Susanna Wesley Foundation

This conversation is an extension of one that began at our annual conference in June 2024. Dr Emma Pavey is once again joined by: 

• Dr Oded Adomi Leshem, peace activist and Senior Research Associate at Hebrew University; and 
• Dr Munyurangabo Benda, Tutor at Queens Theological Foundation, Birmingham.

Find out more about the guests and the conference here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link.

In this podcast episode, part of a mini-series on death, dying and afterlife, guest host Lia Shimada is joined by: 

• The Revd Dr Alex Wimberly
• Ruth Jampel

who talk about practices around death in their community, reflecting particularly on the impact of COVID.

Find out more about the participants here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link here.

In this podcast episode, part of a mini-series on death, dying and afterlife, Emma Pavey is joined by: 

• The Revd Prof June Boyce-Tillman

who offers her own personal and unique perspective on death and the afterlife, and how this impacts her practice as an Anglican priest.

Find out more about June here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link.

In this conversation, part of a mini-series on death, dying and afterlife, Emma Pavey is joined by: 

• Poppy Mardall, Funeral Director and Founder of Poppy's Funerals; and 
• The Revd John Lampard, Methodist Minister, who researches death and disposal practices.

Find out more about the guests and download a discussion guide for the episode here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link.

In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by: 

• Prof Clare Watkins, Professor of Christian Faith and Practice at the University of Roehampton; and 
• The Revd Simon Sutcliffe, Learning and Development Officer for the Methodist Church.

Find out more about the guests and download a discussion guide for the episode here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link.

In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by: 

• Gauri Taylor Nayar, Director of the Cardiff Methodist Community Choir; and 
• Rachel Griffiths, Participative Theatre Maker, working with communities facing injustice.

Find out more about the guests and download a discussion guide for the episode here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link.

In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by: 

• James Carver is the Youth President of the Methodist Church; and 
• James Blackhall is a Lay Worker and Local Preacher as well as working for an interfaith charity facilitating education events for Christians.

Find out more about the guests and download a discussion guide for the episode here.
You can also find a transcript of this episode at that link.

In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series and the third in our trilogy of episodes around the climate emergency, Emma Pavey is joined by: 

• Dr Elin Kelsey, a leading spokesperson, scholar and educator in the area of evidence-based hope; 
• Abhay Singh Sachal, Canadian Gen Z climate activist, founder of Break the Divide, and advisor for Faith for Earth Initiative’s Youth Council run by the UN Environment Programme; and 
• Jonathan Nobrega, MA student in Environmental Humanities at the University of Roehampton, who works with the London Wetlands Centre.

Find out more about the guests and download a discussion guide for the episode here.

In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by Dr Elin Kelsey, a leading spokesperson, scholar and educator in the area of evidence-based hope, and Dr Steven van den Heuvel, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Evangelische Theologische Faculteit & Director of the Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics.
Find out more about the guests, and download a discussion guide for the episode here.

In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by Hannah Fremont-Brown, Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer at the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) and Dr Steven van den Heuvel, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Evangelische Theologische Faculteit & Director of the Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics.
Find out more about the guests, and download a discussion guide for the episode here.