Cross Section

S3E4: Free and female, but at what cost?

This week on Cross Section Jo Evans, Alicia Edmund and Peter Lynas discuss the protests led by women and girls in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, "White Lives Matter" t-shirts at Paris Fashion Week and recent developments with Mermaids in the UK.
 
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S3E3: Does Sex Sell?

Cross Section is back after another week of news. Jo Evans, Alicia Edmund, Peter Lynas and Danny Webster discuss recent conversations in the music industry about over-sexualisation and Lewis Capaldi's new single, the state of the economy and the politics around it, and our new Living for Jesus at Work resource that we've just launched at the Evangelical Alliance (https://www.eauk.org/resources/what-we-offer/reports/living-for-jesus-at-work)
 
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S3E2: That Sermon, Racial Justice & News Round-up

Cross Section is back with Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster recording together in-person from Evangelical Alliance's annual Council meeting. This week they discuss Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral (which featured the most listened-to sermon of all time), an exploration of racial justice following its discussion at Council, and a round-up of other news from this week including the new demographics of Northern Ireland and what it means for the church.
 
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S3E1: The Queen, Chris Kaba & The New PM

Cross Section is back for a new season! Jo Evans, Alicia Edmund, Peter Lynas and Danny Webster discuss the news this week – the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the killing of Chris Kaba by a police officer in London and the first days of the new UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss – and how we can approach it all through a Christ-centered lens.
 
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S2E8: Mo Farah, Euro’s and Tory Leadership Contest

This week Jo Evans, Alicia Edmund and Nicola Martin think about issues of diversity and representation as they talk about The Real Mo Farah documentary and his story of human trafficking, England’s team in the UEFA Euro’s championship and the conservative party’s leadership contest.
This is the last episode before the team take a summer break. New series will begin in September.
 
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S2E7: Freedom of Religion or Belief - Conference Focus

This week the UK Government hosted the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The conference brought together governments, parliamentarians, faith and belief representatives, and civil society to urge increased global action on freedom of religion or belief for everyone.
 
Jo, Peter, Danny and Alicia got to attend the conference and are here to share their reflections and behind the scenes intel, particularly in reference to persecuted Christians across the world, and in light of major UK Government news this week!
 
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S2E6: Difficult Times: Abortion, IndyRef2 & Dying Well

Jo, Alicia and Danny are back, this week reflecting on the difficult news from over the past week and how to approach it all with Christ-like love and grace. There is also a special guest appearance from Scotland as the independence question gets back into full swing.
 
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S2E5: Rwanda, Swimming Athletes & Pop Culture

Jo, Alicia and Peter are back! This week we reflect on the UK Government's Rwanda policy plan for asylum seekers, the decision by FINA on women's swimming and open category proposals, and what films and TV shows the team have been enjoying recently – and how there are glimpses of the Gospel in all three.
Transformed recourse 
 
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S2E4: Jubilee, Leadership & Blasphemy

Jo, Alicia, Danny and Peter are back – together in-person! This week we reflect on what the Platinum Jubilee looked like for church communities, working under leadership that you don't agree with, and a conversation about blasphemy, Islam and Christianity in the context of 2022.
 
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S2E3: R Rate: Are churches growing or declining?

Jo, Alicia and Peter dive in to this week's news, discussing a new study on the "R Rate" of different church denominations across the UK. The team also take a look at gun culture in the United States, Ricky Gervais and the long-awaited Sue Gray report.
 
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