by Sean Reilly | Dec 30, 2007
Why do the seasonal messages from all the world’s Christian leaders sound a bit like Guardian editorials? The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of our duty to the environment – no surprise there from a self-confessed “bearded lefty”. But the Queen...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 24, 2007
Christmas and Chanukah share a spiritual message: that it is possible to bring light and hope in a world of darkness, oppression and despair. But whereas Christmas focuses on the birth of a single individual whose life and mission is itself supposed to bring...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
‘Anyone of discretion acts by the light of knowledge,’ wrote the ancient author of Proverbs. Many people of faith highly value study and work diligently to deepen their understanding, in a spirit of humility and compassion. However others are less open, either because...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 13, 2007
Last month, headlines were grabbed by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s attack upon US foreign policy. But the deeper point, widely missed, was his attack upon western modernity in general. “There is something about western modernity which really does eat...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 13, 2007
Recently, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, a noted theologian and philosopher in his own right, gave a lecture at Swansea University entitled ‘How to Misunderstand Religion’. He was responding in particular to the writings of Richard Dawkins, arguing...
