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People & History

People & History A large Palestinian family and friends in Jerusalem in 1944 before the Nakba People & History

Palestine: A land with a people

“Out of God’s sovereignty I believe that good will come out of all this. God knows what is going on and he will bring about a just peace and something good, even if we as human beings can’t see it yet; and, even though Palestinians have been waiting for a very long time,” says Anglican Palestinian Randa

Randa
People & History Drawing of social reformer Josephine Butler (1828-1906) People & History

The life and legacy of trailblazing social reformer and evangelical Anglican Josephine Butler

“Josephine Butler can teach us to be courageous and faithful in standing up for the truth and the rights of those who are oppressed. She can show us how to combine compassion and action, and how to use our gifts and talents for God’s glory,” writes The Rev’d Tania Eichler, as Josephine Butler is commemorated in our Lectionary on 30 December