Ekklesia - Ekklesia
Between now and summer 2025, Ekklesia Network will also be co-sponsoring a final series of events to honour the work of the past nearly quarter century in highlighting fresh, transformative approaches to peace, justice and sustainability in a challenging C21st. More information will follow here, in the newsletter, and on social media.
About Ekklesia - Ekklesia
Ekklesia (2002 – 2024) was an independent change network promoting transformative ideas for a better world. Our aim was to connect positive beliefs and ethics with politics. We sought to be a ‘theatre for ideas’, combining reflection, action and culture. Our roots were in Christian social thought, but people of other convictions (both non ...
Welcome to the new Ekklesia website - Ekklesia
Jan 17, 2021 · EKKLESIA IS PLEASED to be launching its new website for a new year – our twentieth in operation as a pioneering think-tank (and now change network) on beliefs, ethics and politics. This is the fourth redesign since we appeared on the web in 2002. It also marks a transition to what we hope will be a simpler and more visual approach.
What kind of unity does a divided world need? - Ekklesia
Sep 15, 2022 · Nor is institutional religion. The engagement between the local and the planet, the oikoumene, is where we must renew our vision of unity. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for that in terms of solidarity and cooperation to address a “world in peril” at the United Nations General Assembly.
Disestablishment and the ‘common wealth’ spirit - Ekklesia
Mar 20, 2021 · For its part, Ekklesia has advocated the disestablishment of England’s Anglican Church for a full twenty years now, and my own involvement in these debates goes back at least that long – encompassing a book entitled Setting the Church of England Free: The Case for Disestablishment (Jubilee Group, 2001) edited by the social theologian ...
Papers - Ekklesia
Ekklesia is pleased to work with independent researchers and academics, educational institutions, NGOs and other partners in making high-quality research and comment available as part of an expanding public conversation about beliefs, values, ethics, politics and public life. Subjects we have covered include religion in public life, the changing nature of secularity, religious fundamentalism ...
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EKKLESIA - OVERVIEW
Changing Ideas Changing World Changing Outlook. 1. About Ekklesia. Ekklesia is an independent change network promoting transformative ideas for a better world. Our aim is to connect positive beliefs and ethics with politics. We seek to be a ‘theatre for ideas’, combining reflection, action and culture.
Thoughts on a Platinum Jubilee - Ekklesia
Jun 2, 2022 · Elizabeth Windsor is the longest reigning monarch in British history and it is unlikely that there will be another royal platinum anniversary. The heir to the throne is 73 and his son is 40. Barring some multi-generational disaster, the possibility of another 70 year reign seems a very long way off, even if the monarchy survives.
Understanding beliefs is important, say UK adults - Ekklesia
Sep 16, 2021 · DESPITE 52 PER CENT OF THE PUBLIC saying they do not regard themselves as belonging to any religion, new research among British adults has revealed that over two-thirds of us (69 per cent) still consider it important to understand other people’s beliefs in everyday life.
Eastertide reflections from Ekklesia - Ekklesia
Apr 15, 2022 · IN THE PAST we have maintained a tradition on Ekklesia of publishing reflections or articles to mark the darkness and hope of Easter. That has happened on many years, though not all. This time we kick off with a longer thought piece on the troubled texts of Holy Week by Nicholas Adams (Professor of Philosophical […]