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Reclaiming Journalism’s Prophetic Voice

In a time when trust in media is waning, can journalism rediscover its Christian roots and become a beacon for truth and justice? Jenny Taylor reveals how journalism lost its way, how this can happen, and why it matters for God’s mission. ... Read Full Article

To save our cities we must return to the springs of our spiritual past

Thanks to a virtual Pilgrimage, I’ve become attentive to the physical well-springs of hope that are everywhere in our land. ... Read Full Article

Renaissance amid the coalmines: philanthropy raises a dead town

An English billionaire is reviving the nation's 6000-year old story through its religious artefacts, with the country's first Faith Museum. ... Read Full Article

TRIBUTE Professor David Jowitt: Academic who sought Nigerian citizenship

The world has lost a witness to the counter-narrative of love and service that is possible between people of different races. ... Read Full Article

Two-thirds of people want to see more religion in the media, so why are they being ignored?

If the media are to know how to prioritise news and shape stories, journalists must view the world through a whole different lens. ... Read Full Article

JENNY JAMES TAYLOR specialises in religious literacy and was appointed Research Fellow in Communication, Media and Journalism at the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge in 2019. A Bloomsbury author and campaigner she pioneered religious literacy in journalism, founding Lapido Media in 2005 as a publicly subscribed online newspaper and publisher. Described by historian Tom Holland as 'groundbreaking', it helped to change the national secular discourse by providing resources for journalists needing to ‘get religion’ in an age of globalization. Widely travelled, Taylor has a doctorate in religion from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and has been published many times in academic journals and the mainstream and on-line media including the Guardian, the Times and, in translation, the European press. Her books include Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in ‘Secular’ Britain with Lesslie Newbigin and Lamin Sanneh (SPCK 1998 and Wipf&Stock 2005) and A Wild Constraint (Continuum 2008), an extended essay on contemporary sexuality. An Associate of the Community of St Mary the Virgin, she lives where she was born, in Suffolk.