Author Archives: Giles Fraser
25th February, 2013
The papacy is simply a job
THE resignation of the pope, whatever the reason that motivated it, may well have a consequence far beyond that of its intended purpose. It reveals that the papacy is simply a job, an office.
THE resignation of the pope, whatever the reason that motivated it, may well have a consequence far beyond that of its intended purpose. It reveals that the papacy is simply a job, an office.
11th February, 2013
Key to forgiveness
HE was a short, plumpish academic-looking man in his sixties, with a neat beard and walking stick, clearly uncomfortable among the prawn canapés of a trendy central London hotel.
HE was a short, plumpish academic-looking man in his sixties, with a neat beard and walking stick, clearly uncomfortable among the prawn canapés of a trendy central London hotel.
17th December, 2012
Jesus & Marx go together in Brazil
WHATEVER happened to liberation theology? Back in the 1970s, the big idea was that salvation was unavoidably political. Just as Moses led his people out of slavery, so it was the task of the church to help lead people out of poverty.
WHATEVER happened to liberation theology? Back in the 1970s, the big idea was that salvation was unavoidably political. Just as Moses led his people out of slavery, so it was the task of the church to help lead people out of poverty.
19th November, 2012
Finding the balance in Middle East
This war is not a war between goodies and baddies. That’s the battle over the place where we are right.
This war is not a war between goodies and baddies. That’s the battle over the place where we are right.
