How ethical is imprisonment?
Thursday 14 September 2023
Research studies show 3 key links with imprisonment, namely child abuse, living with violence and with poverty.
What is the (ethical) purpose of punishing such people?
How does imprisonment help such people to move back into society - or does it?
Are the costs of imprisonment and building new prisons value for money?
- Location:
- Friends Meeting House, 1 Orchard Road, Malvern WR14 3DA
- Speaker:
- Hugh McMichael
Full details in group programme
Summer reading highlights
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Bring your reading/watching/listening highlights to share with each other
- Location:
- Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ
- Speaker:
- Discussion
Full details in group programme
The Galilee Course – A fresh look at Christianity for inquiring minds
Monday 11 September 2023
— Monday 20 November 2023
The Galilee Course is an introduction to Christianity created by the Rev Tim Yeager, an Anglican priest and PCN member, as a progressive alternative to Alpha.
- Location:
- Zoom
Full details
TAA September: Challenging Evil
Sunday 10 September 2023
This month our discussion topic is 'Challenging Evil' and will be led by Jonathan Gravestock. Online via Zoom for approximately an hour. Please be in touch for joining info by 6pm on Sunday 10th to: sue.harrington@pcnbritain.org.uk
Relaxed and informal feel free to byo drinks and snacks.
- Location:
- Online Zoom
- Speaker:
- Jonathan Gravestock
Full details in group programme
What do progressive Christians believe and how does Jesus fit in?
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Drawing on Dave Tomlinson's ideas in his book Black Sheep and Prodigals, we shall examine what, as progressive Christians, we believe about and view Jesus.
- Location:
- This will be a Zoom Meeting, please contact the convenor by email if you wish to come
Full details in group programme
Solving the problem of evil
Tuesday 29 August 2023
Thomas Jay Oord presents an end of summer talk at Reading Minster
- Location:
- Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin, Chain Street, Reading, RG1 2HX
- Speaker:
- Thomas Jay Oord
- Host:
- Reading Minster
Full details
All the things that God can't do
Sunday 27 August 2023
PCN Britain presents an evening with the controversial theologian Thomas Jay Oord
- Location:
- St Andrew's Church, Blenheim Crescent, Luton, LU3 1HA
- Speaker:
- Thomas Jay Oord
- Host:
- PCN Britain
Full details
Greenbelt 2023
Thursday 24 August 2023
— Sunday 27 August 2023
2023 is Greenbelt's 50th anniversary festival. It will be a weekend of music, comedy, craft, theatre, dance, food, spirituality, talks, provocation and more.
- Location:
- Boughton House, nr Kettering
- Speaker:
- various
- Host:
- Greenbelt
Full details
TAA August: A question
Sunday 13 August 2023
August is here and, hopefully, summer will be along shortly!
Andy is posing a question for us to ponder upon and respond at this Sunday evening's Thinking Aloud Allowed:
‘What would a Progressive Church for today and tomorrow look like?’
Online at 6.30 pm this Sunday, 13th August for approximately an hour - usually a bit over.
Feel free to bring snacks and drinks. Looking forward to seeing you then.
email me for Zoom link info by 6pm on Sunday
sue.harrington@pcnbritain.org.uk
- Location:
- Online Zoom
- Speaker:
- Revd Andy Lowe
Full details in group programme
Planning meeting
Tuesday 11 July 2023
- Location:
- Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ
- Speaker:
- Discussion
Full details in group programme
On Still Being Honest to God
Wednesday 28 June 2023
- Location:
- St Brides, Liverpool
Full details in group programme
Still 'Honest to God'?": Reflections 60 years on from John Robinson's book
Wednesday 21 June 2023
This event is part of the Sea of Faith - 'In Conversation' series
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- Peter Selby
- Host:
- Sea of Faith
Full details
Walking with integrity - Celebrating Open Table’s 15th birthday
Sunday 18 June 2023
The first Open Table community in Liverpool invites you to their fifteenth birthday celebration and communion service.
- Location:
- St Bride's Liverpool Percy Street Liverpool, England, L8 7LT
- Host:
- Open Table Liverpool
Full details
Finding out about Northern Lights Metropolitan Community Church
Tuesday 13 June 2023
- Location:
- Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ
- Speaker:
- Rev Kai Millar
Full details in group programme
Monthly meeting
Tuesday 13 June 2023
- Location:
- Snug Bar, Half Moon Hotel, Herne Hill
- Speaker:
- All participants
Full details in group programme
more than > equal =
Saturday 10 June 2023
Open Table Network's national gathering will be held in Cambridge on the 10th June.
- Location:
- Downing Place United Reformed Church 4 Downing Place Cambridge, England, CB2 3EL
- Speaker:
- Jonathan Tallon
- Host:
- Open Table Network
Full details
Monthly group meeting
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Labyrinth Walk. Find out and experience this ancient spiritual practice
- Location:
- St George's church, Stockport
Full details in group programme
Honest to God at 60
Saturday 20 May 2023
A day conference exploring John Robinson's seminal book "Honest to God" which was published 60 years ago this year
- Location:
- URC of St George and St Andrew, Bolton
- Speaker:
- Ben Whitney
Full details in group programme
Re-Imagining the Gospel of Mark
Wednesday 17 May 2023
This event is part of the Sea of Faith - In Conversation series.
- Location:
- Zoom
- Speaker:
- David Lambourn
- Host:
- Sea of Faith
Full details
Universalism and Creativity: how creativity expresses and enhances spirituality across the world
Friday 12 May 2023
— Sunday 14 May 2023
The theme of Universalism and Creativity: how creativity expresses and enhances spirituality across the world will be developed with input based on the principle that spiritual awareness can come from any or no religion.
- Location:
- Woodbroke Centre 1046 Bristol Rd, Birmingham B29 6LJ
- Speaker:
- Various
- Host:
- Quaker Universalist Group
Full details
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