J. Alan Smith draws on the writings of St Thomas Aquinas to explore the State’s role in social welfare There are two extreme views on the provision of social welfare. The first says that it is the responsibility of each [...]
Colin Podmore reports on recent developments and future plans New Year – New Logo After my appointment as Director of Forward in Faith was announced in October 2012, one of the comments made to me most frequently – especially by [...]
Andrew Burnham offers a personal view of the events leading up to the establishment of the Ordinariate It was good to be invited by the Editor to speak once more through the columns of NEW DIRECTIONS and I am not [...]
John Hervé examines Islamic Fundamentalism Islamic State, jihad, Taliban – Islamic Fundamentalism is rarely far from the thoughts of most people these days. But what is it? Indeed, what really is Islam? In looking at this it is essential to [...]
Martin Hislop casts a critical eye on the recommendations of the Report recently commissioned by the Archbishops’ Council The Church’s one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord, She is His new creation By water and the Word. From heaven He [...]
Rachel Treweek calls us to approach the five guiding principles outlined by the House of Bishops with hopeful imagination ‘I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because [...]
Much of this issue of NEW DIRECTIONS is devoted to the proceedings of the 2014 National Assembly of Forward in Faith. What a splendid occasion it turned out to be. An outstanding sermon from our newest bishop-designate; challenging but also [...]
ST JOHN BAPTIST, HOPE BAGOT, SALOP Despite the efforts of those who wish to concrete over England, there do survive remote and rustic areas, and much of Shropshire is one such, with narrow, winding roads between high hedges (Devon, eat [...]
Ian McCormack ponders funeral ministry in post-Christian England PEACE AT THE LAST Leading Funerals well Robert Atwell Canterbury Press, 160pp, pbk 978 1848256668, £16.99 The phone rings. ‘Hello Father, it’s Deadman and Sons Funeral Directors here. We’ve got a family [...]
Christopher Smith worries about the restlessness of living life through a lens Whether we live in a city which attracts tourists or have been on holiday to the kind of places tourists visit, few of us can fail to have [...]