Canadian Mennonites visit Britain with peace message

by | Oct 1, 2014

With support from Ekklesia and other partners, the Anabaptist Network and the Mennonite Trust in Britain are coordinating the visit to the UK of Canadian Mennonites, Tom and Rebecca Yoder Neufeld. With support from Ekklesia and other partners, the Anabaptist Network...

Pressure on the borders of Iraq, Syria and Turkey; Libya update

by | Oct 1, 2014

In his latest podcast for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Ekklesia associate and regional adviser/expert Dr Harry Hagopian looks at the on-going fight to contain and repel IS/ISIS and the pressure on the borders of Iraq, Syria and Turkey....

Timor mortis and responding to Islamic State

by | Sep 30, 2014

‘Timor mortis conturbat me’ – the fear of death disturbs me. These words, from the liturgy of the Roman Catholic church, first became a literary device in medieval times, bracketing human follies and fears within the ambit of our common mortality....

The austerity cliff and how to avoid it

by | Sep 30, 2014

In 2008, the banks collapsed, and everything changed. The then Labour government, anxious to avoid economic meltdown paid billions to bail them out whilst starting on a programme of public sector cuts that would only increase under the Coalition. In 2008, the banks...

Update: Ekklesia’s bulletins returning in a new form

by | Sep 30, 2014

After a gap of three-and-a-half months, due to significant structural reorganisation and staff changes, we are pleased to report that Ekklesia’s bulletins are making a return a in a new form. After a gap of three-and-a-half months, due to significant structural...