Author: David Chapman

Search
Topic
Date
Type
Format
Sofia, Interview

Hope, Activism and Ubuntu

David Chapman interviews Fidele Mutwarasibo, a Rwandan genocide survivor, on hope without bitterness, the Ubuntu worldview of ‘I am because we are’, Western individualism, migration, and protest versus persuasion.

Sofia

Defend Our Juries: Lift the Ban

David Chapman describes Defend Our Juries’ ‘Lift the Ban’ campaign against the proscription of Palestine Action. Caroline Pickard recounts being arrested at the 6 September 2025 Parliament Square demonstration.

Sofia Magazine Issue, Sofia

158 – Resisting: Strategies and Ethics

Contents Editorial Resisting Other articles Reviews Regulars Also in this issue Editorial – Resisting: Strategies and Ethics David Chapman The final edition of this year looks at the strategies and ethics of resisting. Some might...

Sofia Magazine Issue, Sofia

157 – Education for this Life

Download full issue PDF Contents Editorial Education for this life In Conversation: Marianne Mead Education for This Life Big Ideas for Religion and Science in Education. Denise Cush, Dave Francis, Philippa Hulme and Michael J....

In Conversation

The Past, Present and Future of Sofia

This was a conversation about the past, the present and, most importantly, the future of our Sea of Faith magazine. As the new editor of Sofia, David Chapman started with a brief overview of the...

Sofia Magazine Issue, Sofia

156 – Resisting genocide

Download full issue PDF Contents Editorial Resisting Genocide Resisting Bonhoeffer: His Life. Martin Spence Feminism, Non-realism and Resistance. Alison Webster Mark – a Gospel of Resistance (Part Two). David Lambourn Saint, Goddess and Resistor: Will the...

Sofia, Interview

Religion in my Life: Kurshida Mirza

Interview with Kurshida Mirza, a Muslim community leader in Milton Keynes, on faith, God’s mercy, the Qur’an as revelation, jihad as striving, and religion’s role in peace and unity.