Agenda - Religion and Society

'Christians' on the BNP List, BBC's Will Crawley, 19 November 2008

Jonathan Bartley — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:48:08 +0000

Will Crawley of the BBc blogs about Ekklesia's analysis of Christians on the BNP's membership list, released on the internet.

Church urged to more inclusive remembrance, BBC Online, 11 November 2008

Press Office — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:21:35 +0000

The BBC picks up on an article written by Jonathan Bartley for the Ekklesia website, urging a more inclusive remembrance sunday where enemies are remembered as well as friends.

Remembrance Sunday and the churches, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 11th November 2008

Press Office — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:44:06 +0000

Jonathan Bartley discusses the approach that the church of england takes to remembrance

Up in arms over Christmas?

Press Office — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:47:37 +0000

Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, commented on the 'Spirit of Christmas' expo in London:

Community use of redundant church buildings

Press Office — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:53:20 +0000

Responding to UK government Culture Secretary Andy Burnham's suggestion that redundant church buildings should be turned into gyms or community centres, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion an

Non-religion beyond Christendom

Press Office — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:19:33 +0000

Responding to the initial success of the 'atheist bus campaign' and the debate around Richard Dawkins anti-religion polemics, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia says that this is more evi

Bussing people to atheism?

Simon Barrow — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:56:53 +0000

The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia says that the new atheist bus campaign backed by Richard Dawkins, if it gets out of the garage onto the road, will pose interesting questions about how

Suing God, Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2, 17 October 2008

Press Office — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:28:25 +0000

Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley debates a legal case in the US where a senator h

Church of England investments, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 27 September 2008

Press Office — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:24:19 +0000

Priest and financier Reverend Mark Speeks and director of the think tank Ekklesia Jonathan Bartley debate the morality of the Church's investments.

BBC briefing on penal substitution, September 2008

Press Office — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:59:30 +0000

The BBC's website gives a briefing on the doctrine of penal substitution, which includes material from Ekklesia (see bottom of page)

Politicians and 'God-talk'

Press Office — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:37:31 +0000

Simon Barrow, co-director of religion and society think tank Ekklesia, commenting on a Theos investigation into 'God-talk' by British politicians, said:

Church openness needed on welfare issues

Press Office — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:10:51 +0000

Responding to a recent speech by Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu on the role of faith groups in social welfare provision, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesi

Response to Lord Carey on immigration

Press Office — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:02:04 +0000

Commenting on former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey's comments about immigration, printed in the Times today (Wednesday 10 September 2008) Ekklesia associate and URC minister Vaughan Jones, wh

Scientific and theological illiteracy

Press Office — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:19:10 +0000

Commenting on media scares about the CERN 'Big Bang' experiment, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think tank Ekklesia, commented: "We live in a world hugely dependent on scienc

Discrimination in religious schools

Press Office — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:29:43 +0000

Responding to the broader concern attached to a high court judgement issued on 2 July 2008 (see 'Faith Schools judgment fails to consider human rights angle'), Simon Barrow, co-director of the UK r