All division articles
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ReviewsBBC’s Pilgrimage is a beautiful picture of difference that doesn’t have to become division
As BBC’s feel-good faith series returns for its eighth installment, AJ Gomez reviews Pilgrimage discovering that while dramatic conversions may not feature, watching strangers search for something greater than themselves – and love one another along the way – can be just as compelling
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Opinion3 Christian poets who are cutting through with messages of hope
Once filled angry debates and apocalyptic readings of current events, a shift in his social media algorithm introduced Tommy Sharpe to three Christian poets offering something different online. Here, he shares their words of faith, speaking powerfully into Britain’s current moment of division and uncertainty
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OpinionI was raised to despise the Church of England. Now I’m a vicar
Growing up, Jamie Sewell inherited a fierce Irish Catholic identity from his grandmother, along with a disdain for the Church of England. Now, to his great surprise, a vicar in the CofE, he reflects on division, unity and why our identities are a gift, not a weapon
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OpinionResist the worldly pressure to always pick a side. Jesus shows us a better way
As division over immigration and social cohesion grows, Bishop Philip North says Christians should reject the temptation to take sides, and instead choose the path of prayer and reconciliation
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OpinionAlisdair MacIntyre (1929-2025): The man who diagnosed the West’s moral crisis
The philosopher best known for his landmark work After Virtue, exposed the moral fragmentation of the modern West and called for a return to virtue grounded in a shared vision of the good. Jamie Franklin pays tribute to a thinker who reminded us that the world cannot flourish without the Christian faith
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OpinionLove your neighbour…unless they’re an archbishop?
Newcastle Cathedral has cancelled a planned speaking appearance by the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, citing concerns over his handling of safeguarding. Rev Dr Christopher Landau argues that instead of resorting to worldly tactics of de-platforming, the Cathedral should heed the New Testament’s radical call for love and unity
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News AnalysisWill gay marriage split the Anglican Communion?
Tim Wyatt explains what happened at the much anticipated Lambeth Conference, why it matters, and what the future might hold
