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[Robinson-Brown] identifies the suffering of Black LGBTQ+ Christians with Christ’s suffering. But this identification cannot reflect what is truly radical and new in the cross. It is the darkness of death on the cross that judges all our systems, not simply the suffering that makes us more ‘righteous’.
by Maria Power
27 Aug 2021
Maria Power praises the new edited volume ‘Coming Home’ for its much-needed theological reflections on housing and homelessness. Over the past 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns have […]
by John Reader
30 Jul 2021
John Reader reflects on Anita Sethi’s recent memoir, following both her internal and external journeys, and applauding her use of digital media to bring about new forms of public interaction. […]
Lottie Moore reviews Al Barrett’s recent book at the intersection between practical and political theology—and finds much to recommend. Al Barrett’s work opens with a description of the Bromford Passion […]
by David Shaw
14 May 2021
David Shaw finds much to admire in this study of Cardinal Cahal Daly and his role in peace-making in Northern Ireland. The number of books covering the violence, politics, and […]
by Greg Smith
5 Mar 2021
Greg Smith offers a probing review of this edited collection of essays on Brexit from an Anglican perspective. Jonathan Chaplin and Andrew Bradstock have done an excellent job in bringing […]
Dr Maria Power, honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Foundation, finds much to recommend in Marcus Mescher’s recent contribution to Catholic social teaching. When Francis succeeded Benedict XVI as pope […]
Tim Middleton reviews this book from Christian Climate Action—a combination of thoughts, resources and laments on Extinction Rebellion and climate activism from a religious perspective. Time to Act was published […]
by Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts
18 Dec 2020
Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts finds much to recommend in this edited volume on the connections between spirituality and well-being, not least its global and interdisciplinary approach. In recent years, the study of […]
Greg Smith reviews Chris Wright’s recent book on idolatry. He applauds Wright’s critique of the idols that dominate our contemporary politics, and wonders whether the solution lies in a conception […]