Category - religion and politics

Faith should be critical not cosy towards power

Press Office — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:23 +0100

Commenting on the UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government's remarks that "faith must be respected and its power acknowledged by government", the religion and society think-tank E

Christian voters up for grabs, claims new book

staff writers — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:27:29 +0100

Politicians from the three largest UK political parties are among those offering advice in a new book aimed at Christian voters from an evangelical background.

Abandoning the religion and politics of exclusion

Simon Barrow — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:12:54 +0100

Forms of religion and ideology which neatly categorize people as good or bad according to whether they were in ‘the right group’ or believe ‘the right things’ are dangerous, says Simon Barrow. They also contradict the basic trajectory of the Christian message.

Survey identifies political differences among US Protestant clergy

agency reporter — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:16:20 +0000

A survey by Public Religion Research released March 6 shows that mainline Protestant clergy are much more likely to identify themselves as liberal and Democrat than conservative or Republican.

Europe does religion without the politics, suggests research

staff writers — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:58:23 +0000

The Bertelsmann Stiftung International Religion Monitor study says its research shows that Christian faith still has a strong personal influence in Europe - but not so much on people's political outlook.

Why the English like Turbans: The Surprising History of Multiculturalism in one Country

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:15:08 +0000

Start: 03/12/2008 - 13:00

End: 03/12/2008 - 14:00

Dr David Feldman explores the notion of citizenship in its different aspects, so that our popular notions of citizenship might be placed in dialogue with more theoretical treatements of the concept, a

Political and faith leaders meet on the role of religion in peace and conflict

agency reporter — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:42:54 +0100

The UN Liaison Office of the World Council of Churches and Mennonites have co-sponsored an international dialogue between some 300 religious leaders and political figures - including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Did religion make a difference? The American elections and beyond

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:54:59 +0100

Start: 11/11/2008 - 18:30

End: 11/11/2008 - 20:00

This event will reflect on the American presidential election, drawing on expert insights into the place of religion in the US, as compared with the European context.

Research poses questions about politicians' God-talk

staff writers — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:49:14 +0100

New research published this week by Theos, a church-backed theology think tank, suggests that there is a growing use of 'God talk' by party political leaders in their conference speeches.

Religion off the radar

Simon Barrow — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:07:48 +0100

'Bartholomew's Notes on Religion' is undoubtedly one of the top-rank online resources on religious issues, especially those off the mainstream radar.