'I, Lord' Performance & Discussion on Faith in Public Health

Response Ability Theatre (NoMad) brings its uncompromisingly compassionate lyricism into I, Lord, inviting you to attend mass through the mind of a survivor of spiritual abuse.

Inspired by writer Nell Hardy’s experiences within the Church of England and informed by survivors from other and no faiths, we explore what makes us put up with mistreatment in faith settings, interrogate the enabling role of anti-religious stigma in seemingly secular cultures, and ask where any of us can find enough peace to hear the voice of our own spirituality.

The play will be followed by a panel discussion led by Dr Ayeshah Émon, Lecturer in Public Health at UCL’s Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care. Also a survivor, Ayeshah will moderate discussion on the different meanings and forms of spiritual practice and boundaries in cross-cultural ways, the role of faith in public health, and how theatre and the arts can bring faith groups, NGOs, and academics together to approach these challenges.

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