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Shaping debate on religion in public life; continuing Archbishop William Temple's legacy of faith-informed social reform williamtemplefoundation.org.uk

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What would be your key drivers and obstacles to working with asylum seekers and refugees?

Join us 19 Jan-6 Feb on this accredited course to consider hospitality through exploring innovative case studies, toolkits, and resources...

Early bird sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

05.12.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OUT NOW: In our latest Temple Tract, Professor Martyn Percy engages with the nature of sacred spaces, their counter cultural and revolutionary potential for gathering, and their role in equipping people to nurture radical hope

Read here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-tracts/

02.12.2025 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our latest Temple Book explores the resonance of the Faith in the City Report - which reviewed the social and economic challenges facing urban Britain and laid blame on neoliberal government policies - four decades later...

Read it for free: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/

02.12.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't miss out! 40% off our January 2026 online course on refugee and asylum hospitality this weekend only!

Read more about it and sign up today: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

28.11.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you signed up to next week's FREE webinar?

Join Dr Richard Douglas (@maitrereynard.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk) to discuss the contributions of robust public theology in the context of our environmental crisis

πŸ“Thurs 4 December, 6-7.15pm, online

Sign up today: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

28.11.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Hear from course convener Katya Braginskaia about what you can expect from our 'Hospitality, Vulnerability and Resilience' 3 week course running January- February.

Sign up this weekend for 40% off: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

27.11.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THIS WEEKEND ONLY: a 40% discount on our upcoming course!!

Want to think deeply about sustainable and informed hospitality towards refugees and asylum seekers? Join us for the three week online course...

Sign up TODAY for cheapest tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

27.11.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW E-BOOK OUT NOW - 'Faith in the City' 40 Years On: Theological, Historical, and Contextual Movements

Many thanks to our cross-disciplinary contributors for their reflections on the resonance and legacy of 'Faith in the City' decades later

williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/

24.11.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Only 10 days until our FREE upcoming webinar! Join us to consider how public theology might inform our response to the environmental crisis...

Sign up for free today: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

24.11.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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NEW BLOG: Greg Smith explores what offering costly and comprehensive support to the vulnerable would look like for the UK Church, and just how far we've deviated from William Temple's vision for a post-war welfare state

Read it here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/prayer-care-...

24.11.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign up TODAY for a 10% early bird discount on our upcoming online course!

'Hospitality, Vulnerability and Resilience: Working With Refugees' will equip participants to become better hosts, advocates and allies to asylum seekers

Learn more and sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

23.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign up today! How should we spiritually interpret and respond to the environmental crisis?

Join us and Dr Richard McNeill Douglas for this timely discussion on 4 December 6pm online, for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

23.11.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign up to our upcoming online course today for a 10% early bird DISCOUNT!

Join this timely discussion to explore a better, informed, and hospitable response to our neighbours seeking refuge. Open to participants of all faiths!

Sign up today: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

19.11.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign up today! How should we spiritually interpret and respond to the environmental crisis?

Join us and Dr Richard McNeill Douglas for this timely discussion on 4 December 6pm online, for free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

19.11.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NOW ON SALE: we're launching early bird prices for our upcoming online course!

Do you work with refugees? Do you want to? Are you interested in learning more about showing radical hospitality in a hostile asylum system?

Join us for this timely course: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

18.11.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you signed up for FREE yet?

How does theology inform our understanding of the climate? Join us to explore the spiritual dimension of the environmental crisis with Dr. Richard McNeill Douglas

πŸ“Thurs 4 December, 6-7pm, online

Sign up today: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

18.11.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UPCOMING: explore the spiritual dimension of the environmental crisis with Dr. Richard McNeill Douglas

πŸ“Thurs 4 December, 6-7pm, online, free

Sign up today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

15.11.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reminder! Have you watched the recordings from our Composting Christianity webinar?

Check out the talks by Al Barrett, Gill Reeve, and Reuben Aspden on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJ2...

15.11.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW BLOG: Abigail King discusses the need for the Church of England to once again be 'weird' in its counter-cultural distinctiveness, achieved through a reclaimed sense of purpose

Read it here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/a-national-c...

11.11.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you signed up to our upcoming free webinar?
πŸ“ 4 December, 6–7pm

Join Dr. Richard McNeill Douglas to explore how climate action is - and must be - spiritualised! eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

11.11.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch this space! We're launching an upcoming online course in January - an introduction to working with refugees and people with lived experience.

How do we co-create resilient partnerships to support sanctuary seekers and amplify their voices?

Early-bird prices coming soon!

11.11.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW PODCAST: Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell sits down with Revd Dr Jesse Zink to discuss his latest book on hope for Christians in this crisis-shaped world

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1a5W...

10.11.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UPCOMING - The Third Dimension of Our Environmental Crisis: The Time for Public Theology

Join us online 4 December, 6–7pm for free

Explore how faith and theology can drive climate action!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-third-...

09.11.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you watched Linda Woodhead's latest public lecture?

We were delighted to be joined by her and John Denham to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the CofE.

Watch for FREE today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQWr...

05.11.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OUT NOW: Guy Hewitt's "The Church of England, 'Faith in the City' and Racial Justice: addressing growing social polarisation"

What is the role of the Church in addressing growing polarisation around belonging, inclusion, and racial injustice?

williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-tracts/

02.11.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you for joining us at our public lecture this week!

If you missed it, you can check it out on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQWr...

To engage further with themes of Church and nation, check out our recent Temple Book for free: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/

30.10.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us TONIGHT to hear more from John Denham and Linda Woodhead. Because whether or not the Church wants to engage with England, England is certainly engaging with the Church...

πŸ“ Free, 7-8.15pm, online. It couldn't be easier!

Sign up now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec...

28.10.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our FREE public lecture is TONIGHT! Have you signed up?

Join Professors Linda Woodhead and John Denham in exploring the CofE, England, and 'Englishness' - a timely and resonant conversation. We can't wait to welcome you!

Final chance to sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec...

28.10.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Final chance to SIGN UP - online, free!

From parish life to culture wars, how can the Church of England stay true to itself and to England?

Explore the enduring goods of prayer, place, past, and culture at TOMORROW'S public lecture

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec...

27.10.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TOMORROW 7-8.15pm: public lecture, free, online.

Join Linda Woodhead and John Denham to consider how the CofE and England can continue their relationship in a fruitful way - in the context of culture wars

Last chance to sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec...

27.10.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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