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America and the death of Christendom
2007-10-22 00:14:00 The US religious right is powerful and vocal, but it is defending a dying corpus while failing to attend to the true source of life, suggests Diana Butler Bass in remembering respectfully yet critically a man described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the most influential evangelical you?ve never heard of.? read more More About: America , Blog , Death , Christen
Soundbites, religion and identity
2007-10-21 20:27:00 The latest controversy over Martin Amis's comments about Islam illustrates how ignorant our debate on identity has become, writes Sunny Hundal. read more More About: Religion , Blog , Identity , Bite
One world to share
2007-10-21 19:50:00 This week (21-28 October 2007) is One World Week - an opportunity for people from a variety of faith backgrounds and none to highlight justice and peace issues arising from the local and the global, as we encounter it on a daily basis. read more More About: Justice , Blog , Share
Specifying the "ekk^lesia"
2007-10-19 11:14:00 Our friend Deirdre Good, Professor of New Testament at General Theological Seminary, New York, USA, has a post which is of natural interest to us on her fine blog ... read more More About: Blog
Charting the religious left
2007-10-18 19:20:00 Everyone knows that the Christian Right is a potent force in American politics. But since the mid-nineties, an increasingly influential religious movement has arisen on the left, mostly escaping the national press?s notice. read more More About: Left , Religious , Char , Charting
Hate speech and free speech
2007-10-11 10:56:00 Jack Straw has decided to introduce legislation which will prohibit the incitement of homophobic hatred. It is well-intentioned, but will this legislation work? Is it necessary? read more More About: Free , Blog , Hate , Free Speech , Speech
Evangelicals thinking again about sexuality
2007-10-06 11:10:00 This week an initiative called 'Would Jesus discriminate?' will give evangelical Christians who question the anti-gay 'party line' a chance to make their voices heard. read more More About: Blog , Sexuality , Thinking , Evangelicals , Ality
CPT UK walk to mark Afghan war anniversary
2007-10-05 21:02:00 Christian Peacemaker Teams UK, the London Catholic Worker, the Oxford Catholic Worker and Voices UK are organising a peace walk through London on Sunday 7 October 2007 to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. read more More About: Anniversary , Blog , Peace and War , Mark , Walk
How sanctions can be made effective
2007-10-05 08:36:00 International solidarity and support for the Burmese democracy movement is growing, as evidenced in the imposition of new economic sanctions against the military regime. But what happens next? read more More About: Blog , Made , Effective , Sanctions
International blogger's day to...
2007-10-04 02:44:00 read more More About: International , Blog , S Day
Stay in touch on Burma
2007-09-29 14:34:00 The situation is changing all the time. We are seeking to keep up with the breaking news - both headline, and behind-the-scenes. read more More About: Blog , Touch , Burma , Peace and War , Stay
Methodists don't want presidential ad lib at SMU
2007-09-29 02:33:00 Andrew J. Weaver: Why Southern Method ist University shouldn't host the Bush library, contrasting the moral and religious legacy of Wesley with the intended figurehead for an SMU endowment. read more More About: Presidential , Blog , Resident , Methodist
Hillary Clinton and the 'religious vote' in the US
2007-09-29 02:08:00 Gordon Brown's recent speech to the Labour Party conference raised questions about the meaning, provenance and role of religious rhetoric in mainstream politics. This is an even hotter issue in the USA. read more More About: Religion , Republican , Hillary Clinton , Blog , Vote
Updates on Burma
2007-09-28 18:06:00 There is more information coming in all the time. read more More About: Blog , Updates , Burma
How faith can be positive for politics
2007-09-27 14:19:00 "You cannot generalise about the role of religion in politics... read more More About: Politics , Faith , Blog , Positive , Politic
Supporting the people of Burma
2007-09-26 22:16:00 Inspired by the initiative of Buddhist monks, the people of Burma are embarked on a difficult and perilous attempt at a nonviolent revolution against years of dictatorship. read more More About: People , Blog , The People
Gordon Brown and religious rhetoric
2007-09-25 22:21:00 One of the more intriguing aspects of Gordon Brown 's first Labour party conference speech as serving prime minister was his decision to use consciously biblical language read more More About: Blog , Gordon Brown , Religious
Roddick: Greenbelt challenged my bias against religion
2007-09-11 10:35:00 Speaking to the Church Times newspaper ahead of her appearance at the Greenbelt Christian arts festival back in 2004, Dame Anita Roddick - who died yesterday - declared at the time: ?What?s wonderful about being my age is having to face your prejudices." read more More About: Religion , Christianity , Blog , Bias , Halle
The daily news bulletin is back
2007-09-11 09:47:00 After a summer haitus, the Ekklesia daily news bulletin is back. It gathers together a selection of news briefing stories and features from the site. read more More About: News , Daily , Daily News , Blog , Back
Making sense of moral muddle
2007-09-07 14:16:00 In due course, I intend to offer a more theologically grounded and ekklesially shaped response to the BBC's new opinion poll on the state of Britain's sense of morality. Meanwhile, here is my Guardian article. read more More About: Religion , Sense , Blog , Oral , Moral
The slow dawn of reason?
2007-09-07 13:24:00 Both Richard Dawkins and Polly Toynbee, who spend a good deal of time fulminating against caricatures of 'religion' were on the BBC today. And guess what, they abandoned vituperation for once. read more More About: Blog , Reason , Dawn , Slow
Asking the big questions
2007-09-07 04:47:00 The BBC is launching a new belief and ethics TV programme - and Ekklesia is on board from the outset. read more More About: Questions , Blog
Is Brown shifting the ground?
2007-09-05 12:24:00 In headline terms Gordon Brown is continuing the Blair legacy - but there are signs of small but significant shifts in some areas. read more More About: Ground , Blog , The G
Computer software fingers Akinola's letter
2007-08-25 02:29:00 Further to out story about accusations that the Nigerian Anglican Primate is being used by Western conservatives, the Church Times newspaper has a report by correspondent Pat Ashworth read more More About: Software , Computer , Blog , Letter , Fingers
Close the pay gap, survey says
2007-08-25 02:19:00 People in Britain think that Premiership footballers should be paid a lot less, and that those in service jobs at the bottom of the pay scale should get a good deal more, says a new survey for the Fabian Society. read more More About: Survey , Blog , Close
End of our book experiment
2007-08-24 12:17:00 Ekklesia has decided to end its experimental affiliate programme with Amazon. The deal allowed the company to trawl our pages and insert book links. read more More About: Blog , Experiment , Book , Peri , Rime
Pilgrimage on wheels
2007-08-10 08:24:00 An academic body committed to interreligious understanding has hit upon a creative way to change hearts and minds by employing pedal power. read more More About: Blog , Wheels , Heels , Heel , Eels
Helping to save Iraqi lives
2007-08-09 08:24:00 Irrespective of what we think of the presence of British troops in Iraq, he plight of those who have worked as translators and assistants is a matter of serious concern. read more More About: Blog , War , Lives , Peace and War , Save
Ekklesia daily email bulletin update
2007-08-03 21:53:00 Our daily bulletin is still in hibernation until September 2007, but our news and features are being updated regularly. read more More About: Daily , Email , Blog , Update , Bulletin
Support for South Asia flood victims
More articles from this author:2007-08-03 21:37:00 India, Bangladesh and Nepal are in need of urgent aid and development support, following the latest disaster. read more More About: South Asia , Asia , Blog , Support 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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