FAITH IN CULTURE
articles on the challenges and opportunities for faith in modern culture
Articles You May Have Missed 5.
The Bourne Ultimatum
- Politeness should not be deemed the preserve of petty minded people but the means to confer dignity and equality on all. The digital world has some catching up to do on this count.
How Transparent Should We Really Be In Life?
- The move towards ever greater openness might have limits under God.
Churches are not the only places where liturgies are found; wider society has just as many. They trip off the tongue without much reflection
Does Pretend Violence Pollute Our Culture?
- Spiralling levels of brutality in modern screen drama have desensitised us to real suffering which only the cross has the power to redeem. Most of us do not experience violence in real life.
Who Or What Is To Blame?
- A society which is averse to naming Christ in public debate is not doing itself any favours when it comes to addressing deeply rooted personal and social problems.
When Does Errant Behaviour Merit Public Attention?
- Vindictive media make it harder to make a true moral audit of personal wrongdoing and reinforce sometimes spurious distinctions between the public and the private.
Taking A Joke
- Are there limits beyond which humour should not go? In the absence of a consensus, the boundaries are being pushed incrementally further. Three days after the terrorist atrocity on 9/11 someone told me a joke about the attack.
What's Next?
- The relentless demands of daily work may not only impede our quality of life but also a right judgment of its purpose. The fictional Democratic President Jed Bartlet used a phrase which spoke powerfully
The Empty Chair At The Festive Table
- Sometimes the more privileged among us should walk through the dark shadows of life frequented by others and not shirk this Christian duty just because we are able to.