Sermon preached at St Mary Islington, 18 January 2009 by Professor Andrew Bush I want to start by telling you about someone I will call Geoffrey. Geoffrey was born with cystic fibrosis, a condition which causes him to have chronic chest infections which require him to spend many hours a week on treatment and which will eventually kill … Continue Reading
The Dubious and the Dutiful: Responding to the Financial Slump copublished with The Guardian Comment is Free site, 5 December 2008 by Nick Spencer Religion often does rather well during recessions, but what kinds of religion will flourish in the slump? During the 1930s, UK church attendance rose. Four decades later, its (already precipitous) decline … Continue Reading
Keep on Giving: Responding to the Financial Slump copublished with The Guardian Comment is Free site, 4 December 2008 by Graham Kings When asked why he had robbed a bank, Willie Sutton, a 19th-century outlaw, replied "Because that’s where the money is." A wonderful answer, but with the slump affecting our plans for Christmas, our … Continue Reading
Our Responsibility in the Congo by Elaine Storkey republished, with permission, from The Church Times, 7 November 2008 It is common to contrast the breathtaking natural beauty of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with the barbarism of the armed conflict there. The tall mountains, sparkling lakes, and fertile mango forests seem too pure a … Continue Reading
Living the Dream Joseph for Today Introduction by Pete Wilcox republished with permission from Paternoster Press The Joseph Story: A Text for Today For centuries Jewish, Christian and Moslem parents, and more recently secular ones too, have called their children Joseph or Josephine: from Josephine Butler (the English social reformer) to Josef Stalin (the Russian … Continue Reading
Consequences of Climate Change in sub-Saharan Africa by Anthony Poggo, Bishop of Kajo-Keji Province of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan a paper given to the Self Select Group on Climate Change Lambeth Conference 31 July 2008 Introduction Climate changes in many parts of Africa and especially Sudan have been conspicuous and noticeable. The apparent … Continue Reading
Should Art be Ethical? by Elizabeth Adekunle My intention is not to come up with a correct answer, nor to reduce the concept of art, so that there is no room for personal interpretation, since this is the lovely thing about art. However, visual art does have the power to make a statement outside of … Continue Reading
The Challenge to Economics by Elaine Storkey an expanded version of the BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day, 15 May 2008 and co-published with Dagen the Swedish journal, 20 May 2008 Over the last few weeks a seismic shock has occurred in the UK economy. It seems that the age of profligate expenditure is … Continue Reading
Learning in Haiti by Elaine Storkey Being with Christians in other cultures is always a time of learning. This month’s lessons took place for me in Haiti, a Caribbean country described as one of the world’s poorest nations outside Africa. And indeed it is a place rife with problems. More than half of its population … Continue Reading
Giles Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 24th Jan 2008 Dear Andrew Thank you very much for your letter dated 13th December. I hope your Christmas and New Year were hopeful and filled with joy and that you look forward to 2008 after what was in many ways (for both of us) quite a depressing … Continue Reading