Category - evangelicals

Fracas at London church meeting about hardline Anglican group

staff writers — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:10:35 +0100

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says that he was "violently ejected" from a major London evangelical church after seeking to mount a protest against a hardline Anglican group.

Mugabe condemns Williams and sides with anti-gay Anglicans

staff writers — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:03:17 +0100

In a campaign comment ahead of today's election in Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has condemned Archbishop Rowan Williams as lacking a "moral compass" and said that gays in the church are a sign of "moral degeneracy".

The first non-evangelical evangelical president?

Simon Barrow — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:36:57 +0100

Over on the Wall Street Journal blog, Steven Waldman president and editor-in-chief of Beliefnet.com, has some interesting things to say about Barack Obama and the evangelical vote.

Evangelical Christians and Muslims meet for historic dialogue

staff writers — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:59:03 +0000

The second meeting of an Evangelical Christian-Muslim Dialogue took place in Tripoli last week, and is seen by participants as an important step forward in understanding between two faith traditions that have often been at loggerheads.

Williams should tackle Anglican homophobia, says Desmond Tutu

staff writers — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:50:04 +0000

Nobel Peace Laureate and South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says that Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams should be tackling homophobia in the church and making it a welcoming place for lesbian and gay people.

European evangelicals told not to fear Muslim presence in Europe

staff writers — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:01:56 +0100

Evangelical Christians across Europe have been urged by their leader not to demonize Islam or to fear the presence of Muslims across the continent. Instead they have been urged to see it as an opportunity to witness to the Gospel message.

The End is Nigh in new Vatican art exhibition

staff writers — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:53:57 +0100

The End is Night - or then again, perhaps it isn't. That is the message of "Apocalypse: the Final Revelation", an art exhibition inaugurated this week in the Sistine Hall of the Vatican Museums which aims to cast new light on a controversial biblical book.

Making sense of religion in America

Jonathan Bartley — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:49:53 +0100

Those hoping that when George W. Bush departs the Oval Office, religion will accompany him are likely to be disappointed, says Jonathan Bartley, if a book by the former Guardian religious affairs correspondent is right.

Learning to think without tanks

Simon Barrow — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:48:11 +0100

Ekklesia is a think tank that promotes fresh forms of thought - without relying on tanks. In an interview with SCM, Simon Barrow explains what the deal is with post-Christendom and how to respond to the fuss about religion.

Anti-gay stance distances church from the young

Tim Nafziger — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:58:39 +0100

For many years now, high profile Christian leaders have been saying that homosexuality is destroying the church, says Tim Nafziger. It turns out that it may be their homophobia that is isolating the church from young people and many others.