8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (785+ words) We often project later experiences back into history, consciously or unconsciously assuming an inevitability to what finally occurred. However, history is complex and, what now seems inevitable, did not always look that way in the past. The distribution of forms…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago   (407+ words) The Catholic Church in Scotland has said there are “profound moral and ethical concerns” around plans to remove legal sanctions for women who conduct their own abortions. The intervention comes following the leak of a motion to be voted on…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (433+ words) Egyptian-American pastor Dr Michael A Youssef has warned that Western civilization is under threat from an “unholy alliance” of left-wingers and Islamists. Dr Youssef, who is also a cultural anthropologist, argues in his new book that left-wing activists work in…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (447+ words) Labour MP Marsha De Cordova, speaking in her capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner for the Church of England, has said the Church fully intends to proceed with the controversial Project Spire. The Project will see £100 million put towards communities…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1163+ words) Year after year, we hear that the UK is getting warmer. This summer alone brought successive heatwaves and a prolonged dry spell, while the forecast for autumn is wet. Moments like these have a way of reminding us of something…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (473+ words) In days gone by the Church of England was described as the “Tory Party at prayer”. Times have changed somewhat and now Labour are well represented at different levels of the church. This is well demonstrated by the Parliamentary interaction…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1309+ words) Churches are making a significant but often overlooked contribution to essential community services across England, according to a new report. The Heart of the Neighbourhood report, published by Gather Movement, identified 12,840 instances of regular community provision among 1,632 churches and Christian…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (878+ words) The light shone by Earl Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, on the financial threat to Britain’s historic churches is significant. But it is noteworthy that his article in the Financial Times did not mention the £100 million…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (565+ words) The report follows a consultation in March attended by clergy, theologians, theological educators, church officials and other stakeholders. Stipendiary clergy numbers within the Church have been declining since the 1960s. In May of this year the number of stipendiary clergy was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (554+ words) This is the opening thought in the Haftorah reading for the last Shabbat in the month of Elul, before Rosh Hashanah, which takes place on the 1st of Tishri. It appears in Isaiah 55:6-56:8, the final Haftorah of Comfort. It is believed…...