Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week, Roger Bretherton digs into the curse of loneliness in our culture; Yaroslav Walker celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Local Hero" and what it teaches us about the beauty of the natural world as well as the beauty of human relationships; Krish Kandiah encourages us to hear the personal stories of refugees from 5 authors who have written about their extraordinary journeys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode explores life in all its fullness: from a Jane Cacouris in a Brazilian slum to Kate Forbes discussing her walk of faith within politics; David Cranston making a plea for personalisation in personalised medicine and Alex Hughes finding freedom within the "vowed life" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's eclectic mix includes Graham Tomlin reflecting on the Boris Johnson report and that sorry seems to be the hardest word; Jane Cacouris delves into the impact of gender inequality and climate change in developing countries; Natalie Garrett talks about learning to live well from her new puppy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode discovers a successful neurodiversity unit at Pentonville Prison and Nuns holdin up a bank in Oxford Street, Belle Tindall discovers Eden in the East End and Graeme Holdsworth cycles from darkness into light Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode finds Barnabas Aspray wrestling with ideas about creating something out of nothing; Krish Kandiah wrestling with David Baddiel's book and the "God desire"; Julie Canlis unearths some of the secret and dangerous aspects of early Christian baptism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode includes Krish Kandiah reflecting on the success of diversity represented in Guardians of the Galaxy 3; Roger Bretherton acknowledges the many traumas and interruptions in life; Christian Aid’s Head of Humanitarian Policy Simone Di Vicenz argues the Ukraine war shows a change in approach is required to respond more effectively to global crises and Indo-Christian Culture’s Sha reviews how India’s film industry tackles the complexities of life, morality, harmony and violence, as experienced by its Christian community Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Graham Tomlin remembers Grenfell and reflects on the power of penitence; Roger Bretherton considers what's so annoying about dying and how his dad's death changed his relationship with his father and with himself; beyond noticing the moment, Jane Williams sees another dimension to meditation, giving a different kind of account of what is going on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's collection includes reflections on various relationships: Jonathan Chaplin asks what's next for Church and State after the Coronation; Andrew Davison talks about the personal strand of the drama debated between Science and Religion; Oliver Wright reflects on the The Bridge's production of Guys and Dolls and what it says about the role of commitment and gambling in relationships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An eclectic mix: Stephen Backhouse's reflections on Søren Kierkegaard; Elizabeth Wainwright thinking about what's up with activism; Belle Tindall talks about her conversation with Jennifer Wiseman; Oliver Dürr challenges transhumanism and Jer Swigart remembers a campfire encounter and what it taught him about enemies and empathy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special collection of Ian Bradley's articles explaining what's going on at the Coronation: Why we make kings; How faith helped the monarchy flex; Making sense of the Coronation's oaths, orbs and acclamations; The seen and unseen of the Coronation regalia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.