Category - world religions

Historic world religions body elects Muslim as its new chair

staff writers — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:49:24 +0000

At its recent biannual meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions elected as its chair Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid. The new leader's term of office begins on 1 January 2010.

Empathy in a polarised world

Simon Barrow — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:42:06 +0000

When I was younger I used to rejoice in argument. Now I’m tired of it, even though I’m in a line of work where (in terms of the media and politics interface) polarisation is the way you are expected to play the game.

Trinidad church leader says plural societies are the way forward

staff writers — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:57:02 +0000

Pluralistic societies offer the church opportunity and challenge, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago told leaders of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches last week. He called for an all-embracing liberation theology.