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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