Church

What Rowan Williams really said about Buddhism
Sensationalist headlines suggest that the former Archbishop has turned to Buddhism â but has he really exchanged his mitre for an alms bowl?
Jefferson Bethke: Being a hip church or traditional church doesn't matter, what matters is sacrificial love
The guy behind the 'Why I hate religion, but love Jesus' video likens hipster churches to hipster coffee shops that turn their noses up at Starbucks, forgetting it's thanks to the coffee giant they even exist

Forget mega church, here's micro church...
Megachurches are taking over America â with some churches boasting tens of thousands of regular congregants - but what about the small, intimate communities that are also experiencing real revival?

Pope Francis: Communists have stolen the flag of Christianity
Pope Francis has declared that Communists have "stolen the flag of Christianity".

Leading CofE academic in fatal car accident
Dr John Hughes, Dean of Chapel at Jesus College, Cambridge, was in a fatal collision.

Justin Welby: Homosexuality was a 'lightning conductor' in the power struggle between evangelicals and liberals
'Risk taking' was needed to reconcile warring factions of the Church, said Justin Welby

Forget politicians 'doing God', churches must learn how to 'do politics'
Senior Labour MP Meg Munn told the Methodist Conference lots of politicians have faith.

Steve Chalke: 'We need to redefine what evangelical means'
Baptist minister and founder of Oasis calls for a redefinition of evangelicalism.

1,000 #NewRevs: The future of the CofE is here
A former para-commando and banking executive are among the 1,000 men and women being ordained to minister in the Church of England this summer.

Evangelicalism and the Future
Since 1989, David Bebbington's 'Quadrilateral' has stood as the benchmark by which evangelicalism is defined. Steve Chalke asks whether it is time for a rethink.

So Pope Francis is the most influential tweeter. Here are nine reasons why he's so popular.
The Pope has officially been named as the most influential world leader on Twitter. Here are nine reasons why he's so popular.

Appeals panel reverses Methodist pastor's defrocking over gay marriage issue
Appeals panel reverses Methodist pastor's defrocking.

Vatican clergy to meet Church of England in cricket match
Opponents often claim they are each have God on their side, and these words will perhaps never ring truer than when the Vatican cricket team meet with the Church of England's side this September.

Vicky Beeching: 'Same sex marriage should be celebrated'
Vicky Beeching talks to Christian Today about the criticism she has faced for speaking out in favour of same sex marriage, and why she still considers herself to be an evangelical.

Rowan Williams 'hated' being Archbishop of Canterbury
New revelations in Rowan Williams biography reveal stress and unhappiness over gay marriage, women bishops and Christians in the Middle East.

Muslims, Jews and Christians open joint house of worship as 'good example of togetherness'
It was once a city where Jews suffered for their faith but the new House of One is testimony to how different a city Berlin is today.