Category - public religion

BBC chief says that he is getting the balance right on religion

staff writers — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:59:27 +0000

BBC chief Mark Thompson has given a robust defence of the Corporation's engagement with religion. Those who say the BBC is anti-Christian, or alternatively that it is broadcasting religious propaganda, are wrong, he says.

Vatican announces academic conference on Darwin and after

staff writers — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:37:06 +0000

The Vatican has announced an upcoming international conference on "Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories. A Critical Appraisal 150 years after 'The Origin of Species'", to mark the Darwin celebrations and build the science-theology dialogue.

Civil rights activists criticise UN religious defamation resolution

staff writers — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:53:23 +0000

Civil rights organisations and national leaders are expressing alarm at a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demands respect for religion but which critics say has been used to justify suppression of religious minorities.

Western Secularisation and Globalisation - an evening with Jose Casanova

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:04:04 +0000

Start: 16/06/2008 - 18:30

End: 16/06/2008 - 20:00

The lecture will examine the links between the particular historical process of Christian secularisation in the West and its diverse globalised forms in other axial civilisations.

Sociologist says Islam questions privatization of religion thesis

staff writers — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The growth of Islam in Europe is challenging deeply-held notions that faith is a private matter which should be banished from public life, a prominent sociologist of religion has told a gathering of European Christian leaders - writes Stephen Brown for Ecumenical News International (ENI).

Dispute over public religious symbols in Romania

staff writers — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Churches in Romania have denounced calls from an anti-discrimination body for a French-style ban on religious symbols from schools in order to protect the state's secular character and ensure "freedom of conscience" for pupils - Jonathan Luxmoore for Ecumenical News International.

Thinking otherwise about public religion by Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:59:58 +0000

Secularity as an ecumenical virtue