Spirituality and Action in East London

Date Posted: Aug 01, 2021.

by Fr Richard Springer & Revd Alanna Harris

Richard Springer and Alanna Harris reflect on the relationship between prayer and action within the life of St George in the East, Tower Hamlets, East London.

We are grateful to Ridley Hall Theological College, St George-in-the-East and the Centre for Theology and Community for permission to reproduce this 2020 lecture for Ridley Hall Theological College

Since 2015, CTC has been engaged in a partnership with St George-in-the-East to renew the parish’s life, and to help it renew others, through community organising rooted in prayer and theological reflection.


(At the point of publication:) Fr Richard Springer is Rector of St George-in-the-East, and Director of the Centre for Theology and Community’s Urban Leadership School; the Revd Alanna Harris is Curate at St George-in-the-East.