A sonnet grappling with themes of power and consent in the context of Mary’s story contrasted with Tamar’s, written by research student Carolyn Whitnall.
Kill a Rapper: How violence is used by Christian UK rap in the presentation of identity
James Broad considers how violence is used in UK Christian rap in the presentation of a Christian identity.
‘Come Down, O Love Divine’: A Sonic Question
As the wedding season comes to an end, Heidi Epstein reconsiders divine love and the musical metaphors that help to understand it.
Bibliolog and Bibliodrama – an approach to playing with sacred texts
In this guest post David Tatem introduces Bibliodrama and Bibliolog, two ways of engaging with biblical texts which could be used to explore texts of violence.
Abuse and its angles of power
A script from a Keynote event with speaker Helen Paynter on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Nov 2021.
Black and “Blue”
It’s been said that America, as South Africa did, must confront its past, especially in terms of white supremacy and racism, and hopefully through honest, deep dialogue across the chasm of race. How do you do that? Well, maybe a
“Blood had to be Spilt” Scapegoating and the Common Good
Peter King offers a review of the book ‘The Unknown Terrorist’ with particular reference to how it highlights the mechanisms of scapegoating.
Guest blog: “Dear Sisters”
Emily Taylor is a second year student at Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, studying towards a Bachelor of Religious Education. As part of the assessment for her ‘Historical Books’ class, she wrote a poem called Dear Sisters. This
Guest blog: ‘Razed’ by Carolyn Whitnall.
Carolyn Whitnall is a poet who lives in Bristol and blogs here She has generously allowed us to reproduce here her poem ‘Razed’, which takes a thoughtful look at a familar biblical story. Guest blogs are invited to stimulate thought
Guest blog: Thirty Years
Michael Docker is a Baptist minister in Bristol, who generously served as poet in residence during our Launch Workshop on 4th June. This is one of the poems he read, written in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Guest