NOT QUITE LENT
"I've gone on a whisky only diet... so far, I've lost three days." - Tommy Cooper
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Religion is rarely out of the news. But how much of it is simply "bad faith" for humanity and the planet? Simon Barrow reflects theologically on current events (and cultural blips) from an engaged Christian perspective. FaithInSociety seeks a conversation between reason and hope, shaped by the subversive memory of the Gospel. (c) SB 2003-12.
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- Simon Barrow
- A writer, commentator, theologian and educator, I am co-director of Ekklesia, the think-tank and news service concerned with religion and public life from a radical, post-Christendom perspective. I also work as a trainer, facilitator and consultant with church and community initiatives, as well as continuing to publish for a wide variety of audiences - from general to academic. Football and music are my balancing passions. From 1996-2005 I worked for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), the official ecumenical body.
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- HIGHER EDUCATION"Take away the paradox from a thin...
- SEEING DIFFERENTLY"Resentment and anger are bad fo...
- BATTLES AGAINST WINDMILLS?"In every sphere, we see...
- DEATH BY MEDIALast night there was a curious BBC T...
- CHRISTIAN ECHOES IN THE CORRIDORS OF POWEROver the...
- NOT QUITE LENT"I've gone on a whisky only diet... ...
- DEALING IN FAIRNESSThe other evening I turned the ...
- LEARNING THANKFULNESS"[T]hankfulness must be learn...
- GOOD GRIEF, NOT BAD FAITH"At the bottom of the hea...
- CAUGHT IN MEDIA SPEECH BUBBLESThe mess occasioned ...
- THE MYSTERY OF TRULY LIVING"Finally, I suspect tha...
- WRITING ACROSS THE PAGEHere's the agenda setting i...
- PAINSTAKING THOUGHT "A great philosophy is not tha...
- POINT TO NON-POINT"Words don't fail me. In fact, t...
- THE WORD ON THE POLITICAL WIRESometimes people acc...
- A BIT OF A DISCREPANCY?"I accept Your Majesty as t...
- THE STATE WE MIGHT BE INWhat kind of state are we ...
- AUTHENTICITY NOT PRIVILEGE FOR LENT"One of the thi...
- BISHOPS, WOBBLE AND ROLLThere is a report in the S...
- ACCOMMODATING RELIGION, PLURAL STATEMy latest cont...
- HARD PILLS TO SWALLOW...I am currently working on ...
- HOW TO TAKE A CIVILIZED DEBATE FORWARDAfter the hu...
- FROM LEGISLATION TO ASPIRATIONIn a very helpful BB...
- MORE INTELLIGENT THAN DESIGNIn a new document enti...
- MORE ON ANGER, CHANGE (AND ANGLICANISM)Anger. Most...
- WHOSE 'CONSCIENCE' ARE WE TALKING OF?This quick re...
- GUILTY OF INNOCENCE?Here's a good article by Alex ...
- WHAT'S THIS SHARIA STUFF ALL ABOUT?Here's my overa...
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2 comments:
Read this just after the second glass of Glenmorangie!
Take care
J
See you in a few days ;)
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