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Did you know that St Augustine was from present day Algeria in North Africa, or that Patron saint of England – saint George was actually an immigrant with a Turkish father and Palestinian mother?
So why then has the truth of the cultural diversity of the Church been filtered throughout history? Rev Dr Sharon Prentis is the Intercultural Mission Enabler and Dean of BAME Affairs for the Church of England in Birmingham.
She joined John Pantry and Craig Wakeling on Inspirational Breakfast earlier to discuss a new book on the subject called ‘Every Tribe’. Revd Dr Sharon Prentis spoke to us about a new book called ‘Every Tribe: stories of diverse saints serving a diverse world‘. It’s published by SPCK and also available on Amazon.
To think that the cultural background of these saints were almost omitted from church history and hopefully this book encourages more celebration of diversity and inclusion in the Church.
The News Hour Climate change has been in the news a lot lately. The Extinction Rebellion protest in central London grabbed the headlines. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish girl who led a school strike about climate change, met and lectured our politicians. So it was no surprise that Mayday found MPs debating the issue. It was an excellent debate on a Labour motion that declared a climate emergency, and no MP of any party opposed it. The challenge they now […]
