Lunchtime Conversations

Lunchtime Conversations

Tuesday 7th October 12.30-2.30pm at LCI ‘A Rabbi Reads the Torah’ by Jonathan Magonet.  The session will be led by Dr Helen Reid and a light lunch will be provided.  Please email [email protected] or phone 0113 391 7928 if you would to...
Our theology or God’s anthropology?

Our theology or God’s anthropology?

When explaining how she approaches biblical texts, Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz referred to Abraham Joshua Heschel who taught that ‘The Bible is primarily not man’s vision of God but God’s vision of man.’ In this way, the text can be seen as God’s anthropology not our...
What’s your Perspective?

What’s your Perspective?

The Perspective Preaching Series is an LCI initiative. We want to see Christians in Leeds growing in their own faith and understanding of Scripture through learning from Jewish commentary and the perspective of their Jewish neighbours. This learning is important given...
What is a Death Café?

What is a Death Café?

On Friday night, Ellie Harrison gave a performance of her solo show Etiquette of Grief at LCI. People who attended went on to talk about the performance. It was seen as a celebration of life and exploration of loss. There was a clear theme of denial, which is...
The Hook Lecture 2012: Faith in Public Life (podcast)

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...