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How Christian and other faith communities are rebuilding trust in times of crisis
A recent report from the Woolf Institute found that local communities â especially faith and other minority groups â are increasingly important at times of crisis. The report authors Jan-Jonathan Bock and Sami Everett explain the quiet citizen subtitle to the report and how this is linked to an increase in social and political engagement by local faith communities.
Jerusalem Church leaders urge freedom of worship following historic mosque closure after gun violence
Church leaders in Jerusalem are urging freedom of worship in the city, calling for continued access to the historic al-Aqsa Mosque after it was closed following gun violence last week.
South Sudan's child refugees in mental health crisis: 150,000 need therapy for post-conflict trauma
More than 150,000 child refugees in northern Uganda require mental health therapy after fleeing intense violence in South Sudan.
O.J. Simpson says he wishes he had 'been a better Christian' as he's granted parole
O.J.Simpson told a Nevada parole board: "I was always a good guy, but I could have been a better Christian.'
What does 'home' mean to you? Are you like the Son of Man, with nowhere to lay your head?
Jo Swinney, author of Home, came in to Christian Today to talk about the quest to belong.
Gaming for God: New card game asks the Church 'what is mission?'
The UK's first ever mission themed card game, designed to provide a fun way for people to examine their personal view of what mission is, has been launched by Church Mission Society (CMS).
Christians clash with LGBT protesters in violent brawl in Calgary
Footage has emerged of a violent brawl that broke out between Christian demonstrators and LGBT activists in Calgary, Canada on Sunday.
Alabama Christian university rejects $3m funding from denomination that sought closure of LGBT student group
A Christian American university has rejected $3m (£2.3m) funding from state churches that demanded it shut down an LGBT students' group.
Woman becomes Christian during screening of The Shack
A British evangelist has told of how he led a woman to faith during a recent screening of Christian-themed movie The Shack.
'This room is filled with God': Jester Jim Carrey turns preacher â and Christians should listen up
The inimitable jester Jim Carrey has made surprising and profound statements about suffering, grace and how Jesus shows us the path to salvation. The comedian's comments weren't wholly orthodox, but Christians should listen and learn - his words offered more weight and wisdom than many Sunday sermons.
How this passionate Christian from Samaritan's Purse is helping to save lives in war-torn northern Iraq
For seven tumultuous years, Matthew Nowery has been sustained by his infectiously strong faith as he worked for Samaritan's Purse (SP) in northern Iraq.
Ark Encounter is lit up to 'take back the rainbow' from LGBT people
The founder of the controversial Ark Encounter attraction in Kentucky has called on Christians to 'take back the rainbow' from LGBT people as a Christian symbol â and the massive structure is to be lit up every night in rainbow colours.
Scottish Anglican cathedral is UK's first to host same-sex weddings
A cathedral in Scotland has become the UK's first Anglican cathedral to host same-sex weddings.
You aren't coming through here: Nuns build chapel to block fracking gas pipeline
A group of Catholic nuns in Pennsylvania is resisting plans to build a $3bn pipeline for gas obtained by fracking through its land by building a makeshift chapel along the proposed route and, citing religious freedom, launching a legal challenge.
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says ignoring all the criticism that comes with her job would be harder if it weren't for her Christian faith
Conway, who was a prominent conservative pollster before becoming Trump's campaign manager in August 2016, said a lot of the criticism of her was 'gender-based'.
Fuller Theological Seminary closes some campuses
The influential US evangelical institution Fuller Theological Seminary is closing several of its locations because of the growing for online education and the increase in online enrollment. The seminary said it was 'retooling for a different world'.