Ruth Gledhill
Christian Today
United Kingdom
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It would be wrong to deny communion to Biden
The actions of the US bishops in so determinedly targeting this man, in further undermining the magisterial credibility of their self-damaged Church, at a time when the world needs the teachings of Jesus Christ more than ever, are deeply regrettable. → Read More
How the evangelical right put Trump in the White House
President Donald Trump was elected to the White House because evangelicals want a Bible-based America, according to the author of new book on US politics. → Read More
Do we need a new 'Alfie's Law'?
Few can have been unmoved by the desperately sad case of Alfie Evans, who died yesterday after the courts overruled his parents' wishes and allowed Alder Hey hospital to withdraw life support. → Read More
Pope Francis says hell doesn't exist – but I know he's wrong
The experience of people such as myself , people who have battled and (mostly) conquered some pretty serious and rooted personality flaws over many decades, is that hell does indeed exist. → Read More
Praying God's mercy to light the candle of motherhood
I thank God for the candle of motherhood that was lit for me in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Cathedral, and today of all days, pray so hard for all those who are still suffering like I suffered for so many years. → Read More
More than chocolate: What my failures have taught me about the wrath of God
Every Ash Wednesday for the past 10 or 20 years, I've made a desultory attempt to give up chocolate. → Read More
Preach it! Could the Sermon of the Year competition revive this ancient art?
It would be wonderful if the growing success of Sermon of the Year helped restore the religious sermon to its central place in public life – and private – life. → Read More
Dry Januaries are a spiritual discipline. But God used another way to help me after a difficult Christmas
Life can feel lonely and disappointing if things do not go as hoped for over Christmas and New Year. → Read More
What I've learned from the ghosts of Christmas past
I am pondering how to create a Christian Christmas in a large, complicated family composed of lovely people of all the religions in the book, and none. → Read More
Are we destroying our churches by how we treat the very young?
With churches emptying as children leave for Sunday school, Ruth Gledhill offers her solution. → Read More
A new reformation? How the Internet is challenging traditional sources of authority
An edited version of The Ebor Lecture delivered in York last month where Ruth Gledhill reflects on the power of the internet to challenge and change. → Read More
500 years after Martin Luther, is the internet creating a new Reformation?
In bringing about such mighty shifts in our manner of public and private trafficking, the internet presents our churches, religious communities, faiths and all of us with a magnificent if problematic gift. → Read More
'We repent of our disunity': Church leaders pray in the shadow of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
Pledging to work together to build bridges and support the needy in towns and cities, church leaders prayed for God to release 'healing and hope' into the 'pain and brokenness'. And they prayed also for people of 'peace, inegrity and unity' in Parliament. → Read More
These city women took a Bible into their local brothel. What happened next?
Remarkable stories of transformation in Jesus in towns and cities around the world are being told at Movement Day in London. → Read More
#ThisFlag pastor Mawarire back in court for 'subversion' – faces up to 20 years jail
#ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire has been back in court in Zimbabwe on subersion charges that could see him jailed for 20 years. → Read More
How a Christian clothes boutique is restoring dignity to refugees
Iraqi Christians in Jordan who lost everything when they fled Islamic State are benefiting a second-hand clothes shop with one important difference. → Read More
'Moving and humbling': 27 young Christians opt to live as monks and nuns for a year
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has welcomed his third intake of young men and women to spend 'a year in God's time' as part of the St Anselm's Community at Lambeth Palace → Read More
Religious leaders speak out in horror at far right gains in German election
Religious leaders across all faiths in German are expressing shock at the gains made by the far right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday's Bundestag election. → Read More
#ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire arrested again after attacking Mugabe's government
The arrest came after Mawarire urged fellow Zimbabweans to stand up against the government's economic measures in a post on Facebook. → Read More
Christian pro-lifers condemn secret ballot over relaxing abortion laws
Christian pro-life campaigners have hit out at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) for denying members a chance to vote in a secret ballot on relaxing abortion laws. → Read More