Sacred Nature

Monday 7 July 2025

We continue our discussion of Sacred Nature, with the help of Karen Armstrong's book of the same name.

Location:

Southampton

POSTPONED In the beginning was the Word: God-words, Godwards

Friday 20 June 2025

Helen King will be speaking at Reading Minster as part of PCN Britain's 2025 series of talks on God.

Location:

Reading Minster

Speaker:

Helen King

Host:

PCN Britain

I lost faith in a literal Bible

Thursday 19 June 2025

We are starting to read 'My long farewell to traditional religion and what remains' by Martin Thielen. This book is available online and includes a study guide.

Location:

Buckland URC Church, Portsmouth

Speaker:

We take it in turns to lead a discussion

Free to Believe Reading Party 2025 - Holy Anarchy: Dismantling domination, embodying community, loving strangeness

Tuesday 17 June 2025 — Friday 20 June 2025

Booking deadline extended to 30th May

Location:

Luther King House, Manchester

Speaker:

Graham Adams

Host:

Free To Believe

Discovering a Theology of Queer Joy

Thursday 12 June 2025

If Jesus came to give life in all its fulness, what might this mean for queer Christians? What might it mean to move beyond tolerance and acceptance towards queer flourishing?

Location:

Friends Meeting House, 1 Orchard Road, Malvern, WR14 3DA

Speaker:

Gary Hopkins

TAA June

Sunday 8 June 2025

This month, tomorrow evening 6.30 pm - Sunday 8 June, our gathering will be led by the Rev Cynthia Park and her theme is Politics and Religion. Look forward to seeing you then.

Location:

Online Zoom

Speaker:

Rev Cynthia Park

TAA June

Sunday 8 June 2025

This month, tomorrow evening 6.30 pm - Sunday 8 June, our gathering will be led by the Rev Cynthia Park and her theme is Politics and Religion. Look forward to seeing you then.

Location:

Online Zoom

Speaker:

Rev Cynthia Park

Great Big Green Week: Swapping false climate solutions for real change

Thursday 5 June 2025 — Wednesday 11 June 2025

This is a series of two webinars organised by Quakers in Britain. The first is on the 5th June, the second on the 11th.

Location:

Zoom

Host:

Quakers in Britain

The Uncontrolling Love of God

Wednesday 4 June 2025 — Friday 6 June 2025

This three day conference explores ideas offered by open and relational Christian theologies, including process theology.

Location:

Highgate House Conference Centre, Grooms Lane, Creaton, NN6 8NN

Speaker:

Thomas Jay Oord, Emma Pavey, Simon Cross, Doral Hayes, more contributors to follow

Host:

The Centre for Open and Relational Theologies and the Progressive Christianity Network Britain. 

PCN Britain's 2025 Annual General Meeting

Saturday 17 May 2025

PCN Britain's Annual General Meeting will be held on 17th May at Augustine United Church in Edinburgh.

Location:

Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL

Speaker:

Richard Holloway

Host:

PCN Britain

Are values more important than beliefs (part 2)

Thursday 15 May 2025

We continue our discussion of a piece from the magazine Reform - which will include a contribution from the Chair of PCN, Simon Cross

Location:

Buckland URC Church, Portsmouth

Not for Nothing: Searching for a Meaningful Life

Tuesday 13 May 2025

Peter Armstrong will be speaking about his book, 'Not for Nothing: Searching for a Meaningful Life’

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Peter Armstrong

Host:

PCN Newcastle

TAA May: The threats and benefits of human migration

Sunday 11 May 2025

A week ago, Reform UK showed through local elections that fear or resentment of immigration is gaining popularity in this country, as it has already done in some other European countries. Religion should not be guided by political views but it can provide a moral compass for them, so we need to discern God's will regarding our attitude to migration. This Thinking Aloud discussion will offer us an opportunity to share insights into this important subject. Do join us.

Location:

Online

Speaker:

Jonathan Gravestock

TAA May: The threats and benefits of human migration

Sunday 11 May 2025

A week ago, Reform UK showed through local elections that fear or resentment of immigration is gaining popularity in this country, as it has already done in some other European countries. Religion should not be guided by political views but it can provide a moral compass for them, so we need to discern God's will regarding our attitude to migration. This Thinking Aloud discussion will offer us an opportunity to share insights into this important subject. Do join us.

Location:

Online

Speaker:

Jonathan Gravestock

Discussion of 4 statements from the Quaker booklet: 'Advices and Queries'

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Location:

Southampton

Are values more important than beliefs

Thursday 17 April 2025

Location:

Buckland URC Church, Portsmouth

Speaker:

discussion of article from 'Reform'

Thinking Aloud Allowed April 2025

Sunday 13 April 2025

We meet online tomorrow evening (Sunday 13th) at 6.30 pm as usual. It's Andy's last TAA with us before his 3-month sabbatical

Zoom link below. See you tomorrow!

Location:

Online Zoom

Speaker:

Rev Andy Lowe

Radical Biblical Rewriting in the 20th and 21st centuries

Thursday 10 April 2025

This evening, I will look at some radical literary rewritings of biblical tropes, concentrating on those of Uriah, Job, and Mary Magdalene. Beginning with a run-through of terms useful in the classification of types of rewriting (most people are familiar with "Sequel" and "Prequel"), we will trace the outline reception histories of these three tropes and consider the proposition that meaning is added to texts through time and that the quest for the "original meaning" can be illusory, or at least severely limiting.

Location:

Friends Meeting House, 1 Orchard Road, Malvern, WR14 3DA

Speaker:

Dr Anthony Swindell

The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 80 years on

Wednesday 9 April 2025

This event marks 80 years since Bonhoeffer's execution.

Location:

Emmanuel Centre, University of Leeds

Speaker:

Martin Linds, Keith Clements

Host:

Project Bonhoeffer

Considering Worship in a broader, more progressive context.

Tuesday 8 April 2025

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Guest speaker Anne Morrell