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Exploring attitudes to death and loss
Exploring attitudes to death and loss might not sound like the basis for a good night out, but in fact it was. At the University of Leeds last night there was a performance by Ellie Harrison on ‘Etiquette of Grief’. It was engaging and entertaining, and caused me to...
My Muslim Neighbour
Last night at Ripon Cathedral, Prof Tahrir Abbas asked “Why do we need a whole lecture on ‘Getting to know my Muslim Neighbour’?” He answered his own question succinctly, as follows here, and then in detail, in the lecture In UK society we need to know more about...
Giles Fraser: Hook Lecture 2013 at Leeds Minster
The 2013 Hook Lecture will be given by Giles Fraser, priest-in-charge at St Mary’s Newington in south London, former canon chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, columnist for the Guardian and frequently Radio 4 contributor. The lecture is entitled Original Helplessness...
In Regio Loidis: The Poem
Cake, coffee and community
Third Thursday of each month (apart from December), 11am. Cake, coffee and community is an opportunity for LCI members, or those interested in the work of LCI, to come and meet the team. Over a slice of cake and a cup of coffee (or tea!) there will be the chance to...
Lunchtime Conversations: Post-Christendom
Tuesday 3rd December, 12.30-2.30. Session led by Dan Brown. Lunchtime Conversations is a book club for theological books. On the first Tuesday of each month a group of between 10 and 20 people from different theological backgrounds meet in LCI’s library to discuss a...
Lunchtime Conversations: Parables as Subversive Speech
Tuesday 5th November, 12.30-2.30. Session led by Tom Lusty. Lunchtime Conversations is a book club for theological books. On the first Tuesday of each month a group of between 10 and 20 people from different theological backgrounds meet in LCI’s library to discuss a...
Lunchtime Conversation: The Good Muslim
Tuesday 1st October, 12.30-2.30. Session led by Dr. Helen Reid. Lunchtime Conversations is a book club for theological books. On the first Tuesday of each month a group of between 10 and 20 people from different theological backgrounds meet in LCI’s library to discuss...
Membership
To pay for your annual membership through PayPal please click the subscribe button below. LCI membership costs just £10 per year. As well as receiving our quarterly CITYTheology Magazine, and being able to help LCI make decisions about its future, you will be able to...
Making a Good City
This report, made in partnership with the One City Project, explored reflections on urban life and faith. The research took place over a period of two years and involved twenty five consultations. The aim was to explore contemporary Leeds with reference to four...