I recently enjoyed participating in a Woodbrooke course that explored the issues arising from Karen Armstrong’s book The Case for God. We heard from Timothy Peat Ashworth,…
We train them to fire bullets that we have sold them And wonder why they kill the rioting crowd.
Why do you suddenly get hit between the eyes? My favourite book is Rudolf Otto’s The Idea of the Holy, written in German in 1917 and translated in 1923. Here is true…
One evening in 1974 I watched a television documentary that highlighted contemporary manifestations of injustice in our society. As a result I spent two months volunteering…
Some Friends argue that ‘We are not all in this together’ (8 April) on inequality in pay. Such aspirational debate is entirely laudable and appreciated. However, to then…
Refugees and asylum seekers face many challenges because of their experiences in their home countries and their treatment by the authorities in the UK. Many bear both physical and…
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