Love Thy Neighbour: Following Jesus in an Age of 'Us vs Them'

Hear from experts on peacemaking, community development, xenophobic nationalism, religious difference, and dialogue across divides.
About this Event

Join Better Story, Christian Aid, JPIT, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation to discuss what it means to be a neighbour, learn about polarisation and the growth in xenophobic nationalism, hear theological perspectives on national identity and interfaith engagement, and learn how to be Christian peacemakers at a time of division.

Topics will include:

• What does it mean to be a neighbour in a time of division?
• How should Christians engage with political power?
• How and why are parts of the Church supporting nationalist arguments?
• How should Christians engage with people of other faiths?
• What is a Christ-like approach to national identity and migration?
• How can we be agents of God’s peace and reconciliation at a time of division?

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration, coffee, and pastries
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Introduction to the day
Host: Pete Moorey
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Being a neighbour in an age of "Us vs Them"
Host: Tommy Sharpe
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Break & partner stalls
🕑: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Why are Christians engaging with the far-right?
Host: Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch & partner stalls
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Breakout spaces

Info: Rewriting the Beatitudes for an Age of Division with Revd Sally Mann | The History of Christian Nationalism with Dr Aidan Cottrell-Boyce | Towards the Radical Centre with St Ethelburga's

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Polyphonic Theology: Towards a Theology of Nationhood and Migrant Identities
Host: Dr Israel Olofinjana
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Break & partner stalls
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Christian attitudes towards people from different religious backgrounds
Host: Brother Sam
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
What can we do and how might we do it?
Host: Al Barrett
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Closing reflections
Host: Pete Moorey