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4 Oct 2004

Welcome for pressure on Israel by US Christians

Welcome for pressure on Israel by US Christians

-4/10/04

Palestinian religious leaders h

Welcome for pressure on Israel by US Christians

-4/10/04

Palestinian religious leaders h
29 Sep 2004

Bishop questions content of Bush and Kerry campaigns

Bishop questions content of Bush and Kerry campaigns

-29/9/04

Just a few days before the

Bishop questions content of Bush and Kerry campaigns

-29/9/04

Just a few days before the
29 Sep 2004

Churches conference to highlight peacemaking efforts

Churches conference to highlight peacemaking efforts

-29/9/04

To "expose and inspire"

Churches conference to highlight peacemaking efforts

-29/9/04

To "expose and inspire"
28 Sep 2004

Methodist church signs climate covenant

Methodist church signs climate covenant

-28/9/04

The Methodist Church, four years on fro

Methodist church signs climate covenant

-28/9/04

The Methodist Church, four years on fro
28 Sep 2004

Christians tackle Labour over corporate responsibility

Christians tackle Labour over corporate responsibility

-28/9/04

The Christian Socialist

Christians tackle Labour over corporate responsibility

-28/9/04

The Christian Socialist
28 Sep 2004

Churches to launch poverty campaign

Churches to launch poverty campaign

-28/9/04

A global alliance of churches and aid orga

Churches to launch poverty campaign

-28/9/04

A global alliance of churches and aid orga
28 Sep 2004

Listen to the South Christians urged

Listen to the South Christians urged

-28/9/04

Four major Christian agencies have combin

Listen to the South Christians urged

-28/9/04

Four major Christian agencies have combin
28 Sep 2004

women mark changes in church and society

Women mark changes in church and society

-28/9/04

The future of women in the public life of the

Women mark changes in church and society

-28/9/04

The future of women in the public life of the
23 Sep 2004

Christian Aid warns of further devastation Haiti

Christian Aid warns of further devastation Haiti

-23/9/04

Christian Aid has warned that

Christian Aid warns of further devastation Haiti

-23/9/04

Christian Aid has warned that
22 Sep 2004

Bishop urges Bush to allow help for Cuba

Bishop urges Bush to allow help for Cuba

-22/9/04

Episcopal Bishop Leo Frade of South Ea

Bishop urges Bush to allow help for Cuba

-22/9/04

Episcopal Bishop Leo Frade of South Ea
22 Sep 2004

God and mammon to clash in the city

God and mammon to clash in the city

-22/9/04

As part of the European Social Forum in Lon

God and mammon to clash in the city

-22/9/04

As part of the European Social Forum in Lon
21 Sep 2004

Churches back international peace day

Churches back international peace day

-21/9/04

Christian leaders from across the world h

Churches back international peace day

-21/9/04

Christian leaders from across the world h
14 Sep 2004

Call for 40 days of prayer for Bethlehem

Call for 40 days of prayer for Bethlehem

-14/9/04

Karin Boyidgian, now living in Jerusal

Call for 40 days of prayer for Bethlehem

-14/9/04

Karin Boyidgian, now living in Jerusal
14 Sep 2004

US bishop in plea to heal anglican rift

US bishop in plea to heal anglican rift

-14/9/04

The leader of the American Anglican Chu

US bishop in plea to heal anglican rift

-14/9/04

The leader of the American Anglican Chu
14 Sep 2004

Lutheran President calls for bridges of understanding

Lutheran President calls for bridges of understanding

-14/9/04

The President of the Lut

Lutheran President calls for bridges of understanding

-14/9/04

The President of the Lut

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6 Jun 2013

Acting in good faith: ending selection by religion in state schools

As a Christian think-tank concerned to promote a theological vision of equality in partnership with those of other beliefs and life-stances, Ekklesia is pleased to be part of the new Fair Admissions Campaign (FAC) for publicly funded schools. The initiative seeks to bring equity to a system that should be a beacon of justice and inclusion, yet is mired in discrimination. Simon Barrow explains why he believes that this issue should matter to all of us, both people of faith and people of good faith but not religious belief. Here he looks at it from a specifically Christian viewpoint.
31 May 2013

Kirk refuseniks are looking backwards rather than forwards

Two rural congreagtions say they will vote to leave the Church of Scotland over possible further ordinations of lesbian and gay ministers. In truth, the landscape is changing, says Simon Barrow. Larger numbers may well stay or join the Kirk if it ends its rejection of same-sex relationships, than will leave for the same reason. The refuseniks are looking back, not forward.
25 May 2013

The Kirk: ecclesiastical coalition politics?

The Church of Scotland has agreed to maintain a status quo precluding further ordinations of gay and lesbian clergy, while permitting local congregations to do exactly the opposite – if a suitably crafted church law can be agreed next year. That’s a big ‘if’, says Simon Barrow. As a statement of theological principle, this settlement risks looking a mess. In worldly terms it is classic coalition government. But it raises the key question as to whether the coalition can hold.

The Jonathan Bartley Column

16 Nov 2012

The politics (and theology) of apology

Theologian Tryon Edwards has suggested right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. In that sense, says Jonathan Bartley, true apologies are yet to be forthcoming in many areas of public life today.
8 Feb 2012

We need a system that puts human wellbeing first

The competitive nature of the top-down, corporate capitalist system means we can never truly be 'all in this together', says Jonathan Bartley. All we do is sacrifice the most vulnerable for the sake of maintaining an unjust order. Economic alternatives are essential, and go well beyond statism.
21 Jan 2012

Behind the weak rhetoric of 'responsible capitalism'

While David Cameron and Ed Miliband continue to support relentless growth and minor amendments to the economic system, the inequalities inherent in that system will prosper, says Jonathan Bartley. A more thoroughgoing critique and real alternatives are needed.

Features

19 Jun 2013

Remembrance, forgiveness, transformation: the Armenian Genocide

Every year Armenians the world over gather to commemorate the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished during the First World War. This is an event all serious commentators agree was the twentieth century’s first genocide. Here, Ara Iskanderian offers a personal, Christian and yet also politically sensitive and clear-headed reflection on a historical crime and tragedy with profound contemporary resonance.
14 Jun 2013

Colombia: the history of peace negotiations

As Ekklesia has reported recently, FARC and the government are moving ahead with peace talks in Colombia. But many questions remain about the current process, and as this Christian Peacemaker Teams briefing indicates, what lies behind it is a decidedly mixed history. Can the politics of hope overcome a legacy of oppression and despair?