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The reluctant pilgrim
(4 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes kicking and screaming to the shrine of a saint who dared to challenge the political establishment of his time.
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Boughs, bumps and bridges
(3 minute read) Three poems exploring the human need to make connections - with nature and with others - and the challenges involved in doing so. By Richard Bauckham, Audrey Priscilla White and Joseph Evans.
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India at 75
(4 minute read) As the world’s largest democracy celebrates 75 years of independence, Rupen Gahir Kalsi examines the nation’s hopes, challenges and unrealised dreams.
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Shelter: where’s my hiding place?
(5 minute read) Even dragons can find peace, as Lisa Fraser discovered.
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Wellcome to the world of Rooted Beings
(2 minute read) Lisa Fraser is impressed by an exhibition in London which manages to approach environmental issues in a refreshingly non-ideological way.
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Windows on the world
(2 minute read) Nicole Law reflects on the limits - and possibilities - of looking through the windows in our lives.
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Art and Sciences not Art versus Sciences
(4 minute read) Samantha Seidu pleads for arts subjects not to be considered academic second class citizens.
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Is forgiveness overrated?
Maddy Fry’s visit to the cinema prompts her to ask some very uncomfortable questions about forgiveness.
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Revelations
Three poems, three different experiences of seeing. By Monica Sharp, Richard Bauckham and Joseph Evans.
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Humour across cultures: no laughing matter
(7 minute read) Lisa Fraser warns of the pitfalls in jokes that don’t travel well.