Opinion

How 'progressive' Christians misuse the Bible
In the words of Augustine, "If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself."

A dialogue on Exodus and slavery
Lord Williams of Oystermouth, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and Dr Irene Lancaster, chair of Broughton Park Jewish Christian Dialogue Group, discuss the relationship between the book of Exodus and campaigns to end slavery.

Lessons for today from the Salem Witch Trials
In its origins, witch hunting is inextricably connected with a particularly troubled period of Christian history.

More dither and delay on gambling is hugely disappointing
The abuses of the gambling industry and the scale of gambling-related harms in Britain are crystal clear. There is no need for further consultation on measures that are broadly supported by campaigners and the public.

Warm Spaces â symbols of decline or seeds of renewal?
What we have witnessed in the Warm Welcome campaign is a truly remarkable demonstration that the Church, for all its flaws and failures, can still be the site of extraordinary transformation for people and communities.

A good leader, according to the Bible
The world has it wrong when it comes to thinking about what a leader should look like, how they should act, what their posture to their team should be.

No more faith in fossil fuels
Instead of the infighting that can sometimes be present within the Church, Christians of different denominations were standing shoulder to shoulder, demanding a world free from climate suffering.

God is on the move in the broken Anglican Communion
GAFCON, the Global South and the huge constituencies they collectively represent are the hope and future of the Anglican Communion.

Will the actions of orthodox Anglicans be as strong as their words post-Kigali?
There would be a cost to the GSFA provinces in impoverished, war-torn countries like Sudan and Myanmar in withdrawing from the ACC and future Lambeth conferences.

Looking back on the pandemic
What does the Christian faith have to say to people as they process the pandemic? It says that God has not left us alone in our suffering.

Repentance is what many in the Anglican Communion want to see
Without the repentance of those who have walked away from God's word, the Anglican Communion cannot be mended.

Challenged by the faith of those who suffer
Hearing first-hand accounts of such suffering is not uncommon at Gafcon. It is a profound challenge to any ignorance or indifference on the part of delegates from more secure parts of the world.

80 years after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, what have we learnt?
What can we do? What is my father's legacy? What is my grandmother's legacy on this sorrowful day?

Truth and lies in the age of AI
We're rapidly moving into a world where we won't know whether a blog, news article, scientific research paper, or even a book was created by a human being, a mindless AI system, or some combination of the two.

Trans Britain: are the numbers really adding up?
The announcement that trans data from the Office for National Statistics is being examined is to be welcomed, but of greater importance is stopping the determined campaign to promote and embed gender fluidity across society.

What now for orthodox Anglicans?
The GAFCON conference in Kigali, Rwanda, takes place amidst some division among the forces of biblical orthodoxy in the global Anglican Communion.