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The pilgrim people of God — every Sunday

Using each part of a church flexibly can apply to worship, as well as to community activity, says Peter Doll

Sir Roy Strong, in his campaign in support of the country parish church, has reminded us that the exclusion of secular life from English churches is a relatively recent phenomenon (Features, 14 September). It was a result of the misplaced Victorian conviction that sacred and secular needed to be kept apart: robed choirs replaced village bands; the chancel, which in the 17th and 18th centuries was a congregational ...

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Murder takes place nightly on the television, and between the covers of best-selling books. Simon Parke looks at what lies behind our fascination with detective fiction  Subscribe to read more

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A compromised world like this

Game of Thrones challenges Christians to think about acting for God, argues Rachel Mann  Read More

Tue 11 Jun 13 @ 12:57
WATCH says it's "very encouraged by" HoB's women bishops legislative proposals, which "are, in essence, ones that WATCH can support"

Tue 11 Jun 13 @ 11:13
MA in Theology, Media & Communication starts in Sept - @pvall speaking at open day on 20 June at Uni of Chester: http://t.co/uoRGLCShs9