Jesus the Jew
At the age of 7, Amy-Jill Levine was accused by a school friend of having killed Jesus – because she’s Jewish. Out of this episode grew a lifelong fascination with Jesus, his life and times. Now a...
View ArticleDeath: In Search of the Soul
Two-thirds of us believe that we have a soul. But how do we know, and what difference does it make for how we die? And at a time when reports of Near Death Experiences abound in the media, how do such...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Things Unseen: research report
To mark the launch of Things Unseen, CTVC commissioned a piece of original research from the think tank Theos to examine patters of spiritual belief in Britain. The results showed that spiritual...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Things Unseen: launch discussion
On 17th October 2013, Things Unseen was launched at Southwark Cathedral with this panel discussion looking at the findings of new research specially commissioned from the think tank, Theos. Chaired by...
View ArticleThe case for (and against) Peace Journalism…..
Open any newspaper, watch any TV channel, and stories of War and Conflict tumble from page and screen… But can we trust what we read and see? Even when journalists work hard to separate facts from...
View ArticleThe Word: Nicky Gumbel
Growing up, Nicky Gumbel found religion pointless and dull and considered Christianity “intellectually unsustainable”. Yet today he is best known as vicar of one the largest evangelical churches in the...
View ArticleShamans and Sacraments: the meaning of rituals
From a Cherokee medicine man smoking a pipe to Sufi mystics whirling in ecstasy or Pope Francis celebrating mass – different as they may seem, all of these people engage in a form of religious ritual....
View ArticleJesus the Muslim
Few Christians know how important a role Jesus plays in Islam, where he stands out as one of the most revered prophets. Yet the narrative about him in the Quran is very different from the gospel...
View ArticleThe Word: Tony Jordan
He is suspicious of organised religion, has a penchant for creating award-winning plots featuring con artists, and is perhaps best known for the surprises and shocks that have fuelled EastEnders...
View ArticleFaith and Fighting
How much is Religion to blame for all the fighting in the world? Edward Canfor-Dumas confronts a Muslim and a Zoroastrian – Maajid Nawaz, of the Quilliam Foundation, and Jehangir Sarosh, of the World...
View ArticleThe Mind Body Spirit Doc
He is America’s best-known medical doctor, and his name a multi-million dollar brand: Dr Andrew Weil, who was once named by Time Magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people. A graduate...
View ArticleThe Word: Lord Smith of Finsbury
Google “Lord Smith of Finsbury” and you’ll find out that in 1984 he made history as an “inadvertent trailblazer” when he became the first MP to reveal he was gay; that he went on to become secretary of...
View ArticleMan with Deer Eyes
He rarely talks about his spiritual beliefs, and much prefers to spend time with his Creator (whom he calls “Grandfather”) alone in the Arizona desert. Yet in this rare interview, CJ Whitedeer,...
View ArticleThe Word: Rose Hudson-Wilkin
If the Church of England votes in favour of women bishops later this year, Rose Hudson-Wilkin is strongly tipped to be among the first tranche of women appointed. She is no stranger to being a pioneer....
View ArticleThe Word: Lord Griffiths
It would not be a cliché to say that Leslie Griffiths, one of Britain’s most senior Methodist ministers, came from the wrong side of the tracks. Born in 1942, Leslie was brought up in an impoverished...
View ArticleThe Great Divide: a Sunni perspective
The division between Sunnis and Shias is nearly as old as Islam itself. Although the two main branches of Islam share most of their beliefs and practices, political and theological divisions have...
View ArticleGood Friday and Easter: After Rwanda
In the early 1990s, Scottish Tearfund health worker Lesley Strachan met and married Rwandan pastor Charles Bilinda. Less than 18 months after the wedding, in April 1994, he vanished in the genocide....
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?
If you belong to a minority faith, and your name strongly suggests that this is the case, are potential employers less likely to invite you for an interview? And would your best policy be to put...
View ArticleThe Word: Rowan Williams
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, is arguably more than any other contemporary public figure the very antithesis of the modern culture of spin and the glib comment. At times the...
View ArticleRoad to Forgiveness: South Africa
Would you forgive the person responsible for the killing of your child? And would you ask for forgiveness on behalf of your race? For decades, South Africa was dominated by the struggle against...
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