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The Shack author hopes to turn bestseller into movie

William Paul Young has confirmed his hope to turn his bestselling book The Shack into a feature film.

Sharp increase in civil partnership dissolutions

New figures out from the Office for National Statistics have revealed a substantial increase in the number of civil partnership dissolutions.

Christian group calls for ‘meaningful action’ on North Korea

A Christian human rights group is urging Europe’s foreign ministers to add their support to a UN inquiry into crimes against humanity committed in North Korea.

US Lutherans to establish new church body

More than 1,000 Lutherans from throughout North America will gather this week in Grove City, Ohio, to form a new church body for confessional Lutherans.

Christendom is over in the West, says new ICC principal

The end of Christendom is the biggest challenge facing the church in the West, says the new principal of the International Christian College in Glasgow.

Fears of extremists gaining ground through flood aid in Pakistan

Barnabas Fund says it fears extremist Muslims are gaining ground in Pakistan through the distribution of aid to flood victims.

Florida officials ban church's Quran burning bid

City officials in Gainesville, Florida, have denied a burning permit to a local church that wants to burn copies of the Quran on the upcoming anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks.

TD Jakes takes on the 'Hollywood machine'

Bishop TD Jakes is attempting to change the “Hollywood machine” into a platform to reach millions of unchurched with Christian messages.

Obama is not a Muslim, say US evangelical leaders

Evangelicals have come out to reject the growing opinion among Americans that their President Barack Obama is a Muslim.

Church educationalist rejects Dawkins' ‘scaremongering’ over faith schools

The Chief Education Officer for the Church of England has dismissed a TV documentary by prominent atheist Richard Dawkins in which he challenges the place of faith schools within the education system.

Livability seeks to put disabled people at centre of church communities

Christian disability charity Livability is inviting church leaders to attend a conference addressing the place and role of disabled people in their congregations.

Liberian President visits OM ministry ship

The President of Liberia has paid a visit to the ministry ship of Operation Mobilisation, the Logos Hope.

Tearfund raises over £500,000 for Zimbabwe

Tearfund's summer appeal has raised over half a million pounds to help impoverished Zimbabweans.

University Challenge contestants thin on the Bible, says Paxman

Students battling it out in the latest series of the BBC’s University Challenge do not know very much about the Bible, says presenter Jeremy Paxman.

When He Comes

CWR’s Advent book 2010 blends the conventional Advent message with a theme less familiar in recent decades.