by Sean Reilly | Dec 26, 2007
Domestic violence and what the church needs to do to respond to this problem topped the agenda for the recent second gathering of Central American Anabaptist Women Theologians. The meeting took place in Guatemala City at the end of November and beginning of December...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 25, 2007
Not far from the US capital, where political debate rages over immigration, Floris United Methodist Church has invited hard-pressed day labourers in from the cold for a Christmas party – writes John Gordon. Church members have served a lunch that includes...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 24, 2007
Japanese Christian groups are noticing increasing poverty among young adults in a country that once had an image that its companies provide lifetime employment and that it is a country that has a strong middle class base – writes Hisashi Yukimoto. “If one...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
Churches and society at large need to offer reparation to descendants of those enslaved, tortured and murdered by the transatlantic slave trade, says an international conference sponsored by three major ecumenical bodies. The three organizations include the World...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
As international calls for justice for Bethlehem mount again at Christmastide, Australian church leaders returned from a visit to their region have added their voices to those supporting the beleagured city of Jesus’ birth. Their pastoral letter calling for...
