Category - spirituality

When the well runs dry: Spiritual refreshment for Community Transformation

Jordan Tchilingirian — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:22:29 +0100

Start: 17/07/2008 - 09:45

End: 17/07/2008 - 15:30

A Quiet Day from livability Community Mission, facilitated by Revd Sue Hope.

Christian Research data defended, but church decline continues

staff writers — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:20:54 +0100

The Christian Research organisation, whose latest data survey on the decline of UK church attendance has annoyed the Church of England, has defended its work against accusations of being misleading.

Spiritual or religious?

Simon Barrow — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:16:23 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has been reflecting on "The Spiritual and the Religious: is the territory changing?"

Healing the psychological wounds of war

Andrew J. Weaver — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:59:43 +0000

War is hellish and so are its consequences, says Andrew Weaver. As the next anniversary of the Iraq war looms, the pastoral and psychological needs of veterans must not be forgotten.

Evangelical Christians and Muslims meet for historic dialogue

staff writers — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:59:03 +0000

The second meeting of an Evangelical Christian-Muslim Dialogue took place in Tripoli last week, and is seen by participants as an important step forward in understanding between two faith traditions that have often been at loggerheads.

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.

Business should feed the human spirit

Peter Heslam — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:35:18 +0100

Peter Heslam looks at the late Anita Roddick's legacy, and her argument that because it has surpassed both church and state in power and influence, business should assume moral leadership in society. It has to shift its emphasis from the material to the spiritual, she declared.

Indian priest says anti-Yoga UK ministers are uninformed

staff writers — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:58:04 +0100

After two churches banned yoga classes, causing comment and puzzlement in the United Kingdom, a Catholic priest and school principal in India has declared that British clergy who describe yoga as a “sham,” a “false philosophy” and “un-Christian” are uninformed about the practice.

Why Christians should take Richard Dawkins seriously

Richard Skinner — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:35:02 +0100

Though the god Richard Dawkins seeks to demolish is a caricature and often based on ill-informed analysis, says Richard Skinner, it is uncomfortably close to the idol some Christians have chosen to worship.

British university department explores links between sport and spirituality

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:06:55 +0100

A British university department dedicated to exploring the relationship between sport and spirituality has launched itself internationally by staging an inaugural conference for sports coaches, chaplains and administrators, as well as professional athletes and academics.