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Sep 28, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Zoom event: 'Small and Fragile Symbols of Hope': A Conversation@theRRC to share and celebrate ideas to keep the light bright this winter. The reintroduction of local #lockdown and concern about the impact of #COVID on our lives has left us all feeling anxious and vulnerable. 1/3
We have heard of churches exploring creative ways to be symbols of #hope* in our communities. Some of the conversations we have been hearing include online craft activities, High Street advent calendar, seed planting for Remembrance, celebrating unsung COVID heroes 2/3
Jun 25, 2020 • 4 tweets • 5 min read
Zoom event: Bread of Life in Broken Britain - Tuesday 30th June - 1-2.30 Charles Roding Pemberton, Lecturer in Political Theology @durham_uni will be discussing his new book Bread of Life in Broken Britain:Foodbanks, Faith and Neoliberalism with RRC Director Karenza Passmore.
What areas around faith and food insecurity needed more research and how did Charles research try to address that?
What particular strengths and limitations do Christians have in relation to food banking/insecurity?
If 'precariousness' is the real problem, what is the answer?
Jun 18, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Zoom event: Bread of Life in Broken Britain - Tuesday 30th June - 1-2.30 Charles Roding Pemberton, Lecturer in Political Theology @durham_uni will be discussing his new book Bread of Life in Broken Britain:Foodbanks, Faith and Neoliberalism with RRC Director Karenza Passmore. 1/3
What areas around faith and food insecurity needed more research and how did Charles research try to address that?
What particular strengths and limitations do Christians have in relation to food banking/insecurity?
If 'precariousness' is the real problem, what is the answer? 2/3
Jun 5, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Things Bishop Stephen Cottrell learned on the Camino that he shared with us at the Durham Diocesan Pilgrimage Day in January: start from where you are. Many people cannot access local churches or places of pilgrimage.
During #LockDown many of us experienced what it would be like to be housebound. +Stephen shared some very powerful stories of Christians going on pilgrimage ‘at home’. This included Saint Francis.
May 4, 2020 • 6 tweets • 10 min read
We are delighted to be able to share with you our new series of podcasts, Three Minutes of Buddhism, developed with Zen Buddhist podcaster, radio host and poet @JasonDCrane. Each podcast is three minutes long and focuses on questions from North East syllabuses - Key Stage 3. 1/3
They cover subjects including the diverse schools of #Buddhism, #Karma and #Buddhist leaders, but will be of interest to anyone looking to find out more about the views and beliefs of a Buddhist today. 2/3
