Maria Power describes her own experience of The Troubles in Northern Ireland and explains how it has had an important influence on her academic work on peacebuilding.

The writer and theologian Andrew Graystone reflects on his work of accompanying those who have survived sexual abuse within the church.

Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe recounts some of the troubles she has faced when talking about climate change with evangelical Christians and political conservatives.

Anna Rowlands is St Hilda Associate Professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice at Durham University and author of the report “For  Our Welfare and Not for our harm” for the Jesuit Refugee Service. Here, she indicates troubles associated with forced migration and asylum-seeking.

Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care at Kingston University and a longstanding member of the L’Arche community, reflects on troubles of trust, grief and COVID-19.

Azariah France-Williams, an Anglican priest working for the ecumenical HeartEdge initiative in Manchester, explores the trouble of institutional racism and the Church of England. His book Ghost Ship was published earlier this year.

Tobias Cremer discusses the troubling relationship between religion and the new wave of national populist movements.

Hannah Malcolm explains the trouble of climate grief and how she wrestles with ecological collapse as an eco-theologian and activist. Her new book Words for a Dying World is out later this year.

Jarel Robinson-Brown describes the troubles he’s faced as an academic researching the African origins of Christianity and as a Christian member of the LGBTQ community.

Staying with the Trouble is a new podcast series from the William Temple Foundation. The podcast is hosted by Tim Howles and produced by Rosie Dawson, both Associate Research Fellows at the Foundation.