Rulers come and go

Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga the chaplain of St Saviour’s Anglican Church in Riga Latvia takes a closer look the sense of bemusement that shape local perception son the UK EU referendum. She argues that in today’s complex political situation, overlaid with anxiety about national sovereignty and the impact of migration, the greatest threat comes from within ourselves, and from the possibility that our fears and insecurities will change our core values and make us increasingly wary of the stranger and the vulnerable, increasingly hostile and inhospitable.

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.

01, 27, 2016
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Jonathan Boardman, Postcard from...

Postcard from Rome

In this postcard from Rome, Jonathan Boardman, the Anglican Chaplain at All Saints’ Rome, looks at Italian attitudes to the EU which appear to encourage in and out tendencies at the same time. How do these contradictory tendencies shape Italian views towards Brexit?