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Spiritual care in a secular health service

As the current debate about how chaplaincy should be funded illustrates, handling spiritual needs in a plural health system can be tricky.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 8 April 2009 - 1:58pm.
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An invitation to Open Bethlehem

Could challenging the imprisonment of Bethlehem serve as a window into the wider problems and solutions for Palestine and Israel?

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 17 March 2009 - 3:36am.
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Christian and Jewish shared fidelity

The lifting of the excommunication on Holocaust-denier Richard Williamson has left many people confused about the Catholic Church’s relation to the Jewish people.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 16 March 2009 - 5:21pm.
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The onward march of progressive conservatism?

A theologian whose forthcoming book 'Red Tory' is a much-anticipated event in the world of UK political publishing is imagining a quantum leap in conservative thought and practice.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 15 March 2009 - 11:00pm.
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Changing belief patterns in the USA

The dominance of religion in American public life has taken a different form to that of Europe under Christendom. But the US picture is changing too.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 15 March 2009 - 8:58pm.
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Tree-lining our imagination of justice

Deep thinking about trees? Yes indeed. They are both a vital resource, a means of claiming the land, and at the same time contested political and religious symbols.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 14 March 2009 - 5:47am.
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Schooling for community change

Integrated schooling in Northern Ireland has provable benefits. We should be learning that lesson in Britain.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 13 March 2009 - 3:24pm.
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Banking on alternatives

As free market fundamentalism falters, religious communities have an opportunity to invest in practical alternatives.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 11 March 2009 - 7:06pm.
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More than just 'rights'

Christians and others are asking whether a "rights discourse" is really adequate to who and what we are as human beings.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 28 February 2009 - 5:10pm.
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Convening on liberty

Ekklesia is pleased to be involved in a major civil society event taking place across Britain today.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 28 February 2009 - 11:00am.
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