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Nurse Ratched vs Fred Rogers: Order without peace
(10 minute read) Jeff Nottingham sees echoes of his good and bad parenting approaches in two characters from US culture - the admirable Fred Rogers and the scary Nurse Ratched.
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Our Covid response could provide a model to avoid climate crisis
(6 minute read) Margareth Sembiring looks at the similarities between the current pandemic emergency and the looming climate crisis, and identifies lessons to be learned.
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Flying high: what birds, artists and time have in common
(8 minute read) Three books take Prakarsh Singh into new dimensions of being.
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Europe, stop betraying yourself
(3 minute read) Joe Borg argues that solidarity is a Christian-inspired value which is fundamental to the European Union. Yet in their treatment of migrants some countries are invoking Christianity to betray this value.
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Let us tune in …
(7 minute read) Richard Bauckham speculates on the advantages of anonymity, the ‘big questions of life’, and the lessons to be learned from streaming religious services.
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Climate change: re-assessing current approaches
(6 minute read) Margareth Sembiring goes behind the headlines and slogans to identify causes and cures for our current climate woes.
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Why video didn’t kill the radio star in the Bel Paese
(6 minute read) Luca La Monica switches on the radio to chronicle changes in Italy’s relationship with the sacred and the profane.
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Some Days are Diamonds …
(6 minute read) Seeing the world with new eyes can turn the worst of times into the best of times, says teacher and tired-out mum Marie McCoy.
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Editorial: Time to get serious about time
One of the few positives about the world of lockdown is that people across the globe who were previously time-poor suddenly find themselves time-rich. And just as lottery winners can find their bonanza more a curse than a blessing unless assisted by a money coach to help them manage properly their new found wealth, so it is that our newly discovered abundance of time can leave us confused, anxious even, as we end up squandering this precious resource which we know will never return. That’s where this month’s Adamah comes in. This new edition could be like a “time coach” for us as we navigate the hours without deadlines, the…
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Easter hope in a time of pandemic
(5 minute read) In his latest reflection on self-isolation, Richard Bauckham argues that we must dig deeper to discover the true nature of hope in the midst of this pandemic.
