John L. Bell will participate in this JUST FESTIVAL Panel Conversation chaired by the Rt Rev Bruce Cameron. Discussions surrounding ageing often tend to focus on the negative aspects of old age rather than the contribution made by older people to society. Religion and spiritual needs are often overlooked due to a stronger emphasis put
Danish / Scottish conversations on Liturgy Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 September 2017 Denmark is a predominantly Lutheran nation, Scotland, a predominantly Calvinist one, in terms of their respective Christian heritage. There are distinctive spiritual streams, but each in practice, incorporates other significant influences. So in this year, marking 500 years since the Reformation, a
Evening conversations with Wild Goose Publications authors & others Short, long, complicated, intriguing, and interesting words from authors of Wild Goose Publications. Come and listen to their experiences, storytelling, and share your ideas about writing and reading. Wee Words is a monthly series of literary opportunities, hosted by Alex O'Neill and other Wild Goose Publications
John L. Bell presents an exploration of world music and its influence on the Western church.
A monthly event - after our Wednesday Wee Weekly Worship - focusing on pressing, topical or intriguing issues concerning faith, politics, society and culture. In the original Greek myth, when Pandora opened her box (or jar), death and many other 'evils' escaped into the world. All that was left in it was ... hope. We
If you’ve had a holiday clearout, or Santa missed the mark with one or two not-quite-you gifts, bring along anything that someone else might like, and see what others bring that takes your fancy! Feel free to come empty-handed! Refreshments provided, suggested donation £3. Anything left unswapped will be given to local charity shops. From
Saturday morning explorations and meditations on foot This is not round Iona, or Cuthbert’s Way or the Camino, but a focused stroll around Glasgow. We are enabling a series of these on the third Saturday of each month, from February to April 2018, as part of the weeWONDERBOX programme. Each morning will focus on a
Tonight: Wednesday 14th March: 'Betrayed By Technology?' A film and discussion, enabled by Graham Maule on the promises and challenges of our contemporary relationship to technology and what that might mean for the future A monthly event - after our Wednesday Wee Weekly Worship - focusing on pressing, topical or intriguing issues concerning faith, politics,
Saturday morning explorations and meditations on foot This is not round Iona, or Cuthbert’s Way or the Camino, but a focused stroll around Glasgow. On this walk, Iona Community member, Iain Whyte, will lead us through Glasgow locations that even today bear the clear traces of aspects of a less-than admirable Imperial past. Iain's book
Saturday morning explorations and meditations on foot This is not round Iona, or Cuthbert’s Way or the Camino, but a focused stroll around Glasgow. We are enabling a series of these on the third Saturday of each month, from February to April 2018, as part of the weeWONDERBOX programme. Each morning will focus on a
Tonight: Wednesday 9th May: 'On Me Too' Lesley Orr leads us in a discussion about the Me Too movement to support survivors and end sexual violence. metoomvmt.org A monthly event - after our Wednesday Wee Weekly Worship - focusing on pressing, topical or intriguing issues concerning faith, politics, society and culture. In the original Greek myth,
THE SONG OF THE CHURCH SHAPES WHAT WE BELIEVE as much as anything we hear preached. So, if we are part of a global body might there be gifts in the texts or styles of songs from other continents which might broaden our faith? Or, for instance, did God just give one song–“Kumbaya”– to the
Celebrating the advent of the Palestinian food and handcraft outlet in Glasgow Interested in buying goods in support of fair trade, justice and, in particular, Palestinian farmers and craftworkers? Hadeel is a Fair Trade shop in Edinburgh which has been offering this possibility for many years to the good folk of the (Scottish) Far
During this retreat, Pádraig Ó Tuama will help us explore some of the lyrics and some of the life of Leonard Cohen, looking at his Jewish heritage, his appropriation of liturgy, his engagement with poetic form and his unflinching honesty in the face of a life lived with art and pain.
In conversation with Kathy Galloway Tonight, weeWONDERBOX is delighted to host this event with Jim Forest, the renowned US writer, activist and co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship. Jim has been a tireless worker for peace since the early 1960s and is one of the few people still living who knew Thomas Merton as a
The occasional Palestinian food and handcraft outlet in Glasgow The Advent edition of our new regular opportunity to buy food and crafts in support of fair trade, justice and Palestinian farmers and craftworkers. Find unique Christmas gifts and show practical solidarity with an oppressed people. Hadeel is a Fair Trade shop in Edinburgh which has
The occasional Fairtrade and Palestinian shop in Glasgow Fair trade in Scotland - Where’s it at? Where's it going? This month we'll be particularly celebrating the advent of Fairtrade Fortnight by featuring a short input from Martin Rhodes of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum @ 11.30am. Otherwise, and as usual, if you are ...
The occasional Fairtrade and Palestinian shop in Glasgow This month, we'll be at the Iona Community's Regional Plenary, which takes place at the Calton Heritage & Learning Centre, 423 London Road, Glasgow G40 1AG (on the corner of London Road and Tobago Street, directly opposite Templeton's Business Centre), http://www.caltonhlc.co.uk So, if you're going to
A two day international conversation on how to make friends with Holy Scripture, enabled by the Wild Goose Resource Group The Bible ... ... open or closed? ... public or private? ... experience or theory? ... dynamic or dead? Many lay people feel inadequate when speaking about the Bible. And quite a few ministers
WE REGRET THAT THIS EVENT HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED Mark Burrows is an academic theologian and published poet as fluent in German as in the American English which is his native tongue. He contributes to and edits poetry magazines as well as being an avid translator of texts from German into English. In recent years
An Advent Urban Retreat with Pádraig Ó Tuama R.S. Thomas was a Welsh poet and priest. Prolific in publishing during his lifetime, his work spanned landscape, religion, nationalism, power and prayer. At once both soothing and unsettling, his work takes strong language and puts it into the place of poetry and prayer. When considering the
John Bell regrets he has had to postpone this event, due to bereavement. Rescheduled for Mon 16th November 2020. The Celtic church may have faded away by the 10th century, but a distinct spirituality which had a concern for creation, personal devotions and a lively engagement with scripture continued among illiterate lay people and literate
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