£10.99
John L. Bell
Biblical texts in contemporary contexts
The 3rd book of talks & sermons by the WGRG’s very own. John takes awkward parts of the Bible in the belief that in facing up to some of these texts and issues, faith is deepened rather than distorted.
Thus a sermon on I did not come to bring peace but a sword, far from legitimising militarism, vindicates the conscience which protests for peace. Also includes an extended talk, given at Greenbelt Festival 2002, The Umpteenth September 11th which provides unusual factual and biblical perspectives on that singular tragedy.
(2003)
120 pages
ISBN 1901557758
Contents
Love does
The still, small voice of contradiction
Midwifery for pensioners
The guardianship of creation
In living memory
The controversies of faith and failure
Looking for a new heaven and a new earth
Not peace, but a sword
The umpteenth September 11th
In hope of heaven
A seasonal celebration of faith, culture politics and creativity
weeWONDERBOX’s flagship urban festival, ColumbaFest, returns to Glasgow city centre on June 8th-10th, 2018. Our theme: ’Dreams & Visions’ … on what makes ‘prophecy’ today.
Expect live music and spoken word, workshops, walks, talks and worship led by a fantastically diverse group of contributors, including Pádraig Ó Tuama, Ian Bradley, Alyson Hallet and John L. Bell. More to be confirmed soon.
Prophets often come from the margins, challenging our complacent worldview with a startling new perspective. We will be asking – where are the prophets today? What are they saying? And are we listening to them?
We will draw inspiration from the life of St Columba, the biblical prophets, and contemporary politics to challenge ourselves to engage with the most pressing issues of social justice in our society.
Come for a day, an evening, or for the entire weekend … Early Bird ticket offers (until 8th May) below.
Keep an eye on this blog, the Wild Goose Resource Group website, sign-up for the eNews and the weeWONDERBOX Facebook and Twitter for more info as it is released.
Confirmed so far…
More info on contributors and the programme shape will be available soon.
Detailed day by day listing will be available at the end of May/ beginning of June.
Early Bird Day ticket offers are available (until midnight, Wednesday 27th April 2018) – check them out.
* Early Bird ticket prices are only applicable until midnight on 18th April 2018. Orders received after that time will be charged at the current rate at that time.
ColumbaFest takes place in several venues:
More info on the timings and location of events soon.
We’ll be posting a series of posts on ColumbaFest-associated issues and contributors leading up to the festival, which you can follow on our Blog.
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