Plagues, pandemics and pestilence: reimagining the future by looking to the past
Madeleine Pennington introduces our series exploring historic responses to plagues and pestilence to see how pandemics change us. 15/05/2020
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The sadness of social distancing: the impact of lockdown on food banks
Hannah Rich reminds us that much of the church’s social action is not just about meeting material needs, but social needs too. 30/04/2020
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Fight–or–flight or tend–and–befriend: what the New Testament might teach us about our stress response
Elizabeth Oldfield asks how we can learn to react to collective threats with tend–and–befriend, rather than fight–or–flight. 28/04/2020
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Ramadan: the relevance of fasting in an age of social distancing
As Ramadan begins, Mehr Panjwani considers what values it can teach us in this period of ‘social fasting’. 23/04/2020
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A series of short reflections for Easter
Members of the Theos team reflect on the Easter story and what it means for us in these strange and challenging times. 09/04/2020
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“Pandemic”: a poem by Lynn Ungar
In this video essay Emily Downe brings to life visually the powerful and moving poem Pandemic by Lynn Ungar. 28/03/2020
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