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Assessing contemporary Arab thought
2010-02-24 07:37:00 Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab's new book, published recently by Columbia University Press (CUP), is a timely assessment of the challenges facing Arab thought today, and contains some material which is unique in terms of research. read more More About: Blog , Thought , Arabs
Standing by 'biblical truth'?
2010-02-23 10:40:00 When televangelist Pat Robertson made his much decried comments last month about the Haiti earthquake being divine punishment for a "pact with the devil", critics and defenders alike took him at his word that he was asserting a "biblical view". This just goes to show how little we know. read more More About: Truth , Blog
Press Roundup Tuesday 23 February 2010
2010-02-23 09:24:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog
Press Roundup Monday 22 February 2010
2010-02-22 09:23:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog , Monday
Watching the traffic
2010-02-22 01:42:00 As we approach the general election, we thought it would be fun to see how our site traffic has been doing in relation to other web sites over the last year. read more More About: Traffic , Blog , Watching
Brown bullying may involve a few. Breach of confidentiality affects thousan
2010-02-21 20:13:00 More disturbing than the allegations in today's Observer from Andrew Rawnsley about bullying at Number 10, has been the response from a bullying charity. read more More About: Blog , Brown , Bullying , Breach
Exploding the myths surrounding the 'religious vote'
2010-02-21 11:35:00 A very interesting set of poll results are out this morning. The poll was commissioned by our friends at Theos and carried out by ComRes. read more More About: Myths , Vote
Citizen ethics in a time of crisis
2010-02-20 12:25:00 Ethics. Ah yes, a county just outside London, the old joke goes. But seriously, ethical discussion in Britain is remarkably thin at the moment. That's why a new initiative to stimulate proper debate, launched today, has the potential to be so refreshing. read more More About: Time , Ethics , Blog , Values
Last chance to have your say on democracy
2010-02-20 11:36:00 Power 2010, the open campaign for democratic renewal, has entered the final few days of its public poll ? where anyone can go online and vote for the changes they?d make to British democracy. read more More About: Blog , Chance , Democracy
Press Roundup Friday 19 February 2010
2010-02-19 09:24:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog , Friday
A good fortnight for student activism
2010-02-19 01:25:00 The next two weeks look set to offer further evidence that, contrary to common perceptions, student activism is alive and well. read more More About: Student , Activism , Blog , Good , Peace and War
Lent from Ekklesia? Couldn't be easier
2010-02-18 11:07:00 Lent is about redirecting our lives in the way of peace, justice and openness to God, other people and the earth. A tough challenge... but we're trying to make it easier. read more More About: Blog
Press Roundup Thursday 18 February 2010
2010-02-18 09:20:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog , Thursday
Remembering and visiting Iona
2010-02-18 02:31:00 The first in a series of 2010 Lent blogs from Willard Roth focussing on places of particular spiritual intensity and interest across Britain and Ireland. read more More About: Blog
Tory migrant poster crosses the line
2010-02-18 00:15:00 Like a lot of people, I have been watching the party political Twitter war reach a new stage over the last 48 hours, most notably with the launch of the spoof poster site http://mylabourposter.typepad read more More About: Blog , Poster
Press Roundup Wednesday 17 February 2010
2010-02-17 09:32:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog
Press Roundup Tuesday 16 February 2010
2010-02-16 09:26:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog
A different power at Aldermaston
2010-02-16 02:07:00 It was a strange sight. There are not many occasions on which I watch people singing Thine Be The Glory while surrounded by police. read more More About: Power , Blog
A towering investment
2010-02-16 00:00:00 Watching Channel 4's Tower Block of Commons on Monday night, I was struck again by how little is invested in our MPs. read more More About: Investment , Blog
Why the Tories (and Labour) have missed the cooperative factor
2010-02-15 20:56:00 In August 2007, just as the impact of the sub-prime crisis in the US housing market was starting to be seen, but before the banking crisis took hold, I did a Radio 4 Thought for the Day on the importance of co-operatives. read more More About: Blog , Labour , Tories
Do your homework or you'll end up a Tory
2010-02-15 17:23:00 I'm still recuperating after my arm operation, so I've been having fun with #ivenevervotedtory hash tag on Twitter (you can join me at http://www.twitter.com/jon_bartley). read more More About: Homework , Blog
Press Roundup Monday 15 February 2010
2010-02-15 09:29:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog , Monday
Press Roundup Friday 12 February 2010
2010-02-12 09:26:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog , Friday
Benefit cheats and corporate fraudsters
2010-02-11 17:09:00 Government ministers seem to be rather confused about their attitude to fraud. read more More About: Corporate , Blog , Cheats
The constituency and its member
2010-02-11 16:43:00 A short blog, as I am recovering from an arm operation, but just found it rather amusing to hear a bishop appointed to Parliament by an external, undemocratic institution ask a question about the importance of voting in elections. read more More About: Blog
Press Roundup Thursday 11 February 2010
2010-02-11 09:29:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog , Thursday
Vote early, vote often!
2010-02-10 14:06:00 The vote for the Power 2010 Pledge is still too close to call. There's only 12 days left - but the competition is fierce. Only the top five ideas will make it into the Pledge, and the race is far from secured - any of the 29 ideas to 'change politics for good' and challenge candidates of all parties could still make it to the top. read more More About: Blog , Vote , Early
Press Roundup Wednesday 10 February 2010
2010-02-10 09:28:00 A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids. read more More About: Press , Roundup , Blog
Taking a stand on BAE
2010-02-09 10:30:00 Faced with allegations of corruption in five continents, the arms company BAE Systems have agreed with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to pay out £30 million and admit to criminal charges involving ?accounting irregularities?. read more
Press Roundup Tuesday 9 February 2010
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