British Isles
Monday, 02 April 2012 10:55
Brave new church
The ecclesiastical landscape is changing and new mission movements are growing out of, or in some cases, away from traditional church models. The challenge is: how old and new can grow long into the future in…
Monday, 02 April 2012 10:53
Archbishop: ‘identity politics’ leaves society ‘fragmented’
‘Identity politics’ should not trump the common good, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He said: ‘Identity politics, whether it is the politics of feminism, whether it is the politics of ethnic minorities or the politics…
Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:47
Bishop criticises BBC over 'sidelining' of religion
The Bishop of Bradford has criticised the BBC for its ‘lazy intellectual sidelining of religion’ and questioned why the broadcaster does not have a religious editor. In a disparaging analysis of religious programming, the Rt Revd…
Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:45
Church schools must 'assert Christian ethos'
Church schools must robustly assert their Christian ethos in the face of challenges and attacks from secularists, a Church of England report has warned. Launched at Lambeth Palace on Friday, The Church School of the Future…
Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:43
Twitter users invited to help choose the new Archbishop
Having wrestled with the best way to choose a new leader, the Church of England has decided to use the social networking site Twitter. It will also seek the views of people of all faiths and…
Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:42
Boost for Church of England schools and churches
A wave of new faith-based schools could lead to the building of new churches in the United Kingdom for the first time in more than half a century. Churches are planned for new towns and expanding…