Steve Chalke Lecture

Steve Chalke Lecture

Starting in the Autumn, we are putting on a series of events for Christians in West Yorkshire that engage a wide range of people and look at different aspects of and approaches to understanding human sexuality and relationships.  This is undertaken following the...
Big Enough God?

Big Enough God?

To my mind having Sara Maitland come to give the Hook lecture in November trumps Le Grand Depart as the most exciting thing to happen to Leeds this year.  If you have not read Sara Maitland yet you should give it a try. One good place to start is Gossip from the...
What happened at Pentecost?

What happened at Pentecost?

  On Saturday 7 June, the day before Pentecost, the Big Bookend Festival came to LCI. During the day, children came with parents and carers to hear authors tell their stories and recite poems in the story telling yurt, to attend workshops and to create their own...
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...
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...