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  • 17 Oct 2010
    The Pope and alternatives to imperial Christianity

    Many progressive Christians found themselves experiencing profoundly mixed feelings both about Pope Benedict’s visit and about the protests against it, says Simon Barrow. This is perhaps because neither imperial religion nor rejectionist forms of secularism are adequate to the task of remaking public life and public faith.

  • 5 Sep 2010
    Christianity and the real world

    If you've ever campaigned for political change you've probably had someone tell you to “live in the real world”. But witnessing to the truth that Jesus taught involves acting in accordance with the realities our society denies.

  • 1 Sep 2010
    Thousands celebrate the 'art of looking sideways' at Greenbelt

    Visitors to the Greenbelt Christian festival, known for its focus on politics and the arts, have returned home after four days of worship, music and talks.

  • 28 Aug 2010
    Disagreement at Greenbelt

    The programme of the Greenbelt Christian festival this weekend declares that disagreement is “essential to discovery”. This is an inspiring sentiment to hear in Christian circles, all the more so when it appears to be said with sincerity.

  • 27 Aug 2010
    21,000 participants expected as Greenbelt festival begins

    Christians are arriving in Cheltenham for Greenbelt, one of the country's largest Christian festivals, which includes a focus on politics and the arts.

  • 2 Aug 2010
    Rethinking Christian attitudes to the armed forces

    When Christians explore nonviolence, we do so with the legacy of Christian collusion with militarism hanging over us. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the confusion around Christian attitudes to the armed forces.

  • 8 Jun 2010
    1989 marked turning point for Christianity, global meeting told

    The peaceful revolutions in Eastern Europe, anti-colonialism in Africa and Asia and Tiananmen protests in China marked a turning tide of global faith, says a mission theologian.

  • 18 May 2010
    Sex, violence and sin

    Some Christians throw around the word "sin" fairly unthinkingly, while others have become rather embarrassed by it. To talk about "sin" clearly and justly, we need to address the confusion of both society and churches around two major issues - sex and violence.

  • 10 May 2010
    The claims of the Christian Party

    British Christians have firmly rejected sectarian party politics by offering almost no support at all to the Christian Party, who secured less than two per cent of the vote in each of the 71 constituencies they contested.

  • 10 May 2010
    Reform, reaction and change in a new era

    The status quo based on monopolistic politics and dominating religion is being challenged as never before, says Simon Barrow. This creates fresh and energising opportunities for cooperation across received 'religious' and 'secular' divides for a new era, and requires a new Christian vision too.