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Radical Faith
Exploring fundamentals of faith in a changed world
 

Darwin's theory of evolution continues to fascinate and disturb many Christians. And yet, writes Brian Kilbey in Evolution and Christian Belief, it's possible to think of God's creativity in a way which fully  values Darwin's theory and the insights it offers to everyone.

If there is a ready-made stumbling block to ordinary people entering into and enlivening the life of the worldwide Church it is the latter's general attitude towards, and teaching about, the subject of Sex. It may be that the dead hand of sexual tradition has to be cast off before renewal can begin.

Beyond the Fringe
For those who are open to venturing beyond  traditional Christian teaching, some challenging viewpoints are presented here.

There seems to be a renewed interest lately in the life and person of St Francis of Assisi. But despite being almost universally admired, he is broadly also misunderstood. In St Francis, Christian Love, and the Biotechnological Future, William Hurlbut argues that our progress towards a new kind of medicine - the engineering of the human body - may contain the threat of a damaging kind of social engineering. The frail yet joyful vision of human life lived out by Francis is a powerful balance for a new but amoral drive for bodily perfection.

 

16/05/2013

Church Watch

 
Sadgat Syed, spokesman for a group of extremist Muslims, has demanded that all Christian missionaries leave Kashmir, India, or face the consequences [More]
 
Samuel Jaramillo, a three- year-old Catholic Columbian boy, has caused a stir by being videoed celebrating the Eucharist from memory [More]
 

Janet Henderson, the first female Dean of the Anglican Cathedral in Llandaff, Wales, has resigned after only three months in the job [More]

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is reported to have lost much weight and to be in poor health [More]

Settlements and legal fees have cost the USA Catholic Church US$2.62 billion since 2004, according to a new report [More]

A
n Iranian high court has confirmed the sentences of four Christians who were jailed for converting from Islam [More]

 
Obiter Dictum
Anthony Bradley thinks that a new drive towards radicalised Christian mission is a type of legalism which discourages ordinary people from doing ordinary things to God's glory.

Essays on Church censorship