FUSE Festival theme title 'Our spiritual inheritance"

How and Why our Spiritual Journeys Matter

A photograph of the theme speaker, Alison Webster

Whether we know it or not, we all have a spiritual heritage, a spiritual present, and a spiritual future. Our heritage may be powerful or barely perceptible; our present may feel hard to grasp, and our future always demands discernment. But one thing is for sure: our spiritual journeys help shape who we are, our relationships with others and our commitments in the wider world. How are we being formed right now? What are the demands of our geopolitical context, and how do we respond soulfully?

In her two sessions, Alison will encourage us to share our stories of past and present, and our hopes for the future. She will offer insights from her own story, and be a conversation partner as we inspire one another to personal, social and spiritual transformations.

Theme Speaker

Alison Webster is a practical theologian committed to social justice and an open, questioning and politically engaged spirituality. She has worked for more than 30 years in Christian contexts of social justice and mission, and has written widely on issues of identity. She offers person-centred Spiritual Accompaniment. She is currently also General Secretary of Modern Church (www.modernchurch.org.uk) and is engaged in social outreach for Upper Wincobank undenominational Chapel in Sheffield.