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  • 22 Apr 2011
    Bach and the universality of the Passion narrative

    The narrative of the trial and execution of Jesus has been subject to centuries of creative re-interpretation, says Jill Segger. A Bach Passion performed in a Cambridge college chapel proved both exemplar of the vitality of the cultural hybrid and inspiration to revisit the source.

  • 22 Mar 2011
    European Court of Human Rights rejects crucifix complaint

    The display of crucifixes in Catholic schools in Italy does not breach the rights of non-Catholic families, the European Court of Human Rights says.

  • 10 Sep 2010
    The Cross, the mosque and Ground Zero

    Every religion has their bad apples; entire orchards can become diseased, says Massachusetts Bible Society chief executive Anne Robertson. That's why we need to encourage and discover faithful living. As for the Islamic Cultural Center near Ground Zero, this will be a test of living together, she suggests.

  • 4 Apr 2010
    Christians at cross purposes

    Conflicting views of the meaning of the crucifixion have led to strikingly different patterns of behaviour among Christian believers, says Jonathan Bartley. Damaging understandings of atonement have tragic consequences for healthy Christian witness and performance.

  • 1 Feb 2010
    Lithuania steps up Italian crucifixes row

    Lithuania has come out in support of Italy in its efforts to revise a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that recommends State schools throughout Italy to remove crucifixes from classrooms.

  • 9 Jan 2010
    Standing up for freedom of dress

    Recent years have seen a string of controversies relating to freedom of dress. Muslim headscarves, Christian crosses and Sikh bangles are just a few of the items to cause controversy. Given the importance of clothing and appearance to personal expression and religious identity, why do we not see a united campaign for freedom of dress?

  • 10 Apr 2009
    A Twitter of a Passion Play

    This year, you can travel the Stations of the Cross online via cell phone, Blackberry, iPhone, or other Internet connection – for what may be the world’s first twitterised Passion Play...

  • 10 Apr 2009
    New York church performs Passion Play on Twitter

    For Good Friday, a New York church has been circulating the story of the Passion, the biblical narrative leading up to Jesus' crucifixion, on the popular social networking site Twitter.

  • 10 Apr 2009
    Crucifixion and Abu Ghraib

    The crucifixion reminds us that God is well acquainted with places like Abu Ghraib, says Jennifer Halteman Schrock. May the suffering that Christ endured while on trial as a “terrorist” fill us with compassion.

  • 22 Mar 2008
    Putting an end to scapegoating

    Easter is not about some nasty death cult where a blood sacrifice must be paid to appease an angry God, says Giles Fraser. The crucifixion reveals human death-dealing at its worst and the resurrection offers a new start, refusing the logic of scapegoating.