Join us at Coventry for speakers and discussion about how we can truly live out the imperative towards reconciliation: a partner event jointly held by the Third Order, Society of St Francis and the Community of the Cross of Nails.

Day 1: What is the nature of peace?

Starting with the midday Coventry Litany of Reconciliation, the day will focus on the foundational Christian spirituality of both the Third Order, Society of St Francis, and the Community of the Cross of Nails. Former Minister Provincial Pat Mossop and Coventry’s Canon for Arts and Reconciliation Kate Massey, respectively, will outline how this spirituality sustains our work for peace. We will also spend time walking and reflecting on what Coventry’s buildings have to tell us, and how they can bring inspiration and hope for the journey. Visiting speaker Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley will then be with us in the evening to share her insights on the nature of peace globally and locally.

Day 2: How do we work for peace?

We will be joined by Revd Dr Al Barrett to discuss what peace-building looks like in the local context; then break into small group discussion workshops before the conversation then broadens after lunch, with some of Coventry Cathedral’s partners of other faiths joining us. The conference will close mid-afternoon on 23rd.

Bed and breakfast accommodation can be booked separately directly at:

- The Hotel Indigo Coventry, close to the railway station;

- The Premier Inn Belgrade Plaza, closest to the Cathedral;

- The ibis Hotel Coventry.

The conference fee includes VAT as well as lunch on both days and dinner on day 1.

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Revd Dr Al Barrett has been Rector of Hodge Hill Church (east Birmingham) since 2010, and has been engaged, alongside his neighbours, in a long-term, intergenerational journey of building community, and pursuing racial justice and creation care. Alongside full-time ministry, Al is training as a Wild Therapy practitioner, and writes (usually with others) in the intersections of theology with gender, race, class and ecology.

Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley is an Anglican priest, speaker and writer. She is currently Principal of Ridley Hall, an Anglican college which trains women and men for lay and ordained ministry. She has previously held posts as parish priest, university chaplain, chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury and Theological Adviser to the House of Bishops. Her interests include the Bible in the life of the church, how Scripture helps shape a Christian response to justice, conflict and violence, and the relationship between faith, ministry and mental health. Her recent publications include Embracing Humanity: A Journey towards Becoming Flesh; Struggling with God: Mental Health and Christian Spirituality (together with Chris Cook and John Swinton), and God of Justice and Mercy: A Theological Commentary on the Book of Judges. She is an ambassador for Sanctuary Mental Health and co-chairs a WCC working group on violence, conflict, peace and reconciliation.