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  • 19 Apr 2012
    Female genius and religion

    Key aspects of Christian (and notably Christendom) tradition have been used to cement or justify women's oppression. But dismissing Christianity simply as something to be thankfully consigned to history means consigning all the achievements of women who have identified themselves as Christian alongside it, says Alison Jasper. From this perspective, all Christian women are victims if not collaborators. A rounder picture is needed.

  • 17 Apr 2012
    Methodist Church marks 100 day Olympic Games countdown

    The Methodist Church in Britain is encouraging people to take part in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations as the 100 day countdown begins.

  • 14 Apr 2012
    Filmmaker looks at religion and human rights through painter's eyes

    As he travels around the world presenting his film 'The Mill and the Cross', Polish director Lech Majewski finds himself discussing its religious themes.

  • 14 Apr 2012
    Discussing morality fruitfully

    This morning (14 April 2012) I will be appearing on BBC Radio Scotland's Saturday AM news programme at around 8.50am to discuss the origins and shape of morality with secular humanist scientist Profes

  • 10 Apr 2012
    Christian Aid plan high-profile Pentecost concert

    Leading vocalist Jocelyn Brown will join Christian Aid supporters to reflect, sing and celebrate at Change The World, a special Pentecost thanksgiving event.

  • 28 Mar 2012
    Exploring how identities and modernities function in Europe

    A one day conference is taking place on Wednesday 28 March 2012 in Kingston, west London, from 9am to 5.30pm. Some 80 people, including academics and researchers, are participating.

  • 22 Mar 2012
    Church schools and the future
  • 22 Mar 2012
    Church School of the Future report needs a vision of inclusion, says Accord

    The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has expressed regret at the inward-looking focus of the Church of England’s ‘Church School of the Future’ report.

  • 7 Mar 2012
    Outrage over 'freakshow TV' portraying indigenous people as savages

    An Australian TV show branding an Amazon tribe as child murderers has been condemned by campaigners against racist depictions of tribal peoples.

  • 5 Mar 2012
    Encountering Simone Weil

    I have recently watched Julia Haslett’s remarkable film, ‘An Encounter with Simone Weil’, and I know that my life will not be the same as a result. Not because I was previously unfamiliar with Weil, but because this particular meeting with her (or, at least, with what can be known through her writings and through the remaining fragments, images and testimonies to her life) is so deeply personal and challenging – in a way that doesn’t just go away.