Well it’s here at last. The film of the first book of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. So it is worth seeing? Will it destroy the faith of the nation? Is this another successful blow from the atheists in our midst? Possibly. No. Not really. On the whole the film is enjoyable and a … Continue Reading
Lesslie Newbigin Missionary Theologian: A Reader by Paul Weston SPCK 2006 A Fulcrum review by Jenny Taylor, Director of Lapido Media Part of the secret of the power of Lesslie Newbigin’s writing is in its consistency and coherence. His life and thought form a prophetic whole, not a series of ad hoc fragments. This is … Continue Reading
Christian responses to Islam, Islamism and ‘Islamic terrorism’ by Colin Chapman republished with permission from ‘Cambridge Papers’ June 2007, The Jubilee Centre, Cambridge Summary Why is it that some Muslims become Islamists and some Islamists turn to violence? A summary of some basic convictions held in varying degrees by all Muslims is followed by an … Continue Reading
Probation Centenary Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving Address by John Scott Saturday 30th June 2007 Prayer – includes an extract from a private devotional prayer, written by William Wilberforce: Dear Lord, As we reflect upon your Word and the work of the probation service over the past century, ‘may we indeed bear about us the … Continue Reading
‘Northern Uganda: Why only faith can end the fighting’ by Dr Jenny Taylor, Director of director of Lapido Media, a worldwide church media consultancy reproduced, with kind permission, from The Church Times 8 September 2006 The unsung churches of northern Uganda have played a crucial part in what could be the best chance of peace … Continue Reading
by Colin Chapman ‘How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow she has become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces has become a vassal.’ (Lamentations 1:1) This description of the destruction of Jerusalem in 586BC in the book of … Continue Reading
Within the evangelical world in which I grew up and came to faith, sin was a really big deal. Frequently referred to, both in sermons at church and in talks on summer camps, sin was presented as the barrier of human selfishness and pride that was blocking our relationship with God. As evangelical Christians, the … Continue Reading
Lecture given at the British Institute on Human Rights by Maeve Sherlock, Chief Executive of The Refugee Council 8 December 2005 ‘The fact of the matter is that the industrialised states of Western Europe and North America – those states which played a leading role in the establishment and development of the international refugee regime – … Continue Reading
Address to the Church Action on Poverty conference by Maeve Sherlock, Chief Executive of The Refugee Council 3 December 2005 ABDULLAH CASE Last year one of our project workers in the Refugee Council’s Leeds office – a woman called Kate – saw a client whose name was Abdullah. He was an Iraqi asylum seeker whose application … Continue Reading
The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Dear Fulcrum friends, After the London bombings, lines from T S Eliot’s Dry Salvages, part of his Four Quartets, came to mind: ‘…To explore the womb, or tomb, or dreams; all these are … Continue Reading