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  • 2 Sep 2011
    Is there anything good to be said for ‘religion’?

    The recent disturbances in England show that fundamental issues concerning the legitimation of government, social justice, and societal stability need to be addressed ever more urgently, says Professor Richard Roberts. He argues that scholars of religion should not simply remain reluctant but paid tools of an industrialised system of defective socialisation that initiates students into informed passivity, but rather the source of a truly critical discourse that broadens the imagination and enhances personal agency.

  • 19 Aug 2011
    Blond blunders on riots

    There have been many thoughtful attempts to understand recent riots in England, says Savi Hensman. But unfortunately thinktank head and theologian Philip Blond’s parallel universe is not among them.

  • 19 Aug 2011
    Birmingham mourners for three men who tried to stop looting

    Some 20,000 mourners gathered in Birmingham for the funeral of three young men killed while defending their community from looters last week.

  • 16 Aug 2011
    We must engage with those who feel they have no stake

    I returned last Friday from a week more or less out of reach of TV, radio and electronic communications to what feels like another country: A country convulsed by anger, outrage and anguish. A country in which the ‘old certainties’ of even ten days ago, now seem past their sell by date.

  • 16 Aug 2011
    Tackling daily fear and exclusion

    If we can take anything positive from the days of destruction and division in England recently, says Chris Bain, perhaps it should be a dedication to tackle fear and exclusion wherever it exists around the world, and to stand by the women and children in the poorest countries who currently stand afraid on their own.

  • 15 Aug 2011
    Invest in youth and tackle inequality after the riots, say Greens

    The Green Party says investing in youth, tackling inequality and reviewing police tactics are the priorities following the recent disturbances in England.

  • 14 Aug 2011
    Riots, peaceful protest and the church’s role

    On 14 August 2011, in church, we celebrated Mary, mother of Jesus. She first appears in the Gospels as a brave, dynamic teenager, hopeful of a better future for the oppressed through One she trusts – and willing to put her reputation and even life on the line for this.

  • 11 Aug 2011
    Riots: looking towards underlying causes

    Riots and looting have left large parts of Tottenham wrecked. The homes and possessions of some in this already disadvantaged area have gone up in smoke, and others may lose their livelihoods. As has now been extensively reported, other parts of London, and cities elsewhere in England, have also been hit.

  • 10 Aug 2011
    Faith groups work to heal riot-scarred English neighborhoods

    Many faith communities in England are working together on the front line this week after several days of rioting across the country.

  • 9 Aug 2011
    Unrest and violence spreads right across England

    Rioting spread across a number of major cities in England last night, including many parts of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol.