talks. 40–41
The seven basic plots of storytelling A whistle-stop tour of the entire canon of literature, revealing the seven basic plots behind all stories. 12.30 Saturday Crosby
Why do we tell stories? How the seven basic plots present us with a unique mirror in which to see how human beings work, and the true nature of good and evil. 16.30 Saturday Crosby
Naima Bouteldja. Naima is a Muslim activist and freelance journalist. Representations of Muslims and Islam in the media Covering the treatment of contemporary issues related to Islam, this talk will look at (mis)representation, and the dangers this could present to society by reinforcing national identity on the one hand, and radicalisation on the other.
Campaigning with emulsion paint and handcuffs Meet Christian Aid’s new head of campaigns: Paul Brannen will share inspiring stories from a career campaigning for justice and creative ideas for more effective campaigning. 15.15 Monday Watts
Kester Brewin. Kester was a founder member of Vaux, a collective of artists and city-lovers exploring the divine in the urban. In 2004 he wrote The Complex Christ – exploring the issue of the emerging church – which has subsequently been published in the US and Germany. Dirty Theology Jesus is held up as purely divine, but enraged his contemporaries with his radical attitudes to dirt. What can we learn from this dirty theology he practised, and where are the Tricksters practising it now?
17.45 Monday Crosby
14.00 Sunday Hall of Fame
Jean-Claude Bragard & Anna Cox .
Michelle Brown.
Jean-Claude and Anna are the producer/directors of Miracles of Jesus, the landmark BBC 1 series. Miracles of Jesus • This ground-breaking series focused not on whether the miracles happened, but what they meant to the people who witnessed them. Jean-Claude and Anna talk about the the making of the series, the problems they encountered and how they overcame them. 15.15 Sunday Sovereign Lounge
Paul Brannen. Paul was Christian Aid’s first campaigns team leader (92–97), a role he has now returned to after work with the leadership development organisation Common Purpose and an ‘illuminating’ ten month global role within the research department at HSBC.
Michelle is currently Professor of Medieval Manuscript Studies at the University of London and a Lay Canon and member of Chapter at St Paul’s Cathedral. Her publications include The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality and the Scribe and How Christianity Came to Britain and Ireland. You’re history – How people make the difference How have people secured sustainable social change? And what effect does the Christian outlook have on our view of history?
10.00 Saturday Sovereign Lounge
Alistair Carmichael. Alistair is MP for Shetland and Orkney. Representing these 31 islands means a lot of travelling and talking to small groups of people. He is an active member of Amnesty International.
‘I was imprisoned and you visited me...’ Kenny has been on death row in Ohio for 19 years. Amnesty International describe this as one of the most compelling cases of apparent innocence they have encountered. Alistair Carmichael has campaigned to support Kenny Richey’s case. He speaks about his experience of visiting him on death row in 2003 and about the death penalty. 11.15 Saturday Crosby
Shane Claiborne. Shane is a 30-year old ‘extremist for love’ with homemade clothes and dread-locked hair whose diverse ministry has seen him working with Mother Theresa and Willow Creek. With tears and laughter, he unveils the tragic truth of our world and the incredible hope of ‘another way of life’. Big beasts and little prophets On the margins of empires and markets, small Jesus communities have long practised radical interdependence and hospitality. New and ancient stories of folks becoming the church they dream of. 10.00 Saturday Wesley
Holy mischief Prophetic stunts and theological pranks – imagining ways of interrupting the destructive patterns of our world with ways that pro-testify something better. Circus performers welcome! 17.45 Sunday Wesley
Loving the hell out of people The gates of hell cannot prevail. Shane will share about the triumph of love and scandalous grace amid war zones and ghettoes. 17.45 Monday Wesley
John Davies. John is a Church of England vicar serving two vast housing estates on the edge of Liverpool. He leads workshops exploring an urban theology of place, is a member of the Iona Community and a published poet. Reading the everyday We spend most of our lives with the mundane and the ordinary, but scratch the surface and everyday life is endlessly fascinating. Explore how we may learn to appreciate it. 16.30 Sunday Hall of Fame
Jenny Dawkins & Adrian Platt. Adrian and Jenny work in the campaigns team at Christian Aid, challenging the structures that keep people poor, shouting about justice and kicking each other under the table. Jenny goes jogging at lunchtime and Adrian makes flapjack. The beat goes on Come along to hear the latest on the Trade Justice Campaign, why the government should cut funding to the IMF and World Bank and how to change the world with a drum. 17.45 Sunday Hall of Fame
Maggi Dawn. Maggi is a former songwriter and is now an Anglican priest. Having read theology at Cambridge she stayed there and is now Chaplain and Fellow of Robinson College. Rhythm of the saints Exploring the traditional cycle of the Church year, from Advent to Lent, Easter to Ordinary Time, Maggi asks what contemporary relevance it has for emerging spirituality.
16.30 Saturday Sovereign Lounge