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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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.

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...

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...

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

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...

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have...

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have...

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,...

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.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

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...

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

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

We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are...

We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are...

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...