by Sean Reilly | Feb 21, 2008
Despite huge state-sponsored protests in Serbia, the rulers of the newly independent Kosovo say that their aim is social harmony, democracy and a plural secular settlement in the troubled region. As soon as the breakaway province’s parliamentary body declared...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 21, 2008
Anthropologists, neurologists, philosophers, psychologists, theologians and other specialists are to conduct a £2 million three-year study into the nature and formation of religious belief. The work will be funded by the John Templeton Foundation and carried out at...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 21, 2008
Presided by an African woman, with a membership that includes three young people, eight women, four Orthodox and a strong representation from the South, the search committee for a new World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary has set to work. The WCC is the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 20, 2008
Election issues fresh Kenya and Pakistan, and the larger picture of democratic electoral processes, formed the focus for three public statements adopted by the World Council of Churches’ central committee on Tuesday 19 February meeting in Geneva. The...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 20, 2008
The Church of England has teamed up with Premier Christian Radio to produce podcast interviews with a range of people connected to the life of the Church and its community involvement across the country. In the ‘People and Places’ series, journalist Howard Dobson...
