‘How much more is enough?’ was one of the many perceptive questions asked by Marva Dawn during the weekend she spent with CCCI in November 2006.

The Bible gives us God’s perspective on life, the universe and everything. It begins and ends with big pictures about origins and endings. Genesis chapters 1 – 3 tell us about who we are, what our role is as image bearers of the Three-in-one, how we began to mess it up and the consequences. (more…)

On Tuesday 19 October, Claire Mitchell and Gladys Ganiel spoke around the title of “Choosing Our Religion”.

They’re co-authors of “Evangelical Journeys: Choice and Change in a Religious Subculture” – a book that will shortly be published, based on their research into the faith journeys of 95 Northern Ireland evangelicals and ex-evangelicals that they interviewed.

Why do some people become more religiously conservative over time, whilst others moderate their views or abandon faith altogether? The book explores how religious journeys are shaped by social structures and by individual choices. It tells the stories of pro-life picketers, liberal peace-campaigning ministers, housewives afraid of the devil, students deconstructing their faith and atheists mortified by their religious past. Through hearing everyday stories about love, family, work and health, as well as politics, the book explores the many different worlds of ordinary evangelicals in Northern Ireland and the surprising ways in which their beliefs and practices can change over time.