Opinion

Race: How even multi-ethnic churches still don\'t get it
Race: How even multi-ethnic churches still don't get it

Views on race and inequality traditionally held by white people are being adopted by non-white congregants.

On religious liberty: An open letter to Franklin Graham
On religious liberty: An open letter to Franklin Graham

Steve Holmes challenges the Samaritan's Purse founder over his support for Donald Trump.

Isaiah 61 in action: How one church is living out the call to serve
Isaiah 61 in action: How one church is living out the call to serve

Gillan Scott meets the leaders of Glo Church Stockport, which is seeing growth in a deprived area of the town.

Our greatest defence against Islamist extremism is free speech
Our greatest defence against Islamist extremism is free speech

When we criminalise or marginalise moderate Muslims or those of other faiths, we help win converts to destructive ideology, says Johnny Monro.

Why evangelicals pray for persecuted pastors rather than battered women
Why evangelicals pray for persecuted pastors rather than battered women

The widespread plight of women living in abusive households remains under the radar.

We\'ve decided to bomb Syria so now we have to commit
We've decided to bomb Syria so now we have to commit

If that means committing ground troops, then we should not shy away from doing so, writes Nola Leach.

Christendom is over – but the Church is renewing
Christendom is over – but the Church is renewing

Angus Richie on how the Church can move forward at a time of declining religious practice.

How to have a happy Christmas (tip: it has to do with Jesus)
How to have a happy Christmas (tip: it has to do with Jesus)

Christmas scores highly for family tensions, money worries and all-round misery.

The Theology of Bombing ISIS in Syria
The Theology of Bombing ISIS in Syria

David Robertson applies Just War Theory to our current situation

What the Lord's Prayer cinema controversy tells us about religion in the UK today

Secular Britain? Quite the opposite, says David Robertson...

Did Justin Welby really doubt the existence of God after Paris attacks?
Did Justin Welby really doubt the existence of God after Paris attacks?

The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday admitted that the Paris terror attacks had caused him to wonder what God was doing.

Blaming Muslims: why Christians must take the lead in fighting Islamophobia
Blaming Muslims: why Christians must take the lead in fighting Islamophobia

Can we learn to empathise, not demonise? asks Martin Saunders.

The Caliphate and the Kingdom
The Caliphate and the Kingdom

What does a Kingdom of God response to this new wave of terror look like?

Homeward Christian Soldiers? Syrian Refugees, America, and a Closed 10/40 Window
Homeward Christian Soldiers? Syrian Refugees, America, and a Closed 10/40 Window

Christians in America have every reason to open our arms to refugees, says Ed Cyzewski.

Please stop talking: some reflections on Paris
Please stop talking: some reflections on Paris

David Robertson offers ten things he wishes people wouldn't say after a terrorist attack.

Dawkins, Paris and Digital Luminaries: How Paris calls us to a different way of being on social media
Dawkins, Paris and Digital Luminaries: How Paris calls us to a different way of being on social media

In face of terror, evil and injustice our social media presence can be part of the response. It is increasingly the determinant of how people form opinions about what is going on in our world.