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Julie ClagueMoral theology, once the preserve of priests, has changed profoundly. Gone are the confessors? manuals and instead there is debate among its students and scholars about the way we live our lives. But how much division can be tolerated? Free
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| Fragile compromise Free The chief responsibility of the leader of the Anglican Communion is not to be the last leader of the Anglican Communion, a burden that has weighed heavily on the shoulders of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, for several agonising years. ... | Agenda of social justice |
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Features
 ?A good place to be? Free Terry Philpot The word ?vocation? has often been defined narrowly as those who opt for the religious life. But for many in the caring professions and the charity world, their jobs are inextricably tied up with their faith. In the first of a new series, Terry Philpot talks to Paul Farmer, head of the leading mental health charity, Mind... | Safe SpaceAwais Dominic and Geoff ReidTribal taboos and religious restrictions are a minefield for interfaith dialogue, and one of the most difficult areas for discussion is the treatment of women. One group in Bradford is striving to bridge the ethnic divide, giving some wives their first chance to speak about the cultural pressures they face...
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 Taming the dragonMichael Sheridan Rulers of China have often tried to counter the greed of officials by means of didactic art and state propaganda. Today?s leaders may be coming to appreciate that religion can help solve this problem ? but they are unwilling to surrender any of their power over the people... |  He protests too muchRaniero Cantalamessa Last week in these pages John Cornwell tackled God Delusion author Richard Dawkins. This week the Pope?s preacher takes on Christopher Hitchens, whom he says levels many valid criticisms of religion but whose new work is let down by brooking no possibility of error himself... |
Levees hold in New OrleansStephen BatesIt was a make-or-break meeting for the future of the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church had to decide whether to toe the Lambeth line on homosexuality, or precipitate a schism. They found a form of words that may ? or may not ? be enough to satisfy the conservative South...
| Delegate and surviveSimon PeatLast week Paul Hypher argued on this page that the Church should draw more on the skills of parishioners to ease the burden on the clergy. This week, a parish priest suggests that the delegation of management duties to paid professionals could bring enormous all-round benefits...
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Books and arts
Tenderness, guilt and ambition Free
Graham Greene: a life in letters
Ed. Richard Greene
Some controversy lies behind the publication of this book. Norman Sherry, whom Greene appointed as his authorised biographer, made extensive use of the novelist's letters, especially ... |
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Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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