Opinion

Women in the Church, are you ready to rise?

What do you do if you are a woman with a dream and a hope for your life but nagging doubts and insecurities threaten to de-rail you? You rise up in spite of these, says Jo Saxton, a popular speaker and the author of 'Ready to Rise: Own Your Voice, Gather Your Community, Step Into Your Influence'.

New Life: resurrection, restoration and hope in Jewish and Christian faith

In this latest installment of their Jewish-Christian dialogue, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Dr Irene Lancaster discuss their different faith perspectives on resurrection and restoration, particularly in the context of the environment.

Choosing our sphere of influence

The world desperately needs what we have to share.

Why Christians should care about a European Super League

You may not think this is an area where you need to hold an opinion unless you are a big football fan, or that it's just too trivial for Christians to muster a view about. But the Super League exposes issues of corruption, concentration of power, community cohesion, aspiration and character-building for young people right down to the level of the local non-league or school club, writes Tim Farron MP.

Mastercard's porn curbs are a step in the right direction

While this latest move by Mastercard is at least a step in the right direction, it does not go nearly far enough to address the profound dangers of a rampant and practically unregulated global porn industry.

A vaccine passport to freedom?

There are strong arguments for vaccine passports, but there is a downside as well.

Why the silence on disability?

It's good to be addressing diversity but if there's one thing I've noticed, some forms of diversity are more fashionable to follow than others â and that shouldn't be.

Both the local and national press could do better on religion coverage

When it comes to the coverage of faith issues, there is still a divide to be crossed.

A Christian response to the Government's troubling report on race and ethnic disparities

Of course, there have been changes over the last fifty years, but often the system (and 'institutional racism' is about the system and processes) militates against Black achievement and flourishing. Not to acknowledge this is disingenuous, writes Dr R David Muir.