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Giles Fraser's Hook Lecture: Audio
2013's Hook Lecture was given by Giles Fraser, Priest in charge of St. Mary's, Newington and Guardian Columnist. His subject was Original Helplessness. We apologise for the deterioration of sound quality part way through, this is due to the failure of one of the...
Giles Fraser's Hook Lecture: Questions and answers
Giles Fraser's Hook Lecture: Audio
Words of Life and Death
Words of Life and Death Friday 17th January, 7.00-9.30 A performance and workshop event, exploring ways to help people through times of transition. Ellie Harrison will be performing, Etiquette of Grief, a playful and provocative show, which explores the wide-ranging...
Parables as Subversive Speech at a Lunchtime Conversation
A dozen people came to LCI to explore the themes of this book in November. Revd Tom Lusty led the session. He said that he picked this book ‘Because it challenged me to reflect on certain of Jesus’ parables very differently.’ The main thing he wanted to communicate...
The Hook Lecture
The third Hook Lecture at Leeds Minster was given on Thursday 14th November by the Revd Giles Fraser on the theme ‘Original Helplessness.’ Dr Fraser is a lively and engaging speaker and the event was enjoyed by the 175 people who attended. Dr Fraser told four very...
Mary and Martha Meet
Second Friday of the month, 10-11.15 at LCI For parents and carers with their young children. An opportunity for adults to explore theology and the city, while the children play. At LCI, we have the idea for this, but please help us to shape it. Respond to...
The Hook Lecture 2012: Faith in Public Life (podcast)
2012's Hook Lecture was given by Mona Siddiqui OBE FRSE FRSA. As professor of Islamic and Interreligious studies at Edinburgh University and contributor to Radio 4’s thought for the day, her subject was Faith in Public Life. Click the play button below to listen...
Getting Ready for ministry in Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Ministry Course Council Away Day began with a biblical reflection. The marks of the church in Antioch (Acts 11: 19-30) were seen as attentiveness to the Spirit, experience of grace and support and exchange between church communities. After the biblical...
The Good Muslim
A group of 15 of us looked at Mona Siddiqui’s book, ‘The Good Muslim’ over lunch. Most of us hadn’t read the book before, and some, but not all, had a knowledge of Islam. It was a dynamic discussion where we were challenged to express theological responses to a range...