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Radical Faith Exploring fundamentals of faith in a changed world
Some think
that the initial trial of Jesus took place at night in the home
of the High Priest. But how many of them know that this would
have been illegal in Jewish Law? The Trial
of Jesus in History turns out to be far less clear, as
parallel versions show.
Many
people scoff at the Christian focus on faith.
Where faith is conceived of as gullible belief in far-fetched
doctrines they may have a case. However, Christian faith is
really trust in
God, and without this faith the entire edifice of many
cultures would collapse overnight.
Beyond
the Fringe For
those who are open to venturing beyond traditional Christian
teaching, some challenging viewpoints are presented here.
u Christian
practices of meditation have for many centuries been the focus of an
important minority. Their links with Oriental techniques have never
been stressed, but today the common ground of both Christian and other
meditation disciplines is increasingly obvious. In Faith
and the Brain, Andrew Newberg and others discuss how
meditation changes brain structures.
30/08/2010
Church
Watch
Belgian
newspapers have published a transcript of Cardinal
Godfried Danneels urging a victim to conceal sexual
abuse by a bishop [More]
Charles
Chaput, Catholic Bishop of Denver, USA, has urged
Europeans to oppose State-encouraged atheism [More]
Jane
Spahr, a USA Presbyterian Church minister, has been
found guilty of representing same-sex ceremonies as
marriages [More]
Desmond
Tutu, former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South
Africa, has urged all to oppose Government moves to
impose harsh restrictions on the press [More]
St Vincent's Episcopal (Anglican) School in
Bedford, USA, has refused the enrolment of a child being
raised by lesbian parents [More]
A recent UK survey shows that atheist doctors are twice as
likely to deliberately shorten the lives of terminally ill
patients [More]
An all-Africa conference of Anglican bishops has condemned
homosexuality as an alien culture which hinders the Church's
growth [More]
A former Hindu extremist who converted to Christianity in
Orissa Province, India, has been murdered [More]
Obiter
Dictum A "Christianity Today" editorial discusses
how some people hype up their conversion testimonies.
