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A ‘Whirling Workshop’ and an evening with Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy are just two of the 200 events at this year’s Bradford Literature Festival, which also features several people from our diocese, namely, two Bishops, a Dean and a Canon Theologian.
Bishop Nick, Bishop Toby, Dean Jerry Lepine and Professor Ben Quash are all taking part in this celebration of the written and spoken word from 20-29 May, along with many world-renowned speakers, artists and authors.
On Saturday 21 May (2-3.15pm), author, Christian and historian Tom Holland (right) is in conversation with Bishop Nick Baines, exploring the tensions that arise from presenting different versions of the same person through faith and historical narratives. If one account depicts Christ the son of God, the divine figure, how can this be reconciled with a separate account of Jesus of Nazareth, the man? - ‘Testing the Tension: Faith Narratives vs Historical Narratives’
And at 3pm on the same day, Bishop Toby Howarth joins Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to discuss what a modern place of worship should look like - a wide-ranging discussion of the architecture of faith, and its place in the modern world. More here.
On 24 May (7.30pm), Ben Quash, Professor of Christianity & the Arts at Kings College London and Canon Theologian Bradford Cathedral will speak on ‘Art as a Reflection of the Divine’.
And on 29 May (6.30-8.30pm) in ‘Sacred Poetry’, Bradford Cathedral is the backdrop for an evening of celebratory verse and music from across the religious spectrum, presided over by the Very Revd Jerry Lepine. It will feature different kinds of devotional musical styles, including Bradford Cathedral Choir, the Sacred Wing choir, Keertan Rahal, Geetha Upadhyaya and Aviva Dautch.
On 22 May, children will be delighted by ‘Mixed up fairy tales’ with Hilary Robinson - an award winning radio producer from the BBC’s faith and ethics department.
The full programme can be found here.