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10 things about theology and race

For Black History Month, Chine McDonald, who is the Director of Theos, shares 10 things she wishes people knew about theology and race

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Honouring Our Communities: Four Women, Four Voices, One Shared Story

In her Black History Month reflection, The Revd Dr Ayla Lepine celebrates four Black British women whose poetry, music, literature and art honour overlooked voices, challenge barriers to belonging and remind us that giving attention to every person is a sacred act.

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What Does It Mean to Be a Church of Sanctuary?

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Identity, Creation, and the Power of Sacred Art: Maria de Vido’s Side Chapel Altarpiece at St James’s

The Revd Dr Ayla Lepine reflects on Maria De Vido’s Losing Identity, exploring themes of identity, dignity, migration and belonging through the lens of art, faith, the Eucharist and the story of Hagar.

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Contemplation, conversion, and ecological action

As the Season of Creation draws to a close, Kate Rigby reflects on ecological conversion of hearts, minds and lives, and the practice of contemplation that can prepare us for this.

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Church of Sanctuary (part three)

In the third part of his series on sanctuary, Brian Curnew explores its meaning with reference to place, worship and Christian life.

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Nurdles in the North-East

Julia Chalkley reflects on her experience of the largest plastic pollution incident in Northern Europe near her home in Tyneside, and the ongoing issues and questions such an event raises.

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Church of Sanctuary (part two)

In the second part of his series on sanctuary, Brian Curnew reflects on the enduring power of the Christian faith, drawing on Ghana’s history of slavery and the message of the cross to ask how Jesus sees each of us.

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