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We were delighted to have Bronte Poetry Award winner Diane Pacitti join us for poetry and a book club discussion on The Ungrateful Refugee. Here Diane shares some of her poems with us in the context of the themes around the book which are from her anthology, Dark Angelic Mills written while she was poet […]

We were delighted to welcome Tasia Scrutton, Associate Professor at University of Leeds at the School for Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, at our event for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021.  If you missed the event or want to listen again (it’s well worth hearing twice) here’s a recording of Tasia talking about some […]

Hook Lecture 2021 We are delighted that this lecture planned for 2020 (postponed owing to the pandemic) was given by Revd Dr Frances Ward, talking on “A New Moral Ecology for a World where Climate Catastrophe is Real”.  The videos below show: 1.  The lecture 2.  The Q&A session facilitated by Professor Rachel Muers and Dr Helen Reid. The Hook Lecture stimulates debate around an issue of faith in the context of Leeds. The event is organised jointly by Leeds Church Institute, Leeds Minster and School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science at the University of Leeds. Here is a list of books Frances mentioned or quoted in lecture. https://lcileeds.org/hook-lecture-2021-a-new/feed/ 0 130067

Hope and Creativity – led by Bird Lovegod and Mike Chesterton As part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcomed Bird Lovegod, freelance journalist, Director and Co-founder of Ethical Much!  We ask for your prayers for the work of each project featured in the Diary to bring new signs of life, hope and transformation to the lives of individuals as well as to the city.  Mike Chesterton, from Home for Good, invites us to pray with him to conclude this event. https://lcileeds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/March-2021-LCI-Mike-Chesterton.mp3 https://lcileeds.org/hope-and-creativity-with-bird-lovegod-and-mike-chesterton/feed/ 0 129936 no

Leeds Citizens is a partner organisation of LCI, utilising community organising to work for the common good of the city.  LCI and Leeds Citizens work together to encourage theological reflection and learning on the big social issues faced by Leeds communities and, as part of this work, are encouraging reflection, storytelling and learning on the issue […]

As part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcome Anna Bland, Development Officer at Leeds Methodist Mission, Revd Madeleine Andrews, Supernumerary Methodist Minister involved in the work of Leeds Citizens and Chair of Burmantofts Community Projects, and Emma Temple, Student Christian Movement […]

Becky Cherriman’s poem “Morality Tale”, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here, is a prophetic poem and read by the poet herself with a pace and tone that emphasise the powerful ache of the words. “As a freelance writer, I had not been in a position to contribute […]

Richard Wilcocks’s poem “Dorothy Wilkinson, Suffragette” published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here is a wonderful poem to share at any time, but we are sharing this to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March 2021. Richard sings with Leeds Festival Chorus and in 2018 curated the ‘War Requiem […]

As part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcome Revd Phil Arnold, vicar of Christ Church, Upper Armley in Leeds.  Revd Phil, who has long been committed to Christian mission and particularly cross cultural mission, reflects on why Hope endures.   […]

For the launch of Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, Thomas Jay Oord asks us to “imagine hope as a verb that calls all of us to join with a God who empowers and inspires us for the good work God wants us to do.”   We ask for your prayers for the work of each project […]

We were delighted to host the launch of Rob Kelsey’s new book Praying for the Earth: Remembering the Environment in our Prayers of Intercession.  If you weren’t able to join us at the launch event, or want to hear Rob’s introduction to his book again, listen below.   We were delighted that Rob was  joined by […]

As part of our series talking to Christians in Education, LCI member Lawrence Cockrill speaks to Liz Mitchell about her experiences as a teacher during the pandemic and Liz offers some reflections on finding hope during challenging times. The Christians in Education podcasts aim to support teachers, governors, youth workers, schools workers and lecturers by […]

Emma Storr reads her poem ‘Present’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here.  Emma has a background in medicine and worked as a GP in Leeds for over 20 years in Harehills and Chapel Allerton after moving from London in 1993.   “I was very shocked by the number of destitute […]

Welcome to this podcast on Ecumenism, Interfaith & Justice.  This podcast replaces a Heart Shift Webinar, in partnership with The William Temple Foundation conceived by Joshua Malkin as part of the Kindness Revolution – the Leeds Festival of Kindness Compassion & Wellbeing. This podcast explores how ‘diversity in unity’ is central to building dynamic wholeness […]

Kristina Diprose reads her poem ‘In which God appears as a busker’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here.  “Before the pandemic, I commuted into Leeds on the train every day for work. I decided to write my poem about a busker I saw outside the station most mornings, […]

In this podcast Dr Lynn Bassett explores the ways our approach to death, dying and bereavement has changed in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic.   This recording was made as part of a series of online events this Autumn to help us see dying as something we can plan for and manage rather […]

