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Euthanasia means ‘good death’..

The question of euthanasia is a fraught one which most of us wrestle with personally. There is no easy answer, no hard-line ideological prescription.

Change we can believe in?

Why does Jesus call Peter "Satan" even though the disciple has just identified Jesus as the Messiah?

Spreading the word in cyberspace

The anticipation of chocolate eggs and rabbits, the promise of a long weekend and arguments over Easter trading tend to overshadow Easter remembrance and celebration as the most significant event within the wider Christian community.

29% of UK teachers back creationism

Twenty-nine per cent of teachers believe that creationism and intelligent design should be taught as science, according to an online survey of attitudes to teaching evolution in the UK.

Why does God close the door?

What shall we do with a parable that speaks about God closing the door to heaven?

Oxford debate: science v. theism

Atheistic Professor Richard Dawkins contests the compatibility of science with a theistic worldview in a live debate with Christian Dr John Lennox at Oxford Museum.

Priest, rabbi agree on source of hope

If Jews and Christians could achieve reconciliation and peace, then peace is possible between any two people, say a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi.

The Creed for contemporary Kiwis

Bishop John Bluck has come up with a new booklet on the Nicene Creed for people curious about Christianity but cautious about believing all its claims.

Mission and the Kingdom

Our calling as leaders in the church and participants in God’s mission is to so live the life that we become the very promises we speak about, says Bishop Victoria Matthews.

Confessions of an unrepentant liberal

The demise of liberalism would diminish the resources for careful discernment, limit our intellectual options, and narrow the Anglican tradition of comprehensiveness.

Editors' Picks

That's Taranaki matriarch Maata Wharehoka exchanging the hongi with Taranaki Cathedral's Dean Jamie Allen.

Healing comes to Taranaki

Archbishop David Moxon's last sermon in Taranaki coincides with a poignant ceremony involving...

The  main stage in the marquee at the Festival of Salt and Light.

Savouring the Salt and Light

Ever tried herding cats? Spanky Moore has – and he reports considerable success. Here's his ac...

Archbishop Welby takes the oath

The office of Archbishop of Canterbury is conferred on the Most Rev Justin Welby under the dom...

Is the new focus on having "spiritual children?" Bishop Victoria poses the question during her presentation on marriage.

Biblical models of marriage

The Gospels are not obsessed with sexual relations, says Bishop Victoria Matthews in a pa...

How our prayer book came to fruition

Bishop Brian Carrell explores the inside story of the globally acclaimed A New Zealand...

Dr Williams: "Don't be bullied by the media."

Dr Williams fields the hard questions

In an exclusive interview, the retiring Archbishop of Canterbury tells how he weathered the st...

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