In Series 2 of the Radical Hope Podcast, we are offering a series of book reviews, where we interview the author about a given text. In Episode 1, we interview Dr Joseph Forde from the Urban Theology Union about his edited collection compiled with Dr Terry Drummond 'Celebrating 40 Years of Faith in the City'.

In this final episode the series, we hear critical reflections from Professor Martyn Percy, Bishop John Arnold and delegates from the conference which offer a basis for the expansion of search for radical hope in the months and years to come.

In this episode we hear a set of practical case studies, who explore the experience they have had using dialogue across difference in response to crises. Speakers include Grace Thomas from Manchester Cathedral, Julie Guegan from the Global Collaboration Institute, and Francesca Bernardi from the Gramsci Society UK. Once again, speakers provide papers before engaging in dialogue together opening up point of interdisciplinary interest and intersection between the experiences shared.

In this episode we hear papers which explore specific conditions for the search fro radical hope, these papers cover themes of environment and integral ecology by Dr Emma Gardner, freedom of religion and belief and the law by Professor Mark Hill, and propaganda and information warfare by Professor Emma Briant. Following the papers, speakers engage in interdisciplinary dialogue to develop a cross cutting exploration of the conditions for our search for radical hope.

In this episode, we hear papers which explore faith based organisations from institutional and social movement perspectives, and from ecumenical christian, non-religious and islamic perspectives. These papers are offered by Professor Simon Lee and Dr Kerim Balci.

In this episode, we hear the first two papers from the Communicating Radical Hope Conference. These papers are from Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell who establishes the terms of reference for the search for Radical Hope that this conference commences, and Nicky Burridge who sets out understandings of authentic communications as it pertains to faith based organisations, and radical hope in the public square.

In this episode Nicky and Matthew welcome Professor Martyn Percy to the podcast to discuss the significance of social media in Communications, Faith based Organisations and Dialogue in the public square. We cover topics from realism, to missionary anthropology, to the Makin Review and the resignation of Justin Welby, to the democratisation of information, and the revolution that social media and digital spaces is bringing about akin to that of the printing press and the reformation.

This podcast is hosted by Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell, communications officer and research fellow for the William Temple Foundation, and a Dean’s scholar at Virginia Theological Seminary and Vice President for Communications at VTS Nicky Burridge. In this series we explore the contours of communications faith based organisations and dialogue in the public square. We will draw on stories and experiences from both sides of the Atlantic and consider what these might mean for people and institutions who are seeking to contribute to public life in the UK, US and around the world.