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Young Christians looking to transform evangelicalism, says theologian

Theologian Peter Enns believes that some – mostly young, evangelical Christians today – want to rethink what it means to be evangelical but the movement's leaders are resistant to talking about the issues for fear of repercussions.

CSW urges Morsi to uphold religious freedom

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called upon new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to uphold civil and religious liberties.

New course explores spirituality and living faith

A new course has been launched by the Archbishop of Wales to help people explore spirituality and faith in today's world.

Church hits out at proposed welfare cuts

CSAN, the social action arm of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, has come out in opposition to the Prime Minister's plans to introduce more cuts to child and housing benefits.

UK church sees need for missionaries from abroad

The UK was once a missionary-sending nation but after years of secularisation, a new poll has found that Christians in the UK are increasingly looking to the overseas church to help in the work of spreading the Gospel.

Alarm over demolition of church in Sudan

Church bodies have condemned the destruction of a church in Sudan reportedly on the orders of the Sudanese authorities

Greg Laurie's Harvest festival to broadcast live to 1,000 churches

More than 1,000 churches and individuals across the US have signed up to host Greg Laurie's Harvest America live from Angel Stadium in Anaheim on 26 August.

Security tight at Nigerian churches

Security was ramped up at churches in parts of Nigeria amid fears of more attacks from Boko Haram.

Human Rights Watch challenges Iraqi religion Bill

Human Rights Watch has raised concern over legislation on religious expression being considered by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Bad weather tempting people abroad this summer

Millions more Brits are taking a summer holiday this year, suggesting that for some at least, the awful weather and sports overload may be enough to trump the rocky financial outlook.

Olympics aren't inspiring people to play more sport

The Olympics may be coming to home turf in just a few weeks but the biggest sporting event in the world isn't enough to get more people in Britain playing sport, a report suggests.

Nun turns to Twitter to encourage others

Sister Elizabeth Pio has devoted her life to prayer, hospitality and helping others. Now she is using Twitter to live out her life's calling even more.

Egypt: Church hopes for new future after Morsi’s election

The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK has spoken of his hope for positive reform in Egypt after the election of Mohammed Morsi as president.

Churches get cultural for Olympics

Visitors coming to Britain for the Olympics will be able to sample music, dance and the visual arts thanks to the More Than Gold coalition.

Churches disappointed over weak commitment to environment

The Methodist Church, United Reformed Church and Baptist Union of Great Britain say the pledges from world leaders at Rio+20 on the environment are “inadequate”.

Rio+20: triumph or disaster?

The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (or Rio+20) has now finished. In 20 years time, will people be looking back at the summit for its ground-breaking agreement or wondering why we didn’t do more?