By Geoff Bottoms In applying the Jewish and Christian scriptures to contemporary social and political issues, the various churches recognise that the origins of the teachings... Continue reading
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In this edition of Our Culture, Geoff Bottoms examines the Church as a cultural and political institution, tracing the gap between the radical inclusivity of the early... Continue reading
Jesus casting out the money changers from the Temple by Giotto, 14th century By Geoff Bottoms Just as the late Pope Francis completed the apostolic exhortation that... Continue reading
Christ in the Rubble By Father Geoff Bottoms I recently celebrated a humanist funeral for a comrade of mine, and at the reception afterwards his daughter caught... Continue reading
St Francis of Assisi Church stained glass window, Churches Complex, Dubai By Alan McGuire “The Church is the only society that exists for the benefit of those... Continue reading
Genocide in Gaza. Commons image: Abd elhkeen Abo riash – Palestinian photojournalist Violet White critiques the ideology of Christian Zionism, which has influenced the passivity of mainstream... Continue reading
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
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
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