Sage and crystals, star signs and chakras. The modern West may be less religious than in the past, but it is no less spiritual. Many have traded Christianity, with its dos and don’ts, for spiritual practices offering transcendence without obligation. Yet, in the noisy and confusing marketplace of spiritual practices, many feel untethered and uncertain.
Does being “spiritual but not religious” offer the freedom it promises? Does it satisfy our souls’ deep ache for higher power?
Join speaker and author Simon Edwards as he explores this cultural shift towards spiritual autonomy and considers what the Christian faith says to our longing for liberty and transcendence.
Date: 7th October 2025
Time: 7.30pm
Price: Free
Location: London Nautical School, SE1 9NA
About our speaker
Simon Edwards is a speaker and writer. He originally hails from Australia, where he worked as a lawyer before moving to the UK to study at Oxford.
He is the author of The Sanity of Belief: Why Faith Makes Sense (2021) and has spoken internationally at churches, businesses, government institutions, conferences, and universities. In the UK, he has been interviewed for several BBC Radio programs, as well as Christian radio stations and podcasts.
Simon lives in Buckinghamshire, England, with his wife, Natasha, and their three young children.
Salt Live events are aimed at curious Londoners, exploring questions of faith, philosophy and life. Each evening includes a talk from an engaging speaker, plenty of drinks & nibbles, and time for Q&A. Some of the events are focused on common objections to the Christian faith, while others explore popular contemporary questions. Salt is a project of Grace London, a young church based in central London.