Listen to Abdullah Adekola read his poem ‘Neighbourhood Library’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here.  It’s really important to reflect on Leeds experiences in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. Abdullah is a writer, performer, poetry promoter, and all-around creative based in Leeds.  He believes […]

Jason Allen-Paisant reads his poem ‘Black Walking’, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here .  Dr Jason Allen-Paisant is a Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Leeds and his work has been published in Callaloo, PN Review, Stand, POUI, and other places, and is forthcoming […]

It feels really important to reflect on Leeds experiences in light of the Black Lives Matter protests.   Playwright and lyricist, Testament, lit up the Minster with his spoken word performance of Come the Revolution, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here . On the night, Testament encouraged us all, those present […]

Jen Walper Roberts, a leadership coach and member of the Jewish community in Leeds, considers this question in conversation with her friend Nili Simhai, Director of Outdoor Education for Abundance Farm https://www.abundancefarm.org/, and reflects on the idea of giving the land a shmita or sabbatical year mandated by the Torah. This podcast is part of […]

We are delighted to hear poet Rachel Flint read her poem ‘Treasure’, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here .  In an earlier conversation with LCI Director, Dr Helen Reid, Rachel talked about her inspiration for this poem:   “The poem is a realistic portrait of two […]

As we continue with our short podcasts that consider this question, Dr Stefan Skrimshire reflects on what we mean by that and asks in return “…too late for what and for whom?”  Stefan goes on to reflect on what it means to act justly in a time of radical uncertainty with regard to our futures.  […]

The question a lot of people have been asking is, have we left it too late to act against Climate Change? Is the world set on a course for destruction and there is nothing we can do about it?  In the first in a number of short podcasts that will consider these questions from different […]

This podcast, recorded at the launch of “And the Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology as part of Leeds Lit Fest 2020, is from our own Director Dr Helen Reid. “At Leeds Church Institute, we talk about seeking the treasure that is in Leeds.  This book certainly counts as treasure”.  It’s available to buy […]

This week’s podcast features Ben Lawrence, Team Leader at Leeds Faith in Schools, who talks to us with enthusiasm about the opportunities and realities of their work in being good news to the high schools of Leeds. Leeds Faith in Schools now works across approximately 15 high schools and academies, delivering Assemblies, RE lessons, PSCHE […]

In our latest podcast, we hear from LCI Council Member, LCI Chaplain and Co-Minister for Moortown Baptist Church. Revd Shona Shaw reflects on the meal in the home of Mary and Martha in Bethany before we all shared the delicious food provided by Shine to celebrate the launch of the 2020 Leeds Lent Prayer Diary, […]

For Today’s podcast we sat down with Mike Love to talk about the city, politics and how we can rewild politics. You can find more conversations and talks from the Leeds Church Institute here on our blog or by subscribing to the Leeds Church Institute Podcast in apple podcasts, stitcher, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts […]

Today’s podcast is taken from our recent event for people who live or work with those diagnosed with dementia. We spoke to Jean Tottie from the Life Story Network and Together in Dementia Every Day (TIDE) carer network about their work and to Dr. Helen Reid about the workshops she was leading. Find out more […]

Deacon Merry Evans discusses gambling, gaming and casinos.  For the Autumn 2019 copy of CITYtheology Merry wrote a prose poem about his experiences visiting The Victoria Gate Casino as part of the Leeds Responsible Gaming Forum. We discuss the responsibilities that Casinos have towards their customers, the way that games marketed towards children and young […]

Today’s podcast is taken from our recent event for people who live or work with those diagnosed with dementia. Neil Courtman from Alzheimer’s Society spoke to us about the Fix Dementia Care campaign. What are Alzheimer’s Society Campaigning for? “It is a scandal that up and down the country, people are forced to spend their […]

Kelly Scott from The National Holocaust Museum talks about Eye as Witness: Recording The Holocaust. From 2nd to 13th December LCI has been hosting a new exhibition, co-produced by the National Holocaust Centre and Museum and academics from the University of Nottingham that enables us to take a fresh look at the perspective of history […]

Today’s podcast is taken from our recent Faith Leader’s and Climate Change event where Imam Qari Asim spoke about climate change from an Islamic perspective. Imam Asim talks about how the world was created in balance, and asks how we, as stewards of this world, have kept, or failed to keep this balance and what […]

Today’s podcast is taken from our recent event for people who live or work with those diagnosed with dementia. Professor Claire Surr presents the finding of a study that the Department of Dementia Studies at Leeds Met University recently completed looking at the support needs of people with dementia who also have cancer. This is […]