The Countercultural Message of Advent

The Countercultural Message of Advent

I grew up in Buenos Aires, in a non-religious home, my mother was very much against church, and my father was a gentle agnostic. We lived in a neighbourhood where there was a large number of Jewish families. In primary school the majority in the class were Jewish. I...
Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones

Regardless of the adage, words can and do hurt. They are powerful. Used as weapons to stoke combat or a tonic to soothe the soul, a single utterance can have a profound effect. Language, therefore, must be taken seriously. When I was a schoolteacher, Wittgenstein’s...
Revisiting Reconciliation

Revisiting Reconciliation

This is a special edition of our PS blog to bring you up to date on an exciting, and demanding, piece of research being led by our Contemporary Christianity Board, and which is about to get under way. Following a conversation last Autumn with some wise supporters, we...