Report of the ‘I’m Talking About Jerusalem’ conference on prophecy and pragmatism, with talks by Christine Allen, Leslie Griffiths and Tony Benn. It also notes a Downing Street peace vigil.
Report of the death sentence for blasphemy passed on Pakistani peace activist Dr Younus Shaikh, with the IHEU’s call for letters and petitions. The text also carries a blurb for Cupitt’s Reforming Christianity and an...
Short notice of Wendy Perriam’s first short story collection, Dreams, Demons and Desire, whose stories explore lost faith, certainty and innocence, and passion in many forms. Described as funny and provocative.
Update on Dr Younus Shaikh, a Pakistani humanist charged with blasphemy, covering his bail refusal, international concern, and an invitation to the SoF conference.
Appeal for help for a Zimbabwean rehabilitation centre educating physically disabled children, which seeks a British faith community or charity to adopt it.
Notes the convergence of the Jesus Seminar and Sea of Faith, as described by Don Cupitt, with details of the Westar conference and forthcoming SoF events.
Describes the SoF email list, its 60 or so members across three countries and the range of its debates, including one on rewriting Christmas and biblical stories, and how to join.
Announces Time and Tide, a collection of essays on Sea of Faith’s contribution edited by Teresa Wallace, with contributors, launch details and ordering information.
Report introducing the one-day religious humanism conference at Friends House, summarising addresses by David Boulton, Don Cupitt, Anthony Freeman, Patti Whaley and Robert Ashby.
Ten provisional hypotheses on what Sea of Faith stands for: religions, gods and scriptures are human creations, faith is secular and ethical, and false religion invokes the supernatural to impose power. Offered to groups for...
