Opinion

Statues, slavery and one way to right a wrong
Statues, slavery and one way to right a wrong

More monuments to those who fought against slavery and colonialism will go some way to righting a wrong, increasing confidence and self-esteem, and enabling all to feel part of a shared history, writes Roy Francis.

The kings who converted to Christianity
The kings who converted to Christianity

Royal conversion was very important in defending and spreading the faith. It was also complicated and controversial in some of its effects, as time would reveal.

Changing world, changing missions
Changing world, changing missions

Christian Today speaks to Jim Armstrong, General Director of Echoes International, on how global missions has changed since the agency's founding 150 years ago.

From the orphanage to a loving family
From the orphanage to a loving family

Robert Glover speaks to Christian Today about their work in China and why the Church needs to get behind the shift from orphanages to family-based care.

Hardship may come but don\'t worry, just prepare
Hardship may come but don't worry, just prepare

There is something that we urgently need to come to grips with. The world is changing, and not for the best.

The post-truth society
The post-truth society

If children are growing up in a world without absolute truth, they will find themselves facing a confused reality – indeed they will struggle to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

Too many bishops have failed to challenge prevailing Western thinking on gender, sexuality and the unborn
Too many bishops have failed to challenge prevailing Western thinking on gender, sexuality and the unborn

They have failed to challenge the prevailing autonomy of Western culture but have instead increasingly insisted under the mantras of 'diversity' and inclusivity' that Christians should accept and affirm people's choices about how they want to live their lives

Genocide in Nigeria
Genocide in Nigeria

What has happened to Nigerian Christians meets the established international standards for genocide.

Prophecy in a time of climate crisis
Prophecy in a time of climate crisis

Christians are called to prophetically speak out against the practices and interests that threaten the future of God's creation on Planet Earth.

Lambeth 2022 and a hurtful snub
Lambeth 2022 and a hurtful snub

It seems that in order to maintain the narrative that the Anglican Communion is "God's Church for God's World - walking, listening and witnessing together", the Archbishop of Canterbury is prepared to ignore those who disagree.

Lambeth 2022: the end of the Anglican Communion?
Lambeth 2022: the end of the Anglican Communion?

Unity based on fudge and evasion is no unity at all.

Where the thought of a church in decline is inconceivable
Where the thought of a church in decline is inconceivable

If the Anglican Communion learns to listen to bishops like the Rt Rev Elias Chakupewa, there may be hope for the future.

What Isaiah teaches us about God's forgiveness and generosity
What Isaiah teaches us about God's forgiveness and generosity

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the wonderful message of hope for the displaced and the unfortunate, the downtrodden and the sinner from Isaiah 55:6-56:8.

Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT
Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT

A statement from Anglican bishops at Lambeth 2022 affirming the "holiness" of LGBT+ love "in committed relationships" is gathering signatures but the published list only serves to show just how marginal the Western revisionist agenda is in the Anglican Communion.

Will a lunchtime of letters at Lambeth save the Anglican Communion?
Will a lunchtime of letters at Lambeth save the Anglican Communion?

In a last ditch attempt to reduce the tensions in the Anglican Communion the Archbishop of Canterbury has written to all the bishops.

The challenge to the Church to reach more young men
The challenge to the Church to reach more young men

Young men are feeling alienated by today's culture but the Church can provide the answer.