Faith Matters

Yours Faithfully: Strengthen bonds between religion and science

Rev Dr Tim Bradshaw, St Luke's Church Oxford

Rev Dr Tim Bradshaw, St Luke's Church Oxford

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Yours Faithfully: Our prayers do not mean we are trying to prod God into what to do

Melanie Hawgood, left, and Alison Webster

Melanie Hawgood, left, and Alison Webster

Yours Faithfully: Charity headshave to subvert notions of beauty

Penny Faust, Oxford Jewish Congregation

Penny Faust, Oxford Jewish Congregation

Yours Faithfully: Holocaust Memorial Day is a call to stand up against all injustice

Michelle Eyre, Chief prayer officer, Discovering Prayer

Michelle Eyre, Chief prayer officer, Discovering Prayer

Small changes can and do make a big difference within our society

Rev Dr Tess Kuin Lawton, Chaplain of Magdalen College School

Rev Dr Tess Kuin Lawton, Chaplain of Magdalen College School

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Shaping our lives in directions to help us flourish

The Venerable Martin Gorick Archdeacon of Oxford

The Venerable Martin Gorick Archdeacon of Oxford

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Consumerism triumphs as Lord’s Prayer is not allowed in cinemas

Very Rev Bob Wilkes Oxford City Rector

Very Rev Bob Wilkes Oxford City Rector

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Must be ready to hear ‘last word’ from someone greater than us

Stephen Barber Safeguarding officer, Diocese of Oxford

Stephen Barber Safeguarding officer, Diocese of Oxford

How we can protect children from sex abuse

Rev Tim Stead Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry

Rev Tim Stead Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry

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Bombing shows trouble of being placed in an impossible situation

Rev Dr Tess Kuin Lawton Chaplain of Magdalen College School, Oxford

Rev Dr Tess Kuin Lawton Chaplain of Magdalen College School, Oxford

We must accept our faults in order to succeed

The Very Rev Professor Martyn Percy Dean of Christ Church, Oxford

The Very Rev Professor Martyn Percy Dean of Christ Church, Oxford

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Advent is a time for preparation, but also for personal reflection

The Ven Martin Gorick, Archdeacon of Oxford

The Ven Martin Gorick, Archdeacon of Oxford

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More bombing will not resolve the crisis in Syria

Penny Faust, Oxford Council of Faiths

Penny Faust, Oxford Council of Faiths

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Monoculture is boring – let’s celebrate diversity

From left, the Rev Canon Edmund Newey, the Sub Dean; the Very Rev Prof Martyn Percy, the Dean; The Ven Martin Gorick and Christ Church student Frazer MacDiarmid

From left, the Rev Canon Edmund Newey, the Sub Dean; the Very Rev Prof Martyn Percy, the Dean; The Ven Martin Gorick and Christ Church student Frazer MacDiarmid

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Join the Great Advent Sleepout and help the poor and homeless

Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw Oxford University theology department

Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw Oxford University theology department

Halloween provides opportunity to consider man’s evil, and good

Maranda St John Nicolle

Maranda St John Nicolle

Saving the planet will help bring peace on Earth

Father Ian Graham The Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and the Annunciation, Oxford

Father Ian Graham The Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and the Annunciation, Oxford

Thanksgiving service planned as city welcomes ‘Green Patriarch’

Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, Acting Bishop of Oxford

Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, Acting Bishop of Oxford

New bishop to make his (or her) way to our city

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A week of morning prayer within our chapels is a mini pilgrimage

Society working to ease plight of child refugees

The Rev Graham Sykes

The Rev Graham Sykes

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Death comes for us all, until then work each day for a better world

Dr Timothy Bradshaw

Dr Timothy Bradshaw

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Christian values can be seen in leader speeches

Rev Canon Sue Booys, Rector of Dorchester

Rev Canon Sue Booys, Rector of Dorchester

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How a simple coin idea grew into mission to raise cash for migrants

