Jai Jagat Group, its Gandhian principles and walking to COP 26 in Glasgow.
Thursday 24 February 2022
Janmejay Singh was one of the Jai Jagat Group walkers to COP26 in Glasgow. Janmejay will explore the Gandhian principles of Jai Jagat.
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- Janmejay Singh [live from India]
How I became a heretic with help from Jesus
Wednesday 23 February 2022
A CD of the talk Robin Myers gave at Connections Live! 2012 which was recorded in Temple, Texas.
- Location:
- Tavistock United Reformed Church, Russell Street, Tavistock
- Speaker:
- Robin Myers
Seen & Heard: True LGBTQIA+ Christian stories for LGBT+ History Month
Monday 21 February 2022
Following the success of our ‘Stories with Solidarity’ event for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia last May, we’re hosting another affirming online story-telling event for LGBT+ History Month in February.
Hear true LGBTQIA+ Christian stories from members of the Open Table Network, plus our partners Diverse Church, House of Rainbow, OneBodyOneFaith, Quest and Two:23 Network.
Inspired by the theme of this year's LGBT+ History Month, we're inviting people to tell a true story from their lives on the theme of 'SEEN'.
- Location:
- on-line
Galilee Online Group monthly meeting
Sunday 20 February 2022
— Sunday 13 March 2022
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- tbc
Jayne Ozanne on the Campaign to Ban Conversion Therapy
Sunday 20 February 2022
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- Jayne Ozanne
TAA February: Thich Nhat Hanh
Sunday 13 February 2022
It is Thinking Aloud Allowed time again. We will be thinking about and reflecting on Thich Nhat Hanh.
Everyone welcome, feel free to bring a snack and something to drink if you'd like to.
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Speaker:
- Discussion led by the Rev Andy Lowe
Christianity & Feminism
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Using the 'Together in Hope' booklet 'Christianity & Feminism' available for download on the PCN website
- Location:
- Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ
- Speaker:
- Jane
What on Earth is Religious Humanism?
Saturday 5 February 2022
All are welcome to join us as we learn why non-theists like David Boulton still find a home in religious communities - in his case the Quakers.
- Location:
- Zoom (Contact Andy for link)
- Speaker:
- David Boulton
‘The divine feminine and Christianity’ with Anne Baring
Saturday 5 February 2022
Saturday 5th February 2022
10.30-12.30
Anne will be giving two 20 minute talks online with discussion afterwards. They are
The loss and the recovery of the feminine principle
and
What was Jesus’ essential teaching and how can it be recovered?
- Location:
Re-thinking Christianity for the 21st Century with Dave Tomlinson
Tuesday 1 February 2022
This is meeting in our series of events where we are looking at what the future might hold for Christianity in the 21st Century
- Location:
- This will be a Zoom Meeting, contact Cliff Marshall by email if you would like to join us for this meeting.
- Speaker:
- Dave Tomlinson
Climate Change
Friday 28 January 2022
- Location:
- On Zoom
- Speaker:
- Andy's friend
‘Sex, Sexuality, and Gender in the Old Testament: A Journey of words in relationship’
Thursday 27 January 2022
Pete Brazier is a Methodist minister in Leeds; studied BA Visual & Performing Arts in Brighton, MA Theology & Ministry in Durham, UK, and at Duke, US; a songwriter and fractal theologian. Pete’s talk, linked to his book, ‘Sex, Sexuality, and gender in the Old Testament: A Journey of words in relationship’ will explore the question, ‘Why bother with what the Old Testament has to say about Sex?’, sharing some of the discoveries from his journey and speaking about why a deeper analysis of the biblical language associated with these issues may help the conversations we are having today.
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- Pete Brazier
Made of Stories refresher
Wednesday 26 January 2022
We will be refreshing our viewing of 3 of the Made of Stories clips that we previously viewed on zoom.
- Location:
- Tavistock United Reformed Church, Russell Street, Tavistock
Church Going Gone. A biography of religion, doubt and faith - The Revd Canon Brian Mountford
Thursday 13 January 2022
The Revd Canon Brian Mountford was Fellow and Chaplain of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, before becoming Vicar of the University Church, Oxford from 1986-2016. He has been Chaplain of St Hilda's since 1989 and conducts worship in the Chapel on one day each week in term. The 'Chaplain's Chat' is a termly meeting with a visiting speaker when issues in public theology are discussed.
Canon Mountford is Publisher at Large for the 'Christian Alternative' imprint of John Hunt Publishing which seeks to promote radical theological ideas and to engage theologically with public issues.
Brian Mountford is writer of the best-selling Christian Atheist - belonging without believing and the anthology, Friday's Child - poems of suffering and redemption. In Church Going Gone, Brian offers, through the story of his own ministry, a fascinating – and – sobering perspective on the sea changes that the Church has undergone in the past fifty years.
For details of the zoom meeting, please email info@pcnmalvern.org.uk
- Location:
- Online meeting via Zoom
- Speaker:
- The Revd Canon Brian Mountford
Talking Philosophy
Thursday 13 January 2022
— Sunday 27 February 2022
We will discuss topics central to philosophy (knowledge, mind and body, and free-will) and engage philosophically with topics of very general interest (sex, war, and death).
- Speaker:
- Andrew Jack
- Host:
- Woodbrook College
Talk by Newcastle Unitarians
Tuesday 11 January 2022
"United in Diversity: Unitarianism and Christianity. Louise Reeve, a lay worship leader at Newcastle upon Tyne Unitarians, will lead a discussion introducing the Unitarian approach to spirituality, and how Unitarianism today seeks to explore truths from all sources, whilst respecting and learning from its Christian heritage. This will be a chance for two progressive groups in Newcastle upon Tyne to get to know each other and share our thoughts on liberal spirituality in 2022."
- Location:
- Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ
- Speaker:
- Louise Reeve
Galilee Online Group monthly meeting
Sunday 9 January 2022
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- tbc
TAA January - The Cosmic Christ
Sunday 9 January 2022
Our subject for Thinking Aloud Allowed this Sunday evening will be the Cosmic Christ and will be based on some of the thinking of Richard Rohr a Franciscan Priest. If you would like to prepare for it there are a couple of videos, both about 30 mins long that you could watch. They can be found via the following links:
https://youtu.be/4LYQQO5uFtA Richard in conversation with a Catholic Priest
https://youtu.be/zLMcZNuJpBc Richard talking to a group followed by comments and questions.
Don't worry if you don't have time to watch before Sunday evening as we will watch part of one of them together then.
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Speaker:
- Discussion led by the Rev Andy Lowe
No Meeting in December
Friday 24 December 2021
‘Making Room’ with reference to ‘Hospitality and Sanctuary for All’ by Inderjit Bhogal.
Tuesday 14 December 2021
- Location:
- Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ
- Speaker:
- Joyce Firth
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