what's new
archived news
jan - jun 2008
Anglo-German exchange visit
30 June 2008
Presentation from the Revd Dr Charlotte Methuen
Environment and Climate Change
30 June 2008
Update on the UK Climate Change Bill
Church and Society
30 June 2008
Equality Bill to be introduced in next session of UK Parliament
Inter Faith
26 June 2008
Resource for A Common Word - Above Us and Between Us
Global Mission
24 June 2008
Future Church Conference 2008: draft programme and booking form available
Windrush 60th Anniversary
19 June 2008
Events around the country commemorate the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush
Church and Society
16 June 2008
Government ‘moral without a compass' says report into Church and Welfare
Global Mission
16 June 2008
Video highlights of Church Without Walls 2008
Environment and Climate Change
10 June 2008
Archbishop and church leaders call for worshippers to make 'Time for God's Creation'
Inter Faith
9 June 2008
More responses to A Common Word
Culture, Identity and the Public Square
9 June 2008
Articles from the Theos Christian think tank
Inter Faith
5 June 2008
Ecumenical gathering discusses ways Christian-Muslim engagement might be strengthened
China Desk
3 June 2008
Update on the Sichuan Earthquake Appeal
Action on Asylum and Refugees
Environment and Climate Change
2 June 2008
Union of Welsh Independents publishes environmental pack
Inter Faith
2 June 2008
Background to the Alexandria Declaration between leaders from Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
30 May 2008
Theme for 2009 will be 'Reconcile Your People', based on Ezekiel 37:15-28
Inter Faith
Environment and Climate Change
30 May 2008
Bishop criticised for speech on climate change
Inter Faith
27 May 2008
Conference: Scriptural reasoning as a Civic Practice
International Students
27 May 2008
Calculator for managing student finances
Church and Society
22 May 2008
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor comments on House of Commons vote on abortion law
Inter Faith
20 May 2008
The Muslim Community in Ireland: Challenging some of the myths and misinformation
Environment and Climate Change
20 May 2008
100th Eco-congregation Award in England and Wales
Church and Society
20 May 2008
Science, Ethics and Faith - a conversation about the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
Churches' Refugee Network
20 May 2008
Conference Report 2008
Church and Society
19 May 2008
Catholic leaders of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales back adult stem cell research with grant
Living Spirituality Network
19 May 2008
Spring 2008 Newsletter available for download
Inter Faith
16 May 2008
Muslim and Quaker responses to Face to Face and Side by Side
Environment and Climate Change
16 May 2008
CofE Environmental Adviser calls for end to spin
Windrush@60
16 May 2008
60th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush
Ecumenical conference
16 May 2008
Moving Forward Together conference flyer - 21 June 2008 (PDF)
Conference details and booking form (DOC)
Culture, Identity and the Public Square
15 May 2008
Migration, Citizenship and the Commonwealth conference
Culture, Identity and the Public Square
Church Life / Faith and Order
8 May 2008
Background paper available for Anglo-German exchange visit
Environment and Climate Change
8 May 2008
Bartholomew I honoured for environmental concern
Inter Faith
7 May 2008
New religious movements
Environment and Climate Change
7 May 2008
Eco-Congregation launches new website
Inter Faith
2 May 2008
Christian-Hindu relations
Environment and Climate Change
2 May 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury to shun air travel for 2008
Inter Faith
1 May 2008
Christian-Buddhist relations
Environment and Climate Change
1 May 2008
Scottish Climate Change Bill
Church and Society
1 May 2008
Research shows the extensive contribution made by faith communities to Welsh society
Churches' Refugee Network
30 April 2008
Changes to UK immigration policy
Environment and Climate Change
28 April 2008
Update on the UK Climate Change Bill
23 April 2008
Hope for Planet Earth - at the Pentecost Festival
Church and Society
18 April 2008
Get Fair - a major campaign to tackle poverty in the UK
Racial Justice
15 April 2008
Many Voices, One Voice: a conference to promote black writing from a faith perspective
Church and Society
11 April 2008
Industrial Mission Association Conference 2008: Is Devolution a Winner?
Churches' Refugee Network
10 April 2008
City of Sanctuary National Conference
Church and Society
9 April 2008
Rt Rev Robert Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, in favour of embryo research
Inter Faith
8 April 2008
Responses to Face to Face, Side by Side
Global Mission
7 April 2008
The National Gathering - Church Without Walls 2008
Inter Faith
4 April 2008
Events: Christianity & Scotland's Other Faiths
Culture, Identity and the Public Square
4 April 2008
Tony Blair talked on Faith and Globalisation at the Cardinal's Lectures
Environment and Climate Change
4 April 2008
Faiths in Creation conference
Church and Society
4 April 2008
Cardinal Keith O'Brien welcomes opinion poll showing opposition to part-human part-animal embryos
Inter Faith
3 April 2008
Conference: Research into Minority Religions, New Religious Movements and 'the New Spirituality'
Environment and Climate Change
2 April 2008
Bishops call for a greener EU Budget
Living Spirituality Network
28 March 2008
Articles and comment now online
Churches' Refugee Network
28 March 2008
Briefing on the Independent Asylum Commission
Church and Society
27 March 2008
Church responses to free vote on Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill
Inter Faith
27 March 2008
Film for community events and schools from Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Global Mission
26 March 2008
Presentation: Mission accompaniment and emerging church
Principal for Sarum College
26 March 2008
Sarum College, Salisbury, seeks to appoint a Principal (PDF)
Environment and Climate Change
25 March 2008
Updated briefings on the Climate Change Bill and climate change science
Inter Faith
20 March 2008
Inter faith publications available from the churches
Environment and Climate Change
20 March 2008
Storm of Hope brochure from Christian Ecology Link
Church and Society
19 March 2008
Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office briefing paper: Poverty - Who Cares?