Calling for a community during fresher's week

Jon Cox, executive director of Adventure Plus, left

Jon Cox, executive director of Adventure Plus, left

How mindset change in Simon the camper gave me lesson in life

The Rev Tess Kuin Lawton

The Rev Tess Kuin Lawton

What Mr Corbyn and the Pope have in common

Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw

Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw

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Harvest time of thanksgiving for the provisions of God the creator

Rev Canon Edmund Newey

Rev Canon Edmund Newey

Why joining a church can be a risky business

Trust helping to keep our historic buildings open

Importance of setting aside time to reflect as our new year begins

Why we must pray for those suffering for beliefs

How a survey in Libya changed my attitude to birds - and people

Vehicles at the back of Oxford MOT and Service Centre were burnt out

Vehicles at the back of Oxford MOT and Service Centre were burnt out

Pub opens its doors in early hours as residents flee blaze

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How annual holidays went from unthinkable to a God-given right

The Very Rev Martyn Percy

The Very Rev Martyn Percy

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Praying for what you need, not what you want

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Union strike spells further disruption for rail passengers

Michelle Herbert says her son Samuel was told he would have to travel alone in a car driven by a bus driver for part of his journey to school

Michelle Herbert says her son Samuel was told he would have to travel alone in a car driven by a bus driver for part of his journey to school

Anger erupts at treatment over boy’s bus trip to school

Dr Hojjat Ramzy, Abdullah Ramzy, Carl Lloyd-Parker, Shamial Hasan and Saju Chowdhury, who have helped to launch Shokhi Bangladesh

Dr Hojjat Ramzy, Abdullah Ramzy, Carl Lloyd-Parker, Shamial Hasan and Saju Chowdhury, who have helped to launch Shokhi Bangladesh

Charity to save little lives

Railway campaigner Keith Dancey, right

Railway campaigner Keith Dancey, right

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Opening of new rail link could be delayed until next summer

Dr Timothy Bradshaw, Oxford University Theology department

Dr Timothy Bradshaw, Oxford University Theology department

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Society swipes towards no strings-attached sex

Rev Dr Keith Beech-Gruneberg

Rev Dr Keith Beech-Gruneberg

Migrants' arrival raises question of best policy to help neighbours

Yours Faithfully: Why cricket helps to teach us about Christianity

Yours Faithfully: Why cricket helps to teach us about Christianity

Yours Faithfully: Why cricket helps to teach us about Christianity

Yours Faithfully: We must take every opportunity we can to be a blessing to others

Yours Faithfully: We must take every opportunity we can to be a blessing to others

Yours Faithfully: We must take every opportunity we can to be a blessing to others

Rev Bob Whorton

Rev Bob Whorton

Yours Faithfully: Take the time to experience spiritual pleasure

Yours Faithfully: How people behave towards us is the biggest mystery of them all

Yours Faithfully: Taking a moment to remember those who died makes us human

Yours Faithfully: Taking a moment to remember those who died makes us human

Yours Faithfully: Taking a moment to remember those who died makes us human

Yours Faithfully: We may gain justice at last for sex abuse victims

Yours Faithfully: We may gain justice at last for sex abuse victims

Yours Faithfully: We may gain justice at last for sex abuse victims

Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw

Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw

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Answers to crimes committed in name of religion require thought

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We must act on results of eye-opening survey

Patience is a virtue as we wait for a new Bishop

Patience is a virtue as we wait for a new Bishop

Patience is a virtue as we wait for a new Bishop

Blaming British Muslims will not solve problems of radicalisation

Blaming British Muslims will not solve problems of radicalisation

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Blaming British Muslims will not solve problems of radicalisation

Yours Faithfully: God’s love worth much more than any A grade

Yours Faithfully: God’s love worth much more than any A grade

Yours Faithfully: God’s love worth much more than any A grade

Yours Faithfully: Don’t write off the i-generation, they are our hope for the future

Yours Faithfully: Don’t write off the i-generation, they are our hope for the future

Yours Faithfully: Don’t write off the i-generation, they are our hope for the future

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