Category - secularism

Pope urges Czechs to turn back to Catholic Church

staff writers — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:08:20 +0100

The Pope is using his visit to the Czech Republic this week to call on the country's Catholic population to turn back to the Church. Loyalty to Catholicism appears to be declining in traditionally Catholic areas.

Anti-Christian violence poses problems for India's secular claims

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:33:50 +0100

Attacks on the Christian minority in the remote Kandhamal area of India's Orissa state raises questions about the country's claim to be a secular state, says a new book.

Christianity versus ‘the church of power’

Simon Barrow — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:26:08 +0100

Christians have moved from non-engagement to engagement in politics, says Simon Barrow, but often in domineering and selfish ways. To argue for church as alternative community is not to advocate either 'secularism' or 'religionism', but the recovery of authentic Christianity in a plural environment.

Scots Piscie chief says churches have positive role in open secular society

staff writers — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:32:30 +0100

Bishop David Chillingworth has been elected Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. In accepting, he said an open and secular society was one in which smaller churches could make a distinct and constructive contribution.

London and Rome protests against Vatican political power

staff writers — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:45:04 +0000

Secularist campaigners will be marching to the Italian Embassy in London today, in a demonstration coinciding with one in Rome against the Vatican's interventions in Italian, European and global politics.

The Challenges Of Religious Pluralism: The ISSR Annual Conference 2009

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:55:53 +0100

Start: 27/07/2009 - 16:00

End: 31/07/2009 - 14:00

Religious diversity is a constant feature of human societies.

The Challenges Of Religious Pluralism: The ISSR Annual Conference 2009

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:55:39 +0100

Start: 27/07/2009 - 16:00

End: 31/07/2009 - 14:00

Religious diversity is a constant feature of human societies.

Bishop Nazir-Ali in new ‘Christian nation’ and Islam row

staff writers — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:28:07 +0100

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, who earlier caused anger by suggesting some Muslim communities were ‘no go areas’ has created a fresh argument by claiming that the collapse of a ‘Christian nation’ has left Britain in a moral vacuum.

Seeing both the positive and negative in religion

Simon Barrow — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:13:02 +0100

Much of the current public discourse on 'religion' assumes that 'it' (actually a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon) is either a good or a bad thing per se.

A Critical Defense of Secularism

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:11:17 +0100

Start: 10/06/2008 - 18:30

End: 10/06/2008 - 20:00

The global revival of religion has raised fundamental questions about its role in politics and its claim that it serves as a principle of identity, indispensable to the continuing survival of communit