Environment and Climate Change
19 March 2008
Change the Dream symposium at The Monastery, Manchester, 4 May 2008
18 March 2008
A public meeting on the Climate Change Bill on 22 April, with Hilary Benn MP and Peter Ainsworth MP
Churches Together in England
18 March 2008
March newsletter includes leadership changes and celebrates 60 years of the World Council of Churches
Joint Public Issues Team
17 March 2008
Newsletter includes remembrance and prayer for Iraq, plus immigration and the churches' response
Inter Faith
14 March 2008
Guidelines for Interfaith Events and Dialogue
Roots for Churches
13 March 2008
Part-time Administrator ROOTS for Churches
Churches' Refugee Network
11 March 2008
CRN Conference 2008, Birmingham, 17 May 2008
BBC's The Passion
10 March 2008
Review by Mark Woods of The Baptist Times
Church and Society
6 March 2008
Churches respond to Government's decision to drop supercasino
BBC's The Passion
5 March 2008
Full details about the drama on the BBC website
Church and Society
5 March 2008
Catholic guide to the Mental Capacity Act and ‘Living Wills'
Set All Free
4 March 2008
Latest edition of the Set All Free e-bulletin is available
Church and Society
29 February 2008
Church of England encourages Government warning to gambling industry
Environment and Climate Change
29 February 2008
A Rocha February 2008 conservation / Christian newsletter
Inter Faith
28 February 2008
CCEE and CEC discuss ecumenism and relations with Muslims in Europe
Environment and Climate Change
27 February 2008
Operation Noah's Mark Dowd tells MPs humanity is sleepwalking towards climate disaster
26 February 2008
Resources: liturgical material on the Season of Creation website
China Desk
22 February 2008
New events for the China Forum
Environment and Climate Change
21 February 2008
Observe a Time for Creation
New resources for Hope 2008
20 February 2008 - Christian Enquiry Agency
Hope 2008 information
Culture, Identity and the Public Square
19 February 2008
Resources from the Inter Faith Network for the UK
Church and Society
19 February 2008
Event: Human Trafficking - Twenty-first Century Slavery
Inter Faith
19 February 2008
Talk: Experience of inter faith work from Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders
Environment and Climate Change
15 February 2008
Touching Creation conference with Ann Pettifor and Revd Dr Nicholas Sagovsky
Joint Public Issues Team
14 February 2008
Newsletter includes briefing on the Climate Change Bill and advice on debt
Inter Faith
13 February 2008
Conference: Spiritual Guidance in Our Multi Faith Society
Environment and Climate Change
12 February 2008
Caring for Creation - an inter faith event exploring peace, justice and sustainability
8 February 2008
Liveit! includes a debate discussing the Church's response to Climate Change
Churches' Refugee Network
7 February 2008
West Yorkshire church leaders issue statement of support for asylum seekers
Migration and movements of people
7 February 2008
Report from the Four Nations Forum for Evangelisation, Dublin 2007
Lent 2008: Pathways of Prayer
6 February 2008
Extra material, intended especially for individuals following the series alone
Environment and Climate Change
1 February 2008
Reports from the Hoping Rising climate change festival
Migration and movements of people
30 January 2008
Join in the Migration Enquiry
Inter Faith
28 January 2008
Cardinal's Lectures - examining faith and life in Britain
24 January 2008
Presbyterian Church of Wales appoints its first Inter Faith Development Worker
Church and Society
24 January 2008
Cardinal calls for a regulated bio-ethics commission
Racial Justice
22 January 2008
Reports from recent Church Refugee Network seminars are available for download
Church and Society
17 January 2008
Briefing from the Scottish Bishops for parishes on the Embryo Research bill
Environment and Climate Change
14 January 2008
Documentary God is Green available on the Operation Noah web site
Inter Faith
10 January 2008
The Importance of Inter Faith Relations - A View from HG Bishop Angaelos
9 January 2008
The Christian-Muslim Forum has organised a conference for Christian and Muslim teachers in March
Environment and Climate Change
9 January 2008
Operation Noah appoints documentary maker as campaign strategist
3 January 2008
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund has produced a new Bible Study Pack for Lent and beyond
2 January 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year message
