Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, will serve a one year fellowship appointment at Yale University where he will be helping lead a course of study on faith and globalization.
Charles Jenkins, the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, has been searching for a different way of trying to reconcile the people of New Orleans who’s racial and economic divisions have been increasing since the Hurricane.
There are an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in America, and the New Sanctuary Movement will only ever directly help a handful of them. And given the concerns about church-state separation, it has its problems, even at the level of symbolism.But its practitioners are, at the very least, offering a moral alternative to the often inflammatory rhetoric of the Lou Dobbses of the world.
The Episcopal Public Policy Network posted its Lenten Resource series online. The resources are arranged by week and available in a number of different formats and from a wide variety of theological, cultural and scientific sources.
A new book published in Canada presents the experience of the homeless in that country in their own words. The collection was the brainchild of Cathy Crowe, an activist for the homeless. The hope is that the accounts will stir the conscience of the people of Canada to push for more effective programs to end homelessness in that country.
After the Pilgrims had endured near-starvation for three winters, Bradford decided to experiment when it came time to plant in the spring of 1623. He set aside a plot of land for each family, that “they should set corne every man for his owne perticuler, and in that regard trust to themselves.”
The Episcopal Public Policy Network notes that during its recent meeting in New Orleans the House of Bishops called upon Congress to fulfill its moral obligation “to create a new vision for recovery of the Gulf Coast.” H.R. 1227, which addressed this call, passed the House of Representatives with “strong bipartisan support,” according to EPPN, and now the Network has turned its attention on generating grassroots support for the Senate version, S.1668.
The Fair Trade movement is becoming quite active, but its premise–that consumers will pay a bit more for better pay to workers–is often based on stories and assumptions rather than data. At least some economists, however, have begun to study the so-called Ben & Jerry effect, and they are finding that at least some consumers purchasing some products, fair trade works
We will remember Veterans Day this weekend on Sunday. There will most likely be prayers offered in thanksgiving for their service to their country in
The Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) has the text of an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Kids Company Conference taking place in Britain. In his remarks Willams asks “are we a society where people are prepared to advocate for those who don’t have voices of their own?”