Society Tag Archive
“Anthropause”: can lockdown teach us to form a new relationship with creation?
(6 minute read)
We can and must learn from these months of forced pause to live with and not against nature, argues Richard Bauckham.
Learning to disagree without being disagreeable in five steps … or rather in five fingers
(9 minute read)
Italian author and broadcaster Bruno Mastroianni offers a humorous but thoughtful guide to respectful dialogue using an unusual prop – the fingers of his hand.
Reading a building colonially
(8 minute read)
They’re pulling down statues, but what about houses? Adam Brocklehurst looks behind the bricks and mortar to discover challenging truths about the culture that crafted some of England’s most iconic buildings.
Hunger: a forgotten first world problem
(5 minute read)
Zoë Dukoff-Gordon exposes the hidden scandal of hunger in the world’s wealthiest countries.
Love not hatred is the way to end racism
(7 minute read)
“There is only one race, the race of the children of God.” These words of a great Catholic saint of the 20th century, Josemaria Escriva, nicely capture how we at Adamah view the Black Lives Matter movement.
Covid-19: a chance to build bridges between generations
(7 minute read)
Lisa Fraser explains how volunteering to buy groceries for an isolated elderly neighbour has changed the way she relates to older people.
The assault of fears and the anchor of hope
(7 minute read)
Margareth Sembiring presents a sobering analysis of what lies ahead, but reveals her own reasons for hope.
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.
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.
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.
