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We live in a generation obsessed with self-improvement. Bullet Journaling, juice cleanses, cold plunges. And, of course, much of it works. Many of us have achieved far more than our parents or grandparents could have dreamt of.

And yet, the focus on self-improvement has a dark side. We become anxious about our performance. We obsess over the small details of our sleep, diet, exercise, mental health, and habits. Our world feels smaller. Some of us have burnt ourselves out in the pursuit of perfection. And even when you make the gains, you’re left wondering what’s next...

Listen to the Q&A session from our Salt Live event, "Never Enough: Can self-improvement really fix us?". Speaker Daniel Ogbonna and host Jeremy Moses take questions from the audience.

Less than 20 years after the birth of the iPhone, screens have become the dominant presence in modern life. We work, plan, socialise, read, and entertain ourselves through them. Barely a minute goes by without a pick-up. 

And yet, we’re increasingly aware that too much screen time is harmful. Heightened anxiety from constant doomscrolling. Brain-rot from too much YouTube. Insecurity from perpetual comparison. We’re bored and addicted to our phones.  

We feel like something is wrong. But buying a dumbphone or reducing screen time isn’t enough. What if the problem is deeper? Do we need t...

For centuries, secularism has been heralded as humanity’s golden bullet. Society will flourish if we reject religion, so we’ve been told. No more truth, intolerance or control. 

But over recent years, a wave of backlash has formed. Feminist thinkers have slammed secular ethics, cultural Christianity is on the rise, and prominent atheist figures have come to faith. Meanwhile, a ‘meaning crisis’ is quietly brewing as many struggle to find significance in a society emptied of religion and purpose.

Has secularism overpromised? Are we really better off in a society without faith? And how can we fi...

The writer Christopher Hitchens famously claimed that ‘religion poisons everything’. For many, religion appears to be the cause of much of the world’s intolerance, division and even violence. And yet, for others, religion is a source of personal meaning and existential peace. Why is

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in January 2019, popular Christian speaker and author, Glen Scrivener, dives into the world of anti-theism and seeks to explore why religion can be so polarising. Originally from Australia, Glen regularly speaks at universities, churches and other public forums across the UK.

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The desire for happiness is self-evident, and yet, true happiness often feels fleeting and unobtainable. Londoners are changing their jobs, their living arrangements and their relationships, looking to create the perfect set of circumstances that will bring about lasting contentment. But will they ever find it?

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in January 2020, speaker and pastor Andrew Haslam explores the desire for happiness that is the driver behind so many of the decisions we make and gives his take on where true happiness can be found.

Millennials and Gen Z are reportedly experiencing higher levels of anxiety than any generation before them. Anxiety feels ever-present in modern Western culture. What’s causing this? Are we simply more willing to admit to poor mental health? Have our circumstances become more uncertain? How much do lifestyle factors play a part? Loneliness? Screen time? Overbusyness? Is there a solution to this anxiety epidemic?

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in November 2021, speaker and pastor Jeremy Moses seeks to understand the sources of our present discontentment and considers whether Christianity has anything to say to...

For some, we're merely advanced apes who've managed to establish ourselves as the dominant species on the planet. For others, we're sophisticated biological machines, ready to be upgraded or replaced by superior technology. Is there anything about human beings that makes us special? Do we have a soul, or are we just clumps of cells?

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in February 2022, speaker Dr Sharon Dirckx. Originally from a scientific background, Sharon has a PhD in brain imaging from the University of Cambridge and has held research positions at the University of Oxford...

21st-century society lacks a positive vision of what it means to be a man. For many, masculinity is something poisonous or toxic. How can men understand themselves, and seek to be better men, in a world in which the idea of masculinity is so divisive, disparaged and unclear?

We’re left asking, what’s the point of men? And how can men flourish in a post-patriarchal world? In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in May 2022, Speaker Andrew Haslam seeks to answer these questions and consider what the Christian faith has to say about the moder...

Christianity has been used to justify the conquest, enslavement, oppression and marginalisation of Black people. Churches can be places where racism goes unaddressed. Christian teaching often feels irrelevant to life in inner-city London. Yet all over the world, Black Christians find identity, hope, comfort and joy in Jesus Christ. We're asking, is there a contradiction here? Does it really make sense to be Black and Christian?

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in September 2019, speaker Felix Aremo explores Africa's history with Christianity and why it is relevant for Christians in the 21st century, where...

We’ve been told that the purpose of life is self-discovery and self-expression and that the key to good mental health is boosting self-esteem. We have been raised on a steady diet of praise and positive self-talk: You are special. You can be anything you want to be. You do you. But is our self-obsessed age fuelling the crisis in mental health?

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in March 2022, speaker Glynn Harrison speaks into the problem of self-obsession and its impact on our mental health. Glynn is a former Professor of Psychiatry and co...

The world of sex and dating has changed more rapidly since the onset of the smartphone than at any point in the history of the world; hence some are calling it a dating apocalypse.

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in February 2018, Speaker Andrew Haslam thinks about how we should think about dating apps, sex, and love in the modern age.

Listen to the Q&A session from our latest Salt Live event "The Age of Self-Obsession", where speaker Jeremy Moses and host Andrew Haslam take questions from the audience.

The modern era has become the ‘age of the self’. It sounds compelling. But is this contemporary focus on ourselves part of the problem rather than the solution?

In this episode from our latest Salt Live event on 6th of February 2024, speaker Jeremy Moses explores what ancient Christianity has to say about our modern era's focus on self.

Are we really living in a post-truth world or is there such a thing as objective truth? Are truth claims nothing more than disguised bids for power, or is truth the only weapon that can speak to power? Our answers to these questions have profound implications for us as individuals and for our interactions with wider society.

In this archive episode from our Salt Live event in 2018, speaker Simon Edwards looks at the implications of living in a ‘post-truth’ society and asks if the Christian faith has anything to say on the subject.