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  • 28 Jan 2011
    The religious crisis of American liberalism

    The extraordinary arc of Barack Obama’s popular appeal tells a deeper story of America: of how the relationship between liberalism and religion was forged, then frayed and broken, and how the president’s rhetoric offered the mirage of healing. Theo Hobson asks what, if anything, can be recovered from the ashes of a once-potent compact.

  • 27 Jan 2011
    Dramatising the choice between life and death

    When it comes to militarism, the arms trade and violence, the lie that is ‘this is just the way things are and always will be’, the pretence that there is no alternative, needs to be exposed, says Chris Cole. He is currently in prison for his nonviolent direct action.

  • 14 Jan 2011
    Second exodus may add to plight of UK refugees

    Around 280,000 refugees and asylum seekers are living in social housing at present says Annabel Taylor. Cuts in the budget for social housing may spark a second exodus.

  • 11 Jan 2011
    Christian homophobes should not be criminalised

    Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell argues that freedom of speech includes the right of people to say things that offend both him and others.

  • 02 Jan 2011
    Peace and goodwill to the Middle East?

    During the past week, many in the Middle East, caught up in the yuletide spirit will have been hoping for a more peaceful world in 2011, says Harry Hagopian. But what are the prospects for peace and stability in the region?

  • 25 Dec 2010
    Netanyahu and the West Bank moratorium

    Will he, or won't he? Harry Hagopian explores the politics and posturing behind Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's decision regarding a further three-month extension to the moratorium on the construction of Jewish-only Israeli settlements on Palestinian occupied land.

  • 23 Dec 2010
    Healing communities and memories in South Africa

    Former apartheid bomb victim the Rev Michael Lapsley now heads the Institute for the Healing of Memories, reports Peter Kenny. This facilitates the healing process of individuals and communities in South Africa and internationally. It is a remarkable testimony to the power of change in the midst of pain and violence.

  • 21 Dec 2010
    WikiLeaks should not face prosecution

    In an Open Letter to President Obama, Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) explains why the US government should not employ espionage laws against WikiLeaks or its founder for the release of US State Department cables.

  • 17 Dec 2010
    Helping water flow freely in Asia

    The Ecumenical Water Network (EWN), a Christian initiative promoting people's access to water around the world, is helping to make a big difference in Asia, reports Maurice Melanes from a five-day consultation for planners and practitioners.

  • 13 Dec 2010
    The Big Society, Christendom and Common Wealth

    Theologian John Milbank's endorsement of British Prime Minister David Cameron's 'Big Society' project, and his attempt to baptise it with pro-Christendom rhetoric has more to do with timid conformity than 'Radical Orthodoxy, suggests fellow academic Steven Shakespeare - one of the founders of the Common Wealth network of Christians for economic and social justice.