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  • 10 Aug 2012
    Reformers speak out on global debt and banking

    The need to restructure the economy and redefine banking in terms of community and environment is being stressed at the Festival of Spirituality and Peace.

  • 9 Aug 2012
    Africa in Motion Film Festival: 'Our Friend Death'

    Three films, one continent, three different takes on death, dying and loss. The Africa in Motion Film Festival, in collaboration with the Festival of Spirituality and Peace and the Edinburgh University Global Health Academy, is presenting a trilogy of films from Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon - plus one native Scottish short - linked by the challenging theme of 'our friend death'.

  • 8 Aug 2012
    A thoughtful evening with dementia

    The recent performance at the Festival of Spirituality and Peace of 'An Evening with Dementia', a one-man play written and performed by Trevor T. Smith, was followed by a fascinating discussion led by Professor June Andrews from the University of Stirling, says Katie MacFadyen.

  • 8 Aug 2012
    Seeking a new Jubilee beyond debt and financial chaos

    Jubilee Scotland is taking part in the Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh this year, with an event discussing the call for a new Jubilee.

  • 8 Aug 2012
    Panel to discuss non-institutional future for faith

    A Church in the heart of Edinburgh is the venue for an intriguing conversation about the future of religion beyond its inherited institutional forms.

  • 6 Aug 2012
    Festival combines social change, peace, reflection and celebration

    The Festival of Spirituality and Peace, the largest of Edinburgh’s ‘small festivals’, featuring 400 events, has been launched in an atmosphere of celebration.

  • 6 Aug 2012
    Forgiveness: optional or mandatory?

    Forgiveness is not proprietary to the church, it is ‘open source’ technology belonging to all humans.

  • 6 Aug 2012
    Beyond institutional faith... disorganised religion?

    We live in an era where people are inquisitive about spirituality, but hugely distrustful or even hostile towards ‘organised religion’, especially in its Christian forms.

  • 6 Aug 2012
    Anglican leader sets out challenge of collaboration for peace

    Cooperation for change means active collaboration for peace, Dr Stephen Cherry from Durham Cathedral says at the launch of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace.

  • 4 Aug 2012
    St John's murals put social change in the picture

    The St John's murals, now in their thirtieth year, are now a vital and unusual part of the heritage of St John's Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, the Festival of Spirituality and Peace's principal venue and partner.