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Why Westminster Abbey? 1,000 years of coronation history

Martyn Whittock Wed 3 May 2023 5:27 BST

Westminster Abbey has reflected the changing history of both the monarchy and the nation over one thousand years. Its stones have echoed to the great events of history.

How to fight back against artificial intelligence

Peter Crumpler | Tue 2 May 2023 9:31 BST

I've been writing Christian comment columns for newspapers and radio for more than 30 years – but I had a shock when I asked an artificial intelligence computer programme to write one for me.
The Church is still God's best idea for planet Earth

Leon Evans | Mon 1 May 2023 10:41 BST

The Church is more than the building or even the people you and I connect with. The Church is global, beautiful, powerful and the Church is on the move.
How 'progressive' Christians misuse the Bible

Michael Brown | Mon 1 May 2023 10:34 BST

In the words of Augustine, "If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself."
A dialogue on Exodus and slavery

Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster | Sun 30 Apr 2023 8:36 BST

Lord Williams of Oystermouth, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and Dr Irene Lancaster, chair of Broughton Park Jewish Christian Dialogue Group, discuss the relationship between the book of Exodus and campaigns to end slavery.
Lessons for today from the Salem Witch Trials

Martyn Whittock | Sat 29 Apr 2023 10:38 BST

In its origins, witch hunting is inextricably connected with a particularly troubled period of Christian history.
More dither and delay on gambling is hugely disappointing

Louise Davies | Fri 28 Apr 2023 6:35 BST

The abuses of the gambling industry and the scale of gambling-related harms in Britain are crystal clear. There is no need for further consultation on measures that are broadly supported by campaigners and the public.
Warm Spaces – symbols of decline or seeds of renewal?

Bishop Paul Butler | Thu 27 Apr 2023 6:24 BST

What we have witnessed in the Warm Welcome campaign is a truly remarkable demonstration that the Church, for all its flaws and failures, can still be the site of extraordinary transformation for people and communities.
A good leader, according to the Bible

Tim Farron | Thu 27 Apr 2023 3:19 BST

The world has it wrong when it comes to thinking about what a leader should look like, how they should act, what their posture to their team should be.
No more faith in fossil fuels

Holly-Anna Petersen | Thu 27 Apr 2023 2:56 BST

Instead of the infighting that can sometimes be present within the Church, Christians of different denominations were standing shoulder to shoulder, demanding a world free from climate suffering.
God is on the move in the broken Anglican Communion

Lisa Nolland | Wed 26 Apr 2023 9:39 BST

GAFCON, the Global South and the huge constituencies they collectively represent are the hope and future of the Anglican Communion.
Will the actions of orthodox Anglicans be as strong as their words post-Kigali?

Julian Mann | Wed 26 Apr 2023 7:34 BST

There would be a cost to the GSFA provinces in impoverished, war-torn countries like Sudan and Myanmar in withdrawing from the ACC and future Lambeth conferences.
Looking back on the pandemic

Sharon Dirckx | Mon 24 Apr 2023 6:40 BST

What does the Christian faith have to say to people as they process the pandemic? It says that God has not left us alone in our suffering.