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All the time, we try to make advances in society, we realise that sometimes the past is forgotten, or things that were discarded in past years, are resurfacing once again, […]


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Various commentators and rioters discovered Southport this summer, following the tragic killing of three young girls who were stabbed to death at a dance studio. The seventeen year-old attacker also […]


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Andy Robertson is a theologically trained freelance journalist for BBC and Guardian specialising in video games and families. He created the Family Gaming Database and Taming Gaming book for parents. […]


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The [im]possibility of Hope 

by Matthew Barber-Rowell

6 Aug 2024

On Saturday morning, I was sat by the waterfront in Liverpool. My wife had just finished swimming in the docks, my child was asleep in the pram next to me, […]


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The small path to awe

by Lois Tarbet

31 Jul 2024

After 20 years spent in conferences, roundtables and events talking about the climate crisis, I suddenly had no more to say. This blog is about what I found in the […]


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Across the world there is a long history of political mobilization of religious communities, and the statistical association of particular faiths and denominations with voting for particular political parties. In […]


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On the 5th of July we witnessed a once in a 25-year event, namely the landslide election of a Labour government under the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer. It almost, […]


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William Temple (1881–1944) demonstrated a profound commitment to the idea that Christians should work together, earning him the title of “Bishop of Unity”. During his ministry, Temple clearly got some […]


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Jesus tell us to love our neighbour which, in practice, often means through a local church. That love needs to be customised and directed. Oldham in Greater Manchester is a […]


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Following our Radical Hope Roundtable at Liverpool Hope University on 26th April, Rev Grace Thomas shares a new blog with us based on the paper she gave at that gathering. […]


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