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April 21, 2020
Published by joe on April 21, 2020
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Extinction Catastrophe and the Covid-19 Pandemic

In January this year I started to muse about how the Extinction Catastrophe we are facing is connected to global warming and the extinction of species […]
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April 10, 2020
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on April 10, 2020
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Coronavirus and God

At times like this many people’s faith is tested. Suffering is, and always has been, the toughest challenge to believers. If God is in control, why […]
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April 7, 2020
Published by joe on April 7, 2020
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Dean’s Diary: Light and Dark in Holy Week

I am half expecting a Royal Visit.  One of the peculiarities in being the Dean of Christ Church Oxford is having to reside in the Deanery, […]
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April 4, 2020
Published by Alan Race on April 4, 2020
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God is to be found in the virus

Covid-19 has upended ‘normality’ and we are in shock. We have been reminded of the fleeting nature of our lives, the frailty of our institutions and […]
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April 3, 2020
Published by joe on April 3, 2020
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Silent Enemy: a view from Colombo, Sri Lanka 

I watch every single day during my self-imposed quarantine period a herd of ‘great white pelicans’ (migrating birds) settling on a Banyan tree (ficus Benghalensis) about […]
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March 31, 2020
Published by joe on March 31, 2020
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Charisma & coercion: Manipulation & power abuse in the Church

THIS WAS the title of the Modern Church South West group day conference in Bath last month, led by Stephen Parsons, author of survivingchurch.org. The seeds for this day […]
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March 31, 2020
Published by joe on March 31, 2020
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House of Bishops Pastoral Statement on Marriage and Civil Partnerships: A Critical Appraisal

Civil Partnerships and Marriage In 2019 the British Government opened civil partnerships to heterosexual couples as well as to same sex couples, giving two options for […]
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March 31, 2020
Published by Lorraine Cavanagh on March 31, 2020
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The Eucharist – A Virtual Necessity?

I am not a great Skype enthusiast. I don’t disagree with it in principle. It’s just that I find that it doesn’t quite deliver what it […]
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March 31, 2020
Published by Jonathan Draper on March 31, 2020
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Virtual Church?

We live in interesting times. We’ve all, suddenly, become familiar with new concepts like ‘social distancing’, ‘self-isolation’, and, apparently, ‘hand washing’; we’re even beginning to know […]
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