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We share the latest reflections and articles from Christians and theologians in the city…

What Matters
Emma Temple Emma Temple

What Matters

Sometimes what matters is good quality toilet paper. Focusing on the things that count can take us into unexpected places and discover a theology that is embedded in hopes and fears that don’t always fit middle class expectations.

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In Good Faith
Emma Temple Emma Temple

In Good Faith

An update from our CEO, Revd Dr Chris Swift, on the future direction of Leeds Church Institute

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Review: The Cross and the Olive Tree
Emma Temple Emma Temple

Review: The Cross and the Olive Tree

We are invited to put our faith in the triumph of resurrection hope, even in the valley of the shadow of death, in this volume of theological reflections out of Palestine.

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Art as Sustenance
Emma Temple Emma Temple

Art as Sustenance

Creativity is a spiritual and pastoral gift in the darkest times of life, as Revd Sonia Kasibante discovered as chaplain at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She shares her experience, and poetry from patients she encountered on the wards.

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Blessed are the peacemakers
Emma Temple Emma Temple

Blessed are the peacemakers

Christian Nationalism has arrived in the UK - will churches step up to this challenge? Alex Evans, director of Larger Us and author of The Good Apocalypse Guide, reminds us of the hope we have to offer.

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