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Islam, sectarianism and the General Election

Gavin Ashenden Mon 8 Jul 2024 13:00 BST

There was always going to be a moment when Islam broke the surface of the political pond and emerged in its own right.

Experiencing the peace of God in the midst of infertility

Anita Laryea | Sun 7 Jul 2024 14:43 BST

Christian Today spoke with author Lucy West about her new book, 'The Wait', detailing her eight-year struggle with infertility, the path to adoption, and how the Church supported her through this difficult season.
The Bishop of Oxford versus evangelical Anglicans

Julian Mann | Sat 6 Jul 2024 12:36 BST

Did the Bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, consult the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the lead bishop on the Living in Love and Faith process (LLF) on sexuality, before launching his attack on the orthodox leaders of the Alliance?
The UK election – a new start and new sense of hope?

David Robertson | Sat 6 Jul 2024 11:02 BST

Let's try to avoid the hyperbole of 'the kingdom is coming', or 'we are all doomed', and reflect on what this result means for the UK, and the Church.
General Synod: a watershed moment?

John Dunnett | Sat 6 Jul 2024 10:04 BST

CEEC continues to believe that permanent structural reorganisation is the only provision that will guarantee orthodox life going forwards. We will continue to work to make that a reality in the Church of England.
Challenging ageism in the Church

Peter Crumpler | Fri 5 Jul 2024 17:03 BST

Age has rapidly become a massively divisive issue in societies across the world. But is the Church any better at bridging the generation divide?
What is the origin of the word 'Bible'?

Neil Rees | Tue 2 Jul 2024 9:57 BST

How we get the word 'Bible' is tied to the history of the Bible itself. This is the story...
In the US, support drops for same-sex 'marriage'

John Stonestreet and G Shane Morris | Mon 1 Jul 2024 12:36 BST

This reversal is significant. It may even suggest a potential backlash.
What has mercy got to do with the general elections?

Natalie Williams | Mon 1 Jul 2024 12:11 BST

Our society is deeply polarised, and there is nothing like an election campaign to bring out the worst in us when it comes to hostility towards people we disagree with.
How surviving cancer shaped my music and my faith

Anita Laryea | Mon 1 Jul 2024 9:06 BST

Christian Today spoke with gospel artist Sarah Téibo to hear more about how her faith carried her through a frightening cancer diagnosis and how her experience has shaped her music and her relationship with God.
Human rights and the moral debate about abortion

Martin Davie | Sun 30 Jun 2024 7:45 BST

If human life starts at conception, then what exists in a woman's womb is not part of her body but another human being, and neither her right to bodily autonomy nor anyone else's desire to bring the pregnancy to an end can override that human being's right to life and the moral obligation to respect this.
Numbers 13-15 and how not to spy out the Land

Irene Lancaster | Sat 29 Jun 2024 12:26 BST

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the spies who were sent out to explore the Promised Land and what we can learn from them today.
Whatever happened to 'family values'?

Heather Tomlinson | Sat 29 Jun 2024 11:45 BST

There was a period of time in the 1990s when it was popular for politicians to talk about 'family values'. The voting population was often surveyed to discover their relative ratings of political parties' support for these beliefs. But this concern seems less common in recent times. What happened?