For April's Everyday Theology blog, we'll be considering Bob Dylan's song With God on Our Side (1964). In it, he sings about war and hopelessness, as well as the enigmatic fate of Judas Iscariot.
In January, the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament delivered a workshop Durham Joint Anglican and Methodist (JAM) society. The topics covered in this session have become even more relevant over the last couple of months and in this blog Matt Clough, the Durham JAM President, reflects on what happened during the workshop.
On April 14 2022 the United Kingdom and Rwanda signed a deal called the Asylum Partnership Arrangement. Since then, the government has faced heavy criticism from human rights and migrant advocacy organisations. In this blog, Josh outlines what this agreement is and why it has attracted strong condemnation.
Last week, on the 25th March, the World marked the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This day is designed to honour and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the transatlantic slave trade system. However, it is also a good opportunity to consider the issue of slavery today.
At the end of February, we visited SCM Leeds to run a workshop titled 'The Ethics of Killing', which focused on the life of pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Read here the reflective response of Emily, one of the students who attended.
In this blog, Lizzy explores the life of Archbishop Óscar Romero and the way in which this represented a brilliant example of someone who constantly put their faith into action.