Open Book: Paul’s first letter to Timothy – A respectful community
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at Paul’s advice to Timothy in I Timothy about those in oversight roles in the Christian community in which he lives…
Britons say willing to pay more for fair fashion but trust in brands lacking
Thomson Reuters Foundation Most British consumers would pay more for their clothes if factory workers received fairer wages, but lack trust in the ethical pledges made by brands, a poll found on Thursday, amid growing concerns around labour abuses in the fashion industry. Six in 10 people in Britain said they would spend up to […]
Churches invited to join Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Christians across the globe are preparing to join in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, described as the “largest prayer gathering in the world”. The week, which runs from 18th to 25th January, is this year being held under the theme ‘Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue’, which is inspired by verses in […]
UN expresses concern over upsurge of violence in north-east Nigeria
The UN has expressed concern over the impact ongoing violence in north-east Nigeria – where clashes between government forces and Boko Haram fighters has displaced tens of thousands in recent week – is having on civilians. Speaking after visiting camps for displaced people in the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, Edward Kallon, UN humanitarian coordinator, […]
StrangeSights: Australian PM’s two left feet; which is the world’s steepest street?; and, why the Mona Lisa isn’t watching you…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
New board game asks ‘Who’s She?’ to spotlight famous women in history
Thomson Reuters Foundation Did she win a Nobel Prize? Was she an inventor? Did she make a discovery? These are some of the questions that Polish designer Zuzanna Kozerska-Girard wants more children to ask as they learn about famous women while playing her debut board game ‘Who’s She?’. Children’s board game ‘Who’s She?’, created by […]
CATHOLIC CHURCH: CARDINAL KASPER IS FAR FROM CONTROVERSIES FOR A CHANGE AND HAPPILY SO
DAVID GIBSON, writing for Religion News Service, reports from Rome…
Europe must cut ties with Mauritania, anti-slavery politician says
Thomson Reuters Foundation Days after his release from jail, one of Mauritania’s top anti-slavery campaigners called on Europe to stop doing business with and giving aid to the West African country, which has one of the world’s highest rates of slavery. Biram Dah Abeid, a politician and lawyer, called on the European Union to follow the […]
Essay: Honouring the memory of Lamin Sanneh, Yale Divinity School expert on world Christianity
In an article first published on Religion News Service, ANTHEA BUTLER, associate professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, reflects on the life and legacy of scholar Lamin Sanneh…