Category - Death

Williams says we need to face up to death, fear and greed

staff writers — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:05:17 +0000

The celebration of Easter challenges human beings to accept death without delusion, but it also seeks to challenge our acceptance that death is without hope and the end to all meaning, says the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Death and resurrection is to be lived, says Methodist leader

staff writers — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:22:20 +0000

Today's world "lives with death and resurrection in many ways and in many places", says the president of the Methodist Conference in Britain. The duty of the church is to be with them in this and to point to the hope of the gospel.

Staring death in the face

Giles Fraser — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:09:31 +0000

"Know that you are dust and to dust you shall return", the church says in its liturgy. Where else do we speak of such things in public? asks Giles Fraser, reflecting on our cultural habit of shrinking from the reality of death.

Faith, grief and adjusting to death

Andrew J. Weaver — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:32:58 +0000

There is a strong link between positive psychological adjustment to a death and one’s ability to deal with of the loss through one’s faith and religious practices, says Andrew J Weaver, a United Methodist minister and professional research psychologist.

Struggle, surprise and sainthood

Simon Barrow — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:58:07 +0000

Christian faith is about sustaining faith in face of the knowledge and reality of death, says Simon Barrow. The feasts of All Saints and All Souls put us in solidarity with a host of people who have struggled to see right prevail.

Debate continues about UK Hindu funeral rites

staff writers — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:54:18 +0100

A leading Hindu organisation has suggested that calls for open funeral pyres at British crematoria are primarily cultural rather than religious, but sensitivity to different funeral sensistivities is needed.

Flinging Jesus at David Cameron

Simon Barrow — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:29:14 +0000

A Scottish Christian group has contrived a novel way of asking whether the new Tory leader is for real.

'The Creation Groans' from Called to Restore the Fabric of Human Community by Dorothy McRae-McMahon

staff writers — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:57:31 +0000

Taken form Called to Restore the Fabric of Human Community by Dorothy McRae-McMahon. A worship guide supporting campaigning for the Global Week of Action on trade in April 2005.

Prayer of Commitment at the 'Service of Challenge, Commitment and Blessing' by David Pickering

staff writers — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:59:19 +0000

Taken form the 'Service of Challenge, Commitment and Blessing' at the Operation Noah service at Grosvenor Chapel, London. This was part of the Stop Climate Chaos Rally held on November 4th 2006

WCC seeks peace and justice in Iraq after dictator's demise

staff writers — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:09:41 +0000

Following the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein earlier this morning(30 December 2006), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches issued a statement asking God to grant the nation of Iraq "the mercy, justice and compassion that it has long been denied" and "an end to fear and death that marked Saddam Hussein's rule and that continue now".