This estate we're in

Reflections from a parish priest, dad and so-called theologian, living on an urban 'outer estate' in the West Midlands, on day-to-day life, faith, 'community', politics... and whatever else happens to turn up!

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Wednesday, 9 July 2014

‘Moving in’: ‘working for’ or ‘being with’?

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Janey, Rafi and I have been here in Hodge Hill for four years now. Our kids’ birthdays are always a good reminder of this particular ‘anniv...

Friday, 6 September 2013

We had a dream: on hope deferred, and the connecting power of lament

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We had a dream. Timely words, in the wake of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous speech. Timely perhaps, but the mood is...

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Benefit caps, the housing market, and Jesus

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Of course, common sense says it’s crazy that someone can be on benefit payments of more than £26,000 a year. The trouble is, common sense ge...

Monday, 8 November 2010

Do the poor have a right to live in expensive areas?

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Yes. That’s the catchy headline of a discussion piece on the BBC News website ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11674864 ) that caught my...

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Revd Al Barrett: Firs & Bromford Estate, East Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom; Since September 2010 I've been Anglican priest ('Vicar' to the rest of the world) for the parish of Hodge Hill, East Birmingham. Among other things, that means being 'present' around the place, making friends, listening lots, helping others reflect, and nurturing a church community that is committed to 'growing loving community with all our neighbours'. In 2017 I finished a PhD developing a 'radically receptive' political theology / missiology in the urban margins (now published as 'Interrupting the Church's Flow') and in 2020 I co-wrote 'Being Interrupted: Re-imagining the Church's Mission from the Outside, In' with Ruth Harley (SCM Press). I'm continuing to write, and also do bits of facilitating, speaking and listening in the wider world beyond Hodge Hill.

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