No glory in arms trading as ‘remembrance’

by | Nov 12, 2014

Despite, or perhaps because of, its history of war profiteering, the arms industry has only been too happy to exploit the legacy of those who have died in conflicts and to brazenly associate itself with their annual memorials, write Andrew Smith and Matthew...

How ought war to be remembered in schools?

by | Nov 11, 2014

‘How ought war to be remembered in schools?’ is the question David Aldridge asks in the journal Impact, published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. It is well worth reading alongside Ekklesia’s report on ‘Re-imagining...
Ekklesia Christmas Appeal – Help us make the Truce permanent!

Ekklesia Christmas Appeal – Help us make the Truce permanent!

by | Nov 10, 2014

REMEMBERING ISN’T JUST FOR DECEMBER, ITS FOR LIFE How we remember the past is crucial because it influences the decisions we make about the future. In the season that we recall and celebrate the coming of the one Christians call the Prince of Peace, and at the...

Charity: no substitute for justice

by | Nov 7, 2014

Imagine if all the foodbanks in the UK closed tomorrow. The result would be pretty dreadful. Shoplifting for food, already on the rise, would no doubt increase further. Hospital admissions due to malnutrition and related illnesses would surely increase even more, as...