- 06, 16, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Tim Cross
Where there is no vision, the people perish
Major General Tim Cross makes the case that the UK’s history and trading links give us global interests, global links and friends on every continent. We do not need to subcontract our future to a failing EU; rather we must move forward, working alongside our friends and allies in Europe and elsewhere, sharing our expertise and capabilities freely and openly and unconstrained in who we work with and how we express our national interests and values.
Read More- 05, 17, 2016
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- Identity, Philip Giddings
Identity and risk (2)
In the second of two blogs, Philip Giddings explores Christian understandings of risks, and uncertainty and how they apply to the EU referendum. He writes that for Christians ultimate security can only be found in Almighty God. This means not having to give way to fear or fatalism in the EU referendum debates: rather we take confidence in His promise that as we walk with Him risk gives way to security and together in Him we find our true identity.
Read More- 05, 16, 2016
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- Identity, Philip Giddings
Identity and risk (1)
In the first of two opinion pieces Philip Giddings explores Christian perspectives on identity. Giddings makes the point that whatever view we take of our national history, culture, or of the differences and similarities we have with the citizens of neighbouring states, we recognize that as creatures of Almighty God they share with us the possibility of a common identity in Christ, an identity which He calls upon us to share.
Read More- 05, 12, 2016
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- Postcard from..., Tuomas Mäkipää
Springtime in Helsinki
Tuomas Mäkipää a priest of the Anglican Church in Helsinki explains how the harsh weather conditions in Finland as well as its geographical location shape how the Finns think about politics not least the politics of the EU.
Read More- 03, 23, 2016
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- David Chillingworth, EU Referendum, Identity
Managing complex identities - the modern European
David Chillingworth, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, explores the question of Brexit from the perspective of an Irish person who now regards Scotland as home. He makes the case that small nations with distinctive identities respond positively to the idea that they can also be part of something much bigger, which is why Scotland seems to be more pro-EU than the rest of Britain. For the same reason he holds that it would be in our best interests if a Brexit were to lead to the break-up of the UK. He makes clear that he will vote for Britain to remain in the EU but he questions whether the referendum campaign with its complexity of different issues is really the best way of deciding this issue.
Read More- 03, 21, 2016
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- Caroline Spelman, Unity and Diversity
Strength in unity through diversity
Caroline Spelman looks at the diversity across the Anglican Communion to make the case that it is this breadth of diversity that gives the Communion its strength. She holds that it is the same for the EU. The diversity of the European Union benefits us, amongst other things, in terms of travel and trade. Diversity often appears to be the strength behind unity, offering a variety of different approaches, understanding and skills in the face of adversity in a way that homogeneity cannot.
Read More- 01, 25, 2016
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- Alison Elliot, Sovereignty
Sovereignty and human flourishing in Europe
Alison Elliot reflects on the differences between the Scottish and English traditions of sovereignty and how this affects the framing of the European issue both sides of the border. She argues that as the European project faces its current crises, it is incumbent on its citizens to exercise the freedom they have to enrich its democratic dimension through civic activity that engages with the important issues. And in this, the churches have a role.
Read More- 11, 30, 2015
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- Alison Elliot
Whirling festivals of peace
Drawing on her experiences of the Edinburgh International Festival, Alison Elliot explores the richness of Europe’s cultural heritage and its hope for peace. As we begin to explore the political configuration that Europe might take in the future, it does well to remember the cultural language that underpins the continent and its history. It’s a language that has many dialects but one through which people can share their hopes for a peaceful resolution to the complex challenges that face us, whatever country we come from.
Read More- 11, 17, 2015
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- Forgiveness, Jonathan Chaplin, Peace, Reconciliation
What is the EU for?
Jonathan Chaplin makes the case that the key referendum question is: do we want to remain part of this ambitious, inspiring – and yes, constantly frustrating – project of transnational justice, or shall we turn inwards to protect our own? Justice, or ‘just us’?
Read More- 10, 23, 2015
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- Postcard from..., Tuomas Mäkipää
Postcard from Helsinki
Tuomas Mäkipää - an Anglican priest based in Helsinki - reflects on Finland’s stormy European history and Finnish attitudes to Brexit.
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