Progressive Christianity Network BritainBlog

Manchester attack

Wednesday 31st May 2017 | Author: Adrian Alker

What has Christianity to say to a grieving nation and families overwhelmed by grief? The chair of PCN Britain, Adrian Alker, offers this commentary.

The atrocious and heartbreaking attack at Manchester Arena has left us all shocked, saddened and, yes, angry, at the loss of so many young lives. Of course we read and see via the media similar outrages across the world. A few days after the tragic event in Manchester, a similar number of children – all Coptic Christians –were killed by Islamic extremists in Egypt, where the minority Christian population lives in fear. But Manchester, a drive away, brings home the horror of such murderous ideology of Isis and associated terrorist groups.

The Manchester bombing - questions for religion

Tuesday 30th May 2017 | Author: John Churcher

Former chair of PCN Britain, John churcher, says the Manchester attack underlines the need for a reformation in our religious thinking.

Manchester reminds me yet again that regardless of the different religious labels by which we choose to define ourselves we each have a responsibility to work together for the common good and for the future of creation.

Be the Longing

Thursday 25th May 2017

Kelly Isola, turns around the "Where was God?" question which gets asked in the teeth of chaos and tragedy

Often, during times like these of great suffering, upheaval and uncertainty, the question arises “Where is God?” But the question I would put before you today is not “Where is God,” rather I would ask “Where is humanity? Where are you?”

Ten Ways to Meet God Mindfully

Sunday 21st May 2017

Jim Burklo, Associate Dean at the Religious Life department of the University of Southern California, provides some avenues to experience God through mindfulness.

Know the divine Knower within you as you mindfully contemplate...

Speaking of God in the 21st Century - lecture audio

Friday 12th May 2017 | Author: Val Webb

Australian theologian, Dr Val Webb, speaking on 4th May 2017 at Cairns Church of Scotland, tackles the tension between a Biblical faith and a modern faith.

Talking about God must always hold two things together – the story of God; and making sense of that story in our changing cultural, scientific and social understandings....

Marriage and same sex relationships

Friday 12th May 2017 | Author: Harry Houldsworth

Pre-occupation with who is allowed to marry has led us to ignore a much more significant issue - the side-lining of marriage itself, says Harry Houldsworth

Adrian Alker, the chair of PCN Britain, is to be applauded for his criticism of the House of Bishops Report on Marriage and Same Sex Relationships. My only reservation is that, once again, a single issue has been permitted to deflect attention from the fact that marriage in any form has been under sustained political and legal attack for many decades. The highly emotive language used in this latest debate is doing little to stop the institution of marriage being further undermined...