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Preparing to make peace possible
2007-07-30 21:05:00 The international Day of Prayer for Peace on 21 September is part of a growing movement in opposition to religiously-sanctioned violence. Or any kind of officially-sanctioned violence, really. read more More About: Blog , Make , Peace and War , Life and Death
Religion in the blogosphere
2007-07-27 15:19:00 Religion remains a hot topic in the blogopshere, with new contributors stepping into the arena all the time. read more More About: Religion , Blog , Blogosphere
Making a noise for climate change
2007-07-27 15:09:00 This weekend you have an opportunity to listen to some fabulous music a make a difference to climate change and its impact on global poverty. read more More About: Music , Climate Change , Climate , Change , Blog
Crusades? No problem...
2007-07-24 05:26:00 Perhaps unsurprisingly, a Daily Telegraph writer is less than impressed with the notion that there could be a Christian problem with religious violence per se, not just Muslim versions of it. read more More About: Crusades , Blog , Problem , Peace and War , Life and Death
Think Deeply. But tread lightly.
2007-07-17 15:08:00 Killing the Buddha is a religion magazine for people made anxious by churches... read more More About: Blog
Is God dead in Europe?
2007-07-16 20:50:00 Europe thinks of itself as a cradle of modern secularity, but religion is far from dead - even if its institutions are reeling. read more More About: Europe , Dead , Rope
Muslim doctors deplore Glasgow and London bombs
2007-07-07 14:20:00 Following the recent bomb threats in London and Glasgow , the Islamic Medical Association UK has sent the following letter to the media. Many other Muslim groups have also joined the condemnations. read more More About: Doctors , Blog
Problems with our contact form
2007-07-05 23:18:00 There appears to be a technical glitch on our feedback form, for which apologies. It is being looked into. read more More About: Contact , Blog , Problems , Form
Alan Johnston is free...
2007-07-04 23:42:00 ... and the world is rejoicing. As are we. But thousands of people remain incarcerated in the region, not least in Iraq. read more More About: Free , Blog , Alan Johnston , Alan , Johns
Ekklesia daily email bulletin
2007-07-04 23:34:00 Our daily bulletin is now in hibernation until September 2007, but our news and features are being updated regularly. read more More About: Daily , Email , Bulletin , Ekklesia
Identity theft on Eklesia's MySpace page
2007-06-29 20:33:00 Apologies to those visiting our MySpace page and discovering instead 'Jack, aged 26, Belgium' on there. Our page and identity has been stolen. read more More About: Myspace , Page , Blog , Identity Theft , Theft
Ekklesia on Facebook
2007-06-24 04:49:00 We have joined our work to the social networking site that everyone is talking about... read more More About: Blog , Facebook , Ekklesia
How to change the agenda from violence to peacebuilding
2007-06-22 10:49:00 You are invited to a discussion on Making peace headline news with Ekklesia's Simon Barrow, on Tuesday 26 June 2007, at St Ethelburga's, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, starting at 6.30pm. Ends by 8pm. All welcome. Feel free to spread the news. read more More About: Change , Blog , Violence , Agenda , Peace and War
Reality takes on a new dimension
2007-06-15 00:14:00 The spat between Sony and Manchester Cathedral over the siting of part of its violent video game Resistance : The Fall of Man raises issues which go far beyond legal rights and moral posturing. read more More About: Reality , Blog , Dimension
Christian support for Amnesty continues
2007-06-14 20:17:00 The attempt by the Vatican to get ordinary Catholics to stop supporting Amnesty International because it will not back a total ban on abortion - even in cases of rape and incest - is causing hurt, disappointment and anger among many people. read more More About: Christian , Blog , Support , Amnesty International
People are not for sale
2007-06-05 10:10:00 The Stop the Traffik (sic) coalition is using word-of-mouth (or, rather, word-by-email) to get its message out through brief, high impact films aimed at passing on to friends. read more More About: People , For Sale , Blog , Sale
Father knows best?
2007-06-04 01:10:00 One of the many important life-issues raised by traditional Christian language about God is that of gender and paternity - human and divine. read more More About: Blog , Gender , Father , Fath
BBC profile Christian Peacemaker Teams
2007-05-30 13:40:00 The BBC's website is running a picture stroy of Christian Peace maker Team's work in Hebron. Great pictures and some information about their great (and much needed) work read more More About: Teams , Profile , Profil
London seminar - Jesus' Family Values
2007-05-29 15:16:00 This Thursday (31 May) there is a unique chance to engage with Professor Deirdre Good about why the church may be overlooking Jesus and the Gospel message of inclusive community in its quest for 'fami read more More About: Family , London , Blog , Christians
The Ekklesia haitus
2007-05-29 15:08:00 Many apologies for the haitus over the past few days. read more More About: Blog , Ekklesia
A slow news week
2007-05-19 01:22:00 Due to both domestic and technical issues, the Ekklesia daily news bulletin hasn't been running this week - but it will be back in action on Monday 21 May. read more More About: News , Blog , Week , Slow
Mission possible
2007-05-15 00:04:00 You can donate to Christian Aid Week 2007 online via this link. read more More About: Blog , Sion , Mission , Ossi , Missi
Great Satan eyes up Axis of Evil
2007-05-04 04:05:00 The news that the US is tentatively exploring contacts with Iran, despite President Bush's rhetoric, is surely a sign of hope in a conflict-ridden region. read more More About: Eyes , Satan , Great , Evil , Axis
Turning up for the debate on church schools
2007-05-03 19:26:00 Talking of grumping about exclusion - the Church of England Board of Education and the Catholic Education Service apparently think they weren't given a fair chance to air their views at the recent ATL conference meeting on faith schools. read more More About: Religion , Schools , Blog , Debate
Religion, life and rockin' the Beeb
2007-05-03 18:32:00 We got a gentle chiding from the Church of England media office over our comments about the accusations that religion is being excluded from BBC Radio 1 read more More About: Religion , Life , Blog , Gion
Remember Alan Johnston...
2007-05-03 06:23:00 read more More About: Blog , Alan Johnston , Alan , Johns
Safe and sound?
2007-05-03 02:04:00 On the issue of the US involvement in Iraq, here's a very sobering statistic... read more More About: Blog , Sound , Safe
Concerns about Scottish Christian Party
2007-05-02 01:00:00 Following our report on the activities and ethos of the Scott ish Chris tian Party and its analogue in Wales (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5185), we have received several communications from concerned voters. read more More About: Blog
A nice email from the BNP
2007-04-27 18:57:00 For an electoral outfit trying to convince the public it is modern and mainstream, the British National Party has great difficulty in not letting its mask slip. read more More About: Email , Blog , Nice
Slotting in religion
More articles from this author:2007-04-27 15:50:00 In the debate about Thought for the Day, there's a difference between creating space for spirituality ('spirited takes' on life, you might say) and stranded or sealed "religious broadcasting". read more More About: Religion , Gion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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