Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.

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At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the...

At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the...

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek...

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek...

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of...

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of...

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages....

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages....

The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any...

The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any...

Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since...

Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since...

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.

I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source...

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source...

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions...

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions...

Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.

Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.

We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.

We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all...

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all...

Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide,...

Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide,...

What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will...

What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will...

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role...

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role...