Ekklesia

29/09/2026

Our coordinator Simon Barrow is facilitating this online meeting about American civil rights leader, educator and theologian Howard Thurman on Weds 30 September at 7pm. Details and booking here. https://www.eicsp.org/events/event-details/1440-online-zoom-forum-rev-howard-thurman-the-spiritual-ethical-civic-and-humanitarian-vision-in-his-life-and-work-30-september-2026

24/09/2026

Do see this important film. This showing is in Edinburgh, but it’s being taken across the country.

📢 A special community screening in Leith: The People’s Emergency Briefing – St James Scottish Episcopal Church, Mon 28 Sep 2026 - 🚨What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK? Join us for a free screening of the People’s Emergency Briefin...

04/08/2026

This is going to be a great evening... please book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-everybody-to-kenmure-street-tickets-1996074473483

28/04/2026

Simon Barrow, former director of the Ekklesia think-tank, os facilitating an online seminar on the life, work and spiritual and social significance of Etty Hillesum on Wednesday 29th April from 7pm to 9pm.

Esther "Etty" Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was a Dutch Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943, she was deported and murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

This is an event organised by the Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace (EICSP). There is a fine line-up of scholars from across the world. Details and booking here: https://www.eicsp.org/events/event-details/1390-online-zoom-forum-etty-hillesum-the-spiritual-ethical-social-and-humanitarian-vision-on-her-life-and-work-29-april-2026

20/04/2026

Scottish Trades Union Congress 2026 — Scottish CND are organising a fringe meeting on Security, Prosperity, Jobs and the Nuclear Threat. Do come along if you are in or near Dundee. Tues 21st April, 5:45pm, Quaker Mtg Hse. Details on the leaflet.

19/03/2026

MAGA pastor Douglas Wilson has blessed Trump and Hegseth’s war. Our response on X.

01/01/2026

“Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to make a New Year's prayer, not a resolution. I'm praying for courage.” — Susan Sontag.

24/12/2025

"The empire of money, war, and fire cuts across the land.

There are in the same country shepherds watching their flocks."

-- Wendell Berry.

08/12/2025

Our former director Simon Barrow is chairing an online seminar about the search for meaning in relation to T. S. Eliot’s work, including Four Quartets, The Waste Land and The Hollow Men. 7-9pm, Weds 17 December. Info and registration details here: http://eicsp.org/events/event-details/1334-online-zoom-forum-thomas-stearns-eliot-the-spiritual-ethical-and-social-vision-in-his-life-and-work-17-december-2025

07/10/2025

A really important event in just over three weeks time in Glasgow. Booking is just £10. Please sign up now and do **spread the word** https://www.banthebomb.org/announcing-stop-the-nuclear-nightmare-saturday-1st-of-november-2025/

The UK government’s programme of nuclear militarism will make the world less safe, and our society less prosperous.We want a better future for Scotland – one where we build for true security through peace and prepare our country for the real challenges of the 21st century.Join SCND on Saturday 1...