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Luther and Bunting
Reverend George Bailey discusses the 500th anniversary of the reformation and the benefits of diversity. How many Christian churches are there in Leeds? I confess that I do not have any clear answer myself, but I am confident that there are more than many of us think....
Black Men Walking (Podcast)
Andy Brooks, also known as Testament, a Hip Hop artist, theatre maker and writer spoke to us about his creative journey. This article is from our Winter 2017 City Theology magazine, put together from a much longer conversation which you can listen to below or on our...
Who have you invited for Christmas Dinner this year?
By Lawrence Cockrill During World War II, when German and Italian Prisoners of War arrived in England, they would be interviewed by a translator whose job it was to decide how political or radicalised they were. The prisoners were then given a patch; white patches for...
From our lunchtime conversations – Death’s Gift by Nicholas Peter Harvey (Podcast)
In this podcast Revd Tom Lusty gives an introduction to Death's Gift: Chapters on Resurrection and Bereavement Reprint by Nicholas Peter Harvey. “Offering penetrating insights throughout, Harvey demonstrates that fruitful parallels can be drawn between the modern...
Remembering The Dead – Changing Public And Private Practices (Podcast)
If anyone is on the pulse of where we are at in terms of levels of religiosity as a nation it is Linda Woodhead, who made the journey across the Pennines for this year’s Hook Lecture to scrutinise recent changes in the nation’s funeral arrangements and then make...
Re-membering – A Wild City Reflection
Shaeron Caton-Rose reflects on a Wild City Retreat at Left Bank in Burley. Our City Retreat went urban this Sunday, moving its usual venue to Left Bank, a deconsecrated and beautiful church building on Cardigan Road. Surrounded by terraced houses, a scrapyard, petrol...
How Can We Find The Peace Which We Claim?
Over the summer I have been reading Jonathan Sacks Not in God’s Name (Hodder 2015). The book is concerned with the relationship between religion and violence. The backdrop is the seemingly relentless acts of terror committed by individuals and groups claiming they are...
How would you like to be remembered?
‘I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.’ Isaiah 49: 15-16 God doesn’t have a brain yet we believe God fully remembers us. God’s memory doesn’t simply remember events or facts like some eternal icloud. God exists outside of time and...
Leeds Industrial History – a starting point for reflection
By Lawrence Cockrill Last CITYtheology, Simon Hall echoed the question ‘Quo Vardis?’ and asked us to think about where in Leeds Jesus might be calling us today. This was in our minds on the last stage of the Leeds Country way Pilgrimage when we climbed through Hunger...
True Stories From The Forests Of Leeds – Leeds And The Slave Trade
As part of our ongoing series True stories from the forests of Leeds, we’ve been looking back at some of the historical figures who helped to shape the city we live in. Today we’re looking at some of Leeds’ connections to the slave trade. We talk about William...