GDR/East German banknote featuring Thomas Müntzer All but unknown in the Western narrative, the radical German theologian, preacher, and revolutionary Thomas Müntzer (c. 1489–1525) became one of... Continue reading
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By Alan McGuire When Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped out onto the Vatican balcony in 2013, the world was already in crisis: ecological breakdown, rising inequality,... Continue reading
The conflict between the State of Israel and Hamas in Gaza calls into question the Deuteronomic command to ‘utterly destroy’ the existing nations in Palestine, in order... Continue reading
Christ hanging over the City of Rafah, Gaza, which was destroyed by Israeli bombardment in 2025. Aerial View Source: IG/ @eye.on.palestine. Christ figure adapted from ‘Christo Morto’ statuette:... Continue reading
Violet White argues that all who are engaged in the struggle for a just society – whether of faith or of no faith – stand on the... Continue reading
by Alan McGuire In our consumerist societies, where individualism is pushed in our faces by influencers everyday, and our communities feel increasingly more superficial and fraying, ancient... Continue reading
Image credit: copyright Ben Wildflower by Rebecca Lowe I’ve always had something of a fascination with Mary. I’m not a Catholic, but as a long-time believer, I... Continue reading
It is not only about sex and religion. It is also about power and class. The Church of England is in chaos: just weeks after Justin Welby... Continue reading
Professor Terry Eagleton discusses the revolutionary politics of the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, the mothers of Jesus and John the Baptist. Image above: The Visitation, by Lorenzo... Continue reading
In the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, city and church leaders cancelled all Christmas festivities this year to mourn the more than... Continue reading
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