The third episode of Politics in the Pulpit Autumn 2025 is hosted by Stephen Ansa-Addo, and featuring our special guest Pat Bennett!

Pat is a writer, scholar and liturgist who has worked at the intersections of the humanities and sciences fostering conversation, exploration and the exchange of ideas. She has a background in both science and theology. She is a member of the Iona Community, for whom she has also worked developing programmes and resources to help people explore faith and activism.

This week, Stephen, Pat and Alex explore the lectionary readings for Sunday 5th October.

Pat's work: The Spirituality of Conflict project - https://www.spiritualityofconflict.com/ Editor of the book 'What were you arguing along the way?' - https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786223999/what-were-you-arguing-about-along-the-way

Other mentions: Housing Justice (for Homelessness Sunday) - https://housingjustice.org.uk