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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 31-july > news > uk > general-synod-digest-call-for-church-commissioners-to-support-30-by-30-conservation-target-falls

General Synod Digest: Call for Church Commissioners to support 30 by 30 conservation target falls

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (37+ words) The Church Times Friday 31 July 2026 General Synod Digest: Call for Church Commissioners to support 30 by 30 conservation target falls...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 31-july > news > uk > general-synod-digest-news-in-brief

General Synod Digest: News in brief

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (60+ words) The Church Times Friday 31 July 2026 General Synod Digest: News in brief A round up of other debates and speeches covered in York session A guest from the wider Anglican Communion, the Bishop of the Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church in…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 17-july > comment > columnists > viewpoint-with-andrew-brown-are-bodies-information-processing-machines

Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: Are bodies information-processing machines?

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (510+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 ‘The objection... is that this is not the only way to look at them, and often not the most informative’ Dr Rowan Williams speaks at the National Gallery at the event “Being human in the age of AI…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 10-july > books-arts > book-reviews > book-review-do-we-have-the-right-to-die-by-brenda-hale-and-rowan-williams

Book review: Do We Have the Right to Die? by Brenda Hale and Rowan Williams

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (431+ words) Friday 10 July 2026 This book is helpful on assisted-dying issues, Robin Gill concludes TWO intellectual titans express their contrasting views on the merits of legalising medical assistance in dying (MAID). Given her long-held libertarian views, she insists: “The starting point is…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 3-july > books-arts > book-reviews > book-review-dwelling-places-the-practice-and-witness-of-intentional-christian-communities-by-lakshmi-piette-walker

Book review: Dwelling Places: The practice and witness of intentional Christian communities by Lakshmi Piette Walker

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (242+ words) Friday 03 July 2026 These initiatives today are an enrichment, says John Pritchard The theologian Howard Thurman said: “Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” For…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 3-july > books-arts > book-reviews > book-review-the-canterbury-earth-justice-lectionary-by-robert-e-shore-goss-and-sarah-j-melcher

Book review: The Canterbury Earth Justice Lectionary by Robert E. Shore-Goss and Sarah J. Melcher

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (385+ words) Friday 03 July 2026 David Atkinson reviews a lectionary focused on environmental justice SOME years ago, the Church Times published questions and responses concerning the practice of some churches “to disregard the Church of England’s official calendars and lectionaries so as to…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 3-july > news > uk > bishop-of-salisbury-referred-to-national-safeguarding-team

Bishop of Salisbury referred to National Safeguarding Team

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (870+ words) Thursday 02 July 2026 Questions raised earlier this year only after it emerged that Bishop Lake had stepped back as diocesan Bishop while a financial audit took place Bishop Lake in Salisbury Cathedral in 2022 QUESTIONS about the conduct of the Bishop of…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 26-june > news > world > world-news-in-brief

World news in brief

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (265+ words) Friday 26 June 2026 Among the snippets this week: Causes of global hunger must be addressed, says Pope, and WCC concerned over EU curbs on protections for migrants Pope Leo XIV speaks in the Rome headquarters of the World Food Programme, on…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 26-june > comment > columnists > angela-tilby-how-clergy-dress-sends-a-message

Angela Tilby: How clergy dress sends a message

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (428+ words) Friday 26 June 2026 ‘Clothes are always coded symbols. Jeans and trainers send a particular message, as do jackets and chinos, suits and shorts, dresses, skirts, tops, and jeans’ THE ordinations season is coming round once again, and a new crop of…...

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churchtimes.co.uk > articles > 2026 > 26-june > news > uk > joint-principal-named-for-theological-colleges

Joint Principal named for theological colleges

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (440+ words) Thursday 25 June 2026 Dr Sean Doherty to have oversight over Trinity College, Bristol, and St Mellitus College The Revd Dr Sean Doherty THE appointment of an executive principal with oversight over both Trinity College, Bristol, and St Mellitus College is “a…...