My Ark of the Covenant
Liviu Mocan, Sculptor 

Internationally acclaimed Romanian sculptor, Liviu Mocan, will explore some of his works to show how art can be a window between heaven and earth — an ark where we can meet with the presence of God.

Grace in the Making: Art, Faith, and the Practice of a Creative Life
Alastair Gordon, Artist & Author 

What does it mean to live creatively in a world shaped by pressure, productivity, and performance? Drawing on his forthcoming book, Grace In the Making, Alastair will lead us in exploring the relationship between art, faith, and the slow work of becoming.

What if I don’t experience the God I’m supposed to believe in?
Zack Eswine, Author, Speaker, Senior Pastor - Riverside Church, St. Louis; Founder “Sage Christianity”

In this lecture, we will identify three common barriers that rob our felt sense of God and rediscover where God might be found. 

Our Bodies: Necessary liability or meaningful gift? 

Joel Barricklow, English L'Abri worker

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Disability and The Kingdom of God

Ali Kendall, friend of L'Abri

Amy Julia Becker, a Disability Theologian says “I’ve come to believe that if I understand God’s logic around disability, I’ve come to understand God’s logic about humanity.”

 

Drawing on personal experiences of parenting a child with Downs Syndrome and Autism and supporting a husband with a chronic health condition, Ali will introduce us to the work of some Disability Theologians and explore questions such as: Why does contemplating how God sees Disability matter to each of us? What can it teach us about being made in the image of God, our intrinsic worth, the importance of belonging, and the joy found in doing life differently?

Holding on to Hope. Walking with Viktor Frankl and Hobbits

Eli Kappelgaard, Psychologist

How do we hold on to hope and a sense of meaning when life is difficult?  Dr. Frankl was imprisoned in a concentration camp during WWII and fascinated by the power of hope for humans as meaning-seeking beings and Professor of Sociology, Aaron Antonovsky, is especially known for the theory of "Sense of Coherence".

We’ll explore what each of them  discovered in their search for Meaning and look into how it can be relevant today in our everyday lives.

Freedom from the Lie of Proof

Chris Swanson, President Gutenberg College, USA

Our culture's crisis of confidence in knowledge is the culmination of a long history of the search for certainty. The Bible's picture of knowing, however, rests on fundamentally different assumptions and thus restores our confidence in seeking and knowing the truth.

Reflections on the Quiet Revival

Jim Paul, English L'Abri worker

In April 2025, the Bible Society published a report which showed a 'Quiet Revival’ in UK churches, with a surprising increase in young people attending church. Since then, the results of this study have been discredited. Nonetheless, there does currently appear to be a cultural change in attitudes to Christian faith in the UK and Europe, with many anecdotes of young, unchurched people coming to faith. In this lecture I will be exploring some possible causes for this change, what we can learn from it, and where potential pitfalls might lie.

Of Man’s First Disobedience

Caleb Woodbridge, friend of L'Abri

Childhood, maturity and the Fall in C S Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” and Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials"

Oswald Bayer’s Poetological Theology: A theological framework worthy of L’Abri? 

Björn Kero, friend of L'Abri

It has been said that the ideas and the practice of community at L’Abri have a unique plausibility structure. After eight visits over ten years, I cannot but agree. A few years ago, I set out to find a theological framework with equally firm footing — one that works in harmony with what I have experienced at L’Abri. Oswald Bayer’s Poetological Theology has become an important discovery for this quest. In this lecture, we will explore the basics of Bayer’s theology, and discuss how it fits and frictions with L’Abri’s ideas.