Drawing on different readings of the Zacchaeus story, Augustine Tanner-Ihmn invites us to consider the post-colonial context of our preaching.
Luke 19 and Post Colonial Preaching
Now is the Time!
Research Associate Peter King reports on the recent German Kirchentag in Nürnberg and the challenges he brings home from it.
Hostility, Healing, Hymnody: An Editorial Edition
What might it mean if our hymns use words of violence from scripture in their praise of God, or their condemnation of others?
The Jealous god of Nationalism
Nowadays there is preached and practised a twofold doctrine, (1) that each nationality should constitute a united independent sovereign state, and (2) that every national state should expect and require of its citizens not only unquestioning obedience and supreme loyalty, not
National Churches & Trans-National God
Research associate Peter King considers the role of the national church in contributing to nationalism, and offers practical solutions for the church to instead reflect a trans-national God.
The Lure of a Happy Ending – Making Space for the Traumatised
In this guest post Dr Sarah Travis invites us to consider how much our worship and preaching makes space for those who have experienced trauma.
A review of ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’: On Mark Driscoll, intimidation, and power
This author highlights the importance of power literacy, the role of intimidation in the culture of Mars Hill, and the centrality of gender in Driscoll’s teaching.
Canadian Residential Schools – one Canadian Christian responds
If someone told me of the discovery of an unmarked mass burial site, containing 215 (or 104 or 751) little bodies disposed of like so much garbage, I would guess that perhaps it was done by the Nazis. Or the
The Holocaust: Church Complicity and Indifference
Guest blogger Revd Bruce D. Thompson reflects on church compicity with antisemitism, and the role that the Bible sometimes plays. I had long suspected it be the case. The confirmation however, came at a time, and in a way, I
Response to the UK government’s ‘Declaration of Humanity’
This week the UK Government has published a ‘Declaration of Humanity’ by Faith and Belief Leaders in the UK, to condemn all forms of sexual violence. Here is our response, as published on the website of the European Baptist Federation,