Category - church of england

Charity and the churches

Press Office — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:44:58 +0100

Commenting on the disagreement between the Charity Commission and the authors of the new report Moral, But No Compass on the church and welfare, the religion and society think tank Ekklesi

Charity Commission and Von Hugel authors disagree over church report

staff writers — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:21:04 +0100

The Charity Commission, the independent charity regulator, and researchers at the Von Hugel Institute, have disagreed over the findings of a new report commissioned by the Church of England on the role of faith in social welfare.

42 day detention without trial is wrong

Simon Barrow — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:11:27 +0100

Ekklesia's comment section is down so this is our response to the crucial parliamentary vote on 42 day detention without trial.

Church among those opposing Brown's 42 day detention plan

staff writers — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:01:38 +0100

PM Gordon Brown stands accused of distorting the facts as the parlimentary vote on 42 days detention for terror suspects looms - with church figures joining critics.

Church and welfare debate continues as new report is published

staff writers — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:38:17 +0100

The Cambridge-based Von Hugel Institute's report on church, government and social welfare is creating a lively media and political talking point following its launch in London yesterday.

A wonky church and welfare debate

Simon Barrow — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:07:04 +0100

When it comes to religion and public life, there is frequently unhelpful confusion in the debate, says Simon Barrow. Initial responses to the Von Hugel report on church and welfare illustrate this.

Row breaks out over report to Church on its welfare role

staff writers — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:25:13 +0100

A report looking at the role of the Church of England and other faith communities in public welfare provision has been spun into an attack on government before it has even been published and read, say the researchers behind it.

Lambeth Palace hosts wide ranging round table on climate change action

staff writers — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:11:46 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the Anglican Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, welcomed leaders from business, government and civil society to Lambeth Palace yesterday for a Climate Change round table.

Christian Research data defended, but church decline continues

staff writers — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:20:54 +0100

The Christian Research organisation, whose latest data survey on the decline of UK church attendance has annoyed the Church of England, has defended its work against accusations of being misleading.

Listening and learning in the sexuality debate

Savi Hensman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:15:38 +0000

As part of the 'listening process' in the Anglican Communion over the extensive disagreements about human sexuality, Ekklesia associate Savitri Hensman has prepared a paper on Learning, Listening, Scripture and Sexuality which seeks both to take the conversation forward and to affirm the role of lesbian and gay Christians as active and baptised members in the church, in accordance with a faithful and interpretatively sensitive reading of its the texts and tradition.

Savi Hensman