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Is the climate really beyond politics?

by Matthew Stemp

30 Oct 2020

In the second of a series of blogs on Extinction Rebellion’s recent protests, Matthew Stemp argues that the movement must overcome views of religion, spirituality and ethics that are preventing […]


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TikTok, Pastoral Care and Lockdown Britain

by Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts

23 Oct 2020

In this blog, Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts—a member of our Ethical Futures network—offers a positive story about digital technology, reflecting on the recent trend for an innovative form of pastoral care. In […]


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Matthew Barber-Rowell examines how the practice of mask-wearing might reveal precisely the sort of attitudes we need to shape society for the better over the coming years. Last week, Boris […]


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Reflecting on emotions as the music returns

by Ben Thompson

2 Oct 2020

Ben Thompson, an ordinand at Ripon College Cuddesdon, writes about the post-lockdown return of music to our churches. But why did we miss it so much? When we listen to […]


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Is XR undergoing a just transition?

by Matthew Stemp

18 Sep 2020

In the first of a series of blogs on Extinction Rebellion’s recent protests, Matthew Stemp explores how the movement is beginning to learn the hard lessons of neglecting climate justice. […]


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With the UK government’s publication of a new obesity strategy last week, Gill Reeve suggests that a more urgent need is a broader strategy to address the underlying causes of […]


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A conversation between Dr Sanjee Perera (SP) and Professor Simon Lee (SL). This is a conversation of hope in an age of turbulence, when the symbols of an ignominious past […]


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I was wrong: how hard can it be to say?

by Helen Paynter

17 Jul 2020

Helen Paynter is a Baptist minister and works at Bristol Baptist College as director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. In this blog, she explores why […]


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A touch of love or a touch that kills?

by Sarah Hills

19 Jun 2020

The Rev’d Canon Dr Sarah Hills is the vicar of Holy Island, Lindisfarne. Here, she draws on her time in both South Africa and Northern Ireland to reflect on racism, […]


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Associate Research Fellow Rosie Dawson reflects on Trump’s highly controversial pose outside St John’s Episcopal church last week and wonders if the key to the American election lies in the […]


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