus: Anguished and forsaken”. Unfortunately the publicity went out as...
Climate anxiety, what can we do?
By Anna Bland, Development Officer, Leeds Methodist Mission Climate Change is on many people’s minds and in the headlines at the moment. The schools strikes, Extinction Rebellion’s activities, Greta Thunberg, as well as councils, universities and other organisations...
Leeds Faith in Schools
This week’s podcast features Ben Lawrence, Team Leader at Leeds Faith in Schools, who talks to us with enthusiasm about the opportunities and realities of their work in being good news to the high schools of Leeds. Leeds Faith in Schools now works across approximately...
Revd Shona Shaw’s reflection from the Leeds Lent Prayer Diary Launch
In our latest podcast, we hear from LCI Council Member, LCI Chaplain and Co-Minister for Moortown Baptist Church. Revd Shona Shaw reflects on the meal in the home of Mary and Martha in Bethany before we all shared the delicious food provided by Shine to celebrate the...
The Carbon Conversation Course: Tools for Change
By Lizzie Pell, Course Participant Autumn 2019 I was feeling frustrated and exhausted from climate crisis activism, which was taking huge amounts of my energy and returning very little tangible results. Carbon Conversations gave me something different. Focussed on...
Rewilding politics
For Today's podcast we sat down with Mike Love to talk about the city, politics and how we can rewild politics. You can find more conversations and talks from the Leeds Church Institute here on our blog or by subscribing to the Leeds Church Institute Podcast in apple...
Stories from the dementia awareness day
Today’s podcast is taken from our recent event for people who live or work with those diagnosed with dementia. We spoke to Jean Tottie from the Life Story Network and Together in Dementia Every Day (TIDE) carer network about their work and to Dr. Helen Reid about the...
Deacon Merry Evans discusses gambling, gaming and casinos
Deacon Merry Evans discusses gambling, gaming and casinos. For the Autumn 2019 copy of CITYtheology Merry wrote a prose poem about his experiences visiting The Victoria Gate Casino as part of the Leeds Responsible Gaming Forum. We discuss the responsibilities that...