CONTENTS
Introduction – page 1
1. Christian communities under long-term pressure – page 2
2. The forcible push-back against freedom and democracy – page 2
3. Signs of Western retrenchment – page 3
4. Terror and autocracy go hand-in-hand – page 3
5. On not forgetting the significance of Israel-Palestine – page 3
6. Who are we really listening to? – page 4
7. The perils of drawing lines and passing the buck – page 4
Concluding hopes and misgivings – page 4
Excerpted articles from 2015 – page 5
The author – page 6
About Ekklesia – page 6
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