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- ALAN CROSS
In an article first published on Religion News Service, ALAN CROSS, Southern Baptist pastor and the author of 'When Heaven and Earth Collide: Racism, Southern Evangelicals, and the Better Way of Jesus', looks at the idea of blessing in the wake of the recent controversy involving Louie Giglio...
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- DIANE RANDALL and ALICIA CANNON
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DIANE RANDALL, general secretary of the US-based Friends Committee on National Legislation, and ALICIA CANNON, FCNL’s Sustainable Energy and Environment Program assistant, argue that in order to 'love thy neighbour', we must preserve and protect our common home...
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- SALLY BRUCE
SALLY BRUCE, a member of the communications team at DFN (Dignity Freedom Network) - which advocates and cares for India's oppressed peoples, looks at the hardships facing the vulnerable in India and how the organisation is helping...
Essay: Black religious leaders are up front and central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years
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- LAWRENCE BURNLEY
In an article first published on The Conversation, LAWRENCE BURNLEY, ordained minister and historian, looks at the role religious leaders have - and are - playing in the struggle for liberation and racial justice for black Americans...
Essay: China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.
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- Ian Hall
In an article first published on The Conversation, IAN HALL, of Australia's Griffith Asia Institute, looks at the background to this week's fatal clash on the Indian-Chinese border...
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- THOMAS REESE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how Catholic support for US President Donald Trump has been dented by his response to the coronavirus...
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- JIM WALLIS and ADAM TAYLOR
JIM WALLIS and ADAM TAYLOR, president and executive director, respectively, of Christian activist group Sojourners, reflect on their hopes for an "awakening and reckoning that makes radical transformation possible" in the US in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the role churches need to play...
Essay: Churchgoers aren't able to lift every voice and sing during the pandemic – here's why that matters
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- DONNA M COX
Amid warnings over reintroducing congregational singing as churches reopen their doors, DONNA M COX, professor of music at Dayton University in the US, looks at, in an article first published on The Conversation, why group singing is such an important aspect of Christian life...
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- JOSEPH D'SOUZA
JOSEPH D'SOUZA, founder of Dignity Freedom Network - which advocates for and delivers humanitarian aid to the marginalised in South Asia, says what he's seen in the US in recent weeks has given him hope that India can "confront its past and present history of casteism"...
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- SOPHIE CAMPBELL
In an article first published on The Conversation, SOPHIE CAMPBELL, a PHD researcher at the University of Nottingham, wonders how the heritage sector in the UK will respond in light of the Black Lives Matter movement...
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- TRILLIA NEWBELL
In an adapted excerpt from the book 'Uncommon Ground' , TRILLIA NEWBELL, director of community outreach for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, recounts her experiences with racism and how Christians need to respond...
