Another synchroblog -- it's now two years since a group of bloggers decided to have a synchronised blog -- post something on the same theme on the same day, so we could see a lot of different viewpoints on the same general topic.

So the anniversary theme was "Light and darkness as motifs in spirituality".
Originally someone suggested that because of ( Read more... )

Today a group of us have joined in our monthly synchroblog on human rights, posting something on the same topic, with links to the posts of the other synchrobloggers.

We also join thousands of other bloggers around the world who are also blogging on human rights.

Here are links to the synchroblog posts:

• Adam Gonnerman on Guantanamo Bay in the ( Read more... )

God has used the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

This is the theme of this month's synchroblog, as 16 bloggers from different Christian backgrounds and traditions and different parts of the world blog on the same general theme, showing up different aspects of the subject:

• Fools ( Read more... )

Twentyfour bloggers are blogging on the general theme of Christian responses to Halloween in this month's Synchroblog. You can thus get a variety of points of view on the topic.

Here's the list:

• The Christians and the Pagans Meet for Samhain at Phil Wyman's Square No More
  
• Our Own Private Zombie: Death and the Spirit of Fear by Lainie Petersen
  
• ( Read more... )

Every month a group of Christian bloggers post a "synchroblog" on the same topic. This month's topic is Christianity and neopaganism, and my contribution is on Christianity, paganism and literature, looking at the way in which Christians and neopagans respond to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Alan Garner and Charles Williams ( Read more... )

This month's synchroblog is on the theme of "Christianity: inclusive or exclusive". A synchroblog is when several bloggers write on the same general theme on the same day. As each one interprets the theme differently, there is quite a variety of thoughts and sentiments expressed.

Here they are:

• Steve Hayes at Notes from undergroundis blogging ( Read more... )

This month's synchroblog is about utopia, and you can find my contribution, on Utopian Communities here: Notes from underground: Utopian communities - synchroblog.

In it I argue that the Christian Church, and individual congregations are themselves utopian communities, but the greatest examples of Christian utopian communities are monasteries.

This month's synchroblog is on Christianity and film, and my contribution is here: Notes from underground: The image of Christianity in films - synchroblogI was the one who suggested the topic, mainly because I'd noticed a couple of blogs about Christianity and horror flicks which seemed to have quite interesting things to say. While the horror ( Read more... )

The topic for the May synchroblog is Christianity and film ( Read more... )

It's synchroblog time again -- that's when a group of Christian bloggers write on roughly the same topic on the same day.

This time the theme is "Persecution and the suffering church", and if you are interested, you can find my contribution here: Notes from underground: The martyrs of EpingaIt tells the story of a group of Anglicans in Namibia who ( Read more... )