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Justice

Monday April 19

Can you spot the difference? God can!

Explore two pairs of Hebrew words, unpacking Biblical word play and a well-known parable while doing so, in this fascinating feature by Hebrew scholar Dr Marie-Louise Craig

Dr Agnes Abuom: “We pray that churches will recommit to the search for visible unity”

WCC News met online with Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, and she offers reflections on the impact of COVID-19, what gives her hope, and the future of the ecumenical movement

WCC’s Pan-African Women of Faith to promote webinar series on justice and peace

The World Council of Churches’ network of Pan-African Women of Faith will host a series of webinars exploring different facets of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace from the lens of a wholistic Pan-African perspective

Q&A with priests, academics and spouses, The Rev’d Penny Jones and The Rev’d Dr Jo Inkpin

Meet Penny Jones and Jo Inkpin and find out about their ministry, what projects they are currently working on, what books they give away the most and why, what people of faith inspire them, their best childhood memories, and how their respective faiths inspire and shape them

WCC Executive Committee issues 'Statement on Racial Justice in the USA'

Following the death of George Floyd and widespread demonstrations in the US, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee has issued a statement reiterating its call for a conversion that will end all forms of racism and racial discrimination

Justice, mercy and backpacks

This week is Homelessness Week: Coomera Anglican College students and their Chaplain tell us about an ongoing project inspired by Micah 6.8, which is developing students’ generosity and bringing some much needed TLC to people sleeping rough on our streets

Why justice is like a cup of tea

“When we talk about God as judge, we are imagining God as the one who sees the brokenness and helps to restore it to wholeness, rather than the one who punishes those who have done the wrong thing,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt, Priest-in-Charge of Good Shepherd Anglican church, Bundaberg West