Part 1: Mark Oakley introduces the life and poetry of George Herbert. Recorded live at a St Paul’s reflective day.

Part 2: Mark Oakley explores with the group some of Herbert’s poems about his theology of the friendship of God. Recorded live at a St Paul’s reflective day.

Part 3: Mark Oakley explores with the group some of Herbert’s poems about prayer. Recorded live at a St Paul’s reflective day.

Susanna Snyder reflects on Lent and the spiritual practice of letting go of what holds us back from life in all its abundance.

A story sheet about the Great Fire of London for key stage 2.

John Swinton writes about love in many forms – God’s love, self-giving love, its role in politics, and the central place it holds in the Christian story.

Mark Oakley says that poetry is faith’s native language: a language of wonder, beauty and mystery that enlarges the mind and heart. In this talk about his book The Splash of Words, he introduces why and how to read poetry and some of the poems that he loves.

Andrew Nunn and Paula Gooder explore the meanings of Holy Week and Easter, and how we can grow closer to Jesus through keeping the seasons well.

Janet Tollington reflects on stories of kingship in the Bible, and what they mean for Christians today.

Bishop Graham Usher reflects on how we can listen to the Voice of Creation in a time of climate change.

The Rev Prof June Boyce-Tillman tells the story and explores the music and theology of the 12th century mystic Hildegard of Bingen. She talks about her innovative thinking about the natural world, medicine and music, and her importance as a female theologian and visionary.

Biblical scholar Paula Gooder says that stories and storytelling make all the difference to our understanding of the New Testament. In this conversation with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley she talks about her new book Lydia, her second narrative exploration of a woman in the early church, which opens up life as a Christian in first-century Philippi and Paul’s letter to the new church there.

Jarel Robinson-Brown reflects on the lives of the Saints, particularly through the life of St Augustine, and what they can teach us about being holy and truly human.

Charlotte Gibson reflects on contemporary and ancient icons, and their place in our faith today.

Physicist Tom McLeish and Biblical scholar Paula Gooder talk about the relationship between science and faith, and how much each has to learn from each other.

Paula Gooder explores what a ‘spirituality of ordinariness’ might be, and we how we can find God in our everyday lives. The church has long season of ‘Ordinary Time’ between Easter and Advent, and she explores the wisdom to be found in embracing our own ordinary times, in prayer, in life and in the church.

Br Guy Consolmagno and Paula Gooder discuss the what science and astronomy can tell us about God and our faith.

Professor John Barton, one of the great Biblical scholars of our time, introduces his bestselling book 'The History of the Bible', the culmination of a lifetime’s work. He explores the Bible’s long evolution, how much good translations matter, and what contemporary scholarship reveals about the Bible, including how as contemporary Christians we understand its place at the heart of our faith.

Naomi Lawson Jacobs and Emily Richardson discuss how disabled Christians often find themselves left at the gates of churches.

An academic lecture in which Willie Jennings explores the question 'who are my people?' and considers theological issues of belonging for Christians.