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Bible has ‘no place for left and right’ , economics conference is told

Chris Sugden, 24 January 2019 ‘Left’ and ‘right’ political and economic categories cannot be applied to the bible’s economic understanding, and are of little use in addressing society.  So concluded a seminar in Campion Hall Oxford on January 16th where biblical scholars and professionals in law and business examined “The Social and Economic Teaching of the […]

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African Christian Leadership, Realities, Opportunities and Impact: Eds Robert J Priest and Kirimi Barine

African Christian Leadership, Realities, Opportunities and Impact Edited by Robert J Priest and Kirimi Barine ( Orbis Books for the American Society of Missiology, 2017). $30 USD. This book, with fifteen contributors, has a clear and openly stated purpose – to assist those investing funds in education and training of leaders for Africa’s churches to

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Heads of African Christian Institutions study Islam

More than seventy heads of university theology faculties, principals of theological colleges and directors of national Christian fellowships from twenty countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa met for the nineteenth annual conference of the Network for African Congregational Theology (NetACT) at St Paul’s University Limuru, Kenya, from July 1-5. They gathered to develop their understanding of Islam which is

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The ethically neutral space of altruism and fundraising.

Vinay Samuel and Chris Sugden On Tuesday June 18, the Governing Body of Murray Edwards College Cambridge met to consider the findings of the Charity Commission into allegations of misconduct by Oxfam’s staff involved in its humanitarian response in Haiti 2011. The College’s President, Dame Barbara Stocking, was Chief Executive of Oxfam in 2011. The

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Patrick Sookhdeo’s Research Method

During the recent Stellenbosch DPhil research and methodologies seminar, Professor Patrick Sookhdeo presented a paper on his research methodologies. This paper outlines his approach to research, information, and teaching, and then focuses on two key stages of research: locating and testing the source of information, and then analysing the information. Professor Sookhdeo’s particular methodology draws

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Hated without a Reason: The Remarkable story of Christian persecution over the centuries

Available from Isaac Publishing Hated without a Reason: The Remarkable story of Christian persecution over the centuries Patrick Sookhdeo, Isaac Publications, April 2019. 272pp £10.00 In his interim report on the persecution of Christians, commissioned by the Foreign Office (CEN report February 8th) and published on May 3rd, the Bishop of Truro likened the current persecution

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Understanding Living Islam

Available from Isaac Publishing Spirituality, Structures, Society and Sects A detailed study of the practices, family life, social structures, spirituality and sects of Muslims today. Including extensive quotations from Islamic sources, the book is especially suitable for those seeking an in-depth understanding of Islam, and covers the range from conservative and political Islam to folk Islam

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