Christian Today
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Women, gender roles and the Church: what does the Bible have to say and why does it matter?
Can women and men both lead - or are they designed for different roles? This is the question that Katia Adams seeks to answer in Equal, her new book published by David C Cook.
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Persecution in Vietnam: a Christian human rights lawyer's story
Christian human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai knows what it means to suffer for what he believes. After providing legal advice and representation to victims of human rights abuses, including religious minorities, across Vietnam, he found himself the target of persecution and ended up in prison for four years.
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In post-Brexit Britain, churches have a crucial role to play in making international students feel welcome
While the latest twist in the Brexit saga may have thrown up lots of questions about Britain's constitutional monarchy, Alan Tower, national director of Friends International is concerned about something else: the impact leaving the EU will have on the thousands of foreign students who study in the UK.
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Power and piety: what one of England's oldest stone churches is telling us about the spread of Christianity
The excavation at a small Kent church is shedding new light not only on Ethelburga and her church, but how the foundation that was laid for the early progression of Christianity in Britain from a fledgling foreign faith in a pagan land, to a religion closely bound up with royal and political power.
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Northern Ireland, abortion and Brexit: the three words Christians need to remember
With Brexit looming and unpopular abortion regulations on the cusp of becoming law, David Smyth, public policy lead at the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, speaks to Christian Today about how people in the province are feeling and what Christians need to keep in mind as they try to make sense of it all.
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'The world is now my parish' - the remarkable legacy of George Whitefield
Dr Nigel D Scotland speaks to Christian Today about the remarkable and enduring legacy of this 'Grand Itinerant'.
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With fewer worshipping communities, how can historic churches be preserved for generations to come?
"There are going to be fewer worshipping communities in the countryside in the next 10 years and so I think the challenge to all of us who work with historic churches is: how do we support the communities out there to ensure that these buildings don't become irrelevant?" says Peter Aiers of the Churches Conservation Trust
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Race, racism and the conversation the Church needs to be having
There might be diversity but is there real integration and inclusivity? That is much harder to measure, says Ben Lindsay, pastor and author of the new book from SPCK Publishing, 'We Need To Talk About Race'.
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How do we get from Sunday disciples to whole-life disciples?
We often think in terms of binary opposites, it's either church or the rest of life, and either scattered or gathered. And it's never as simple as that, it's both
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Anglican minister accused of spiritual abuse used 'physical discipline', says statement
A leading Anglican minister used "physical discipline in the context of discipling relationships" which "involved men hitting each other on their naked backsides with a trainer for failing to meet personal targets", it has been stated.
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When Christians fall out: 9 Bible verses about unity
The Bible is clear about the importance of truth, but it's clear about the importance of unity and peace, too.
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Mozilla and Brendan Eich's resignation: Why it sets a dangerous precedent
The resignation of Brendan Eich represents a dangerous precedent for society at large.