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  • 22 Jul 2010
    Theology departments under threat from funding cuts

    Students and lecturers are warning that theology and religious studies departments in British universities could be under threat due to cuts in higher education funding. Bangor University will this year accept new theology students for the last time, while staff at Birmingham have warned that they will consider strike action to resist compulsory redundancies.

  • 20 Feb 2010
    Citizen ethics in a time of crisis

    Ethics. Ah yes, a county just outside London, the old joke goes. But seriously, ethical discussion in Britain is remarkably thin at the moment. That's why a new initiative to stimulate proper debate, launched today, has the potential to be so refreshing.

  • 23 Dec 2009
    Theology and the ‘green apocalypse’

    How does biblical thought relate to climate change? What are the theological insights churches can offer to a world facing an unprecedented ecological crisis? Juan Michel describes some answers from a recent global seminar.

  • 29 Jul 2009
    Reading for a change

    Our online book service partner, Metanoia has many compelling new books in stock for August - biblical studies, understanding Iran, Christ in the C21st century faith, Christian anarchism, Mennonite practice, and more.

  • 31 Mar 2009
    Lutheran theologians seek to chart a course for the future

    Theologians from across the globe have been gathering in Augsburg for a consultation of Lutheran churches – the third largest worldwide Christian confession after the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

  • 27 Dec 2008
    Peace, goodwill and gender politics

    The Christmas message is one of deliveerance from fear, says Giles Fraser. But the approach the Pope has taken to 'human ecology' heads perilously in the other direction.

  • 5 Dec 2008
    THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: Towards sustainable economies and livelihoods

    A day conference organised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

  • 22 Oct 2008
    Should politicians 'do God'?

    Many believers want politicians to talk more about God and faith. Many secularists wish they would stop doing so. But are both missing the point?

  • 22 Oct 2008
    Beware politicians and 'God talk'

    Measuring the number of times politicians mention or don't mention God misses the point, says Simon Barrow. The issue is whether the subversive language of the Gospel can challenge top-down religious and political systems.

  • 18 Sep 2008
    Research poses questions about politicians' God-talk

    New research published this week by Theos, a church-backed theology think tank, suggests that there is a growing use of 'God talk' by party political leaders in their conference speeches.