{"id":109866,"date":"2022-02-17T12:31:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=109866"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:45:07","slug":"church-times-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=109866","title":{"rendered":"(Church Times) Lambeth to house new unit to explain and promote Christian faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Centre for Cultural Witness, dedicated to exploring how the Church can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/topics\/evangelism\">communicate<\/a> its \u201cprofound and transforming\u201d story to the public, is to be established on the site of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/topics\/lambeth-palace\">Lambeth Palace<\/a> this summer, it was announced on Wednesday. Dr Graham Tomlin will step down as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/topics\/bishop-of-kensington\">Bishop of Kensington<\/a> in August to lead it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a remarkable story in the Christian faith that has shaped cultures over centuries in profound ways,\u201d he said this week. \u201cYet, we need to find better ways to communicate that faith so that others can understand and believe it today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Centre for Cultural Witness is planned to run initially as a four-year project. It will operate in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/topics\/theological-college\">theological faculties<\/a> in the UK. It will be funded by donations, including grants from the McDonald Agape Foundation, an American foundation dedicated to encouraging \u201cdistinguished scholars for Christ at elite universities\u201d, and the Archbishop of Canterbury\u2019s Charitable Fund. Dr Tomlin will lead a full-time team, for which recruitment will begin shortly.<\/p>\n<p>A key aspect of its work will be a website \u201cexplaining Christian faith in accessible terms and how it might contribute, challenge, and respond to contemporary cultural issues and themes\u201d. The content will be produced by \u201cboth well-known names and younger, more diverse voices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/articles\/2022\/18-february\/news\/uk\/lambeth-to-house-new-unit-to-explain-and-promote-christian-faith\">Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Really enjoyed speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gtomlin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gtomlin<\/a> about new Centre for Cultural Witness which he\u2019ll step down to run later this year. Great to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Davison?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP_Davison<\/a> on board. \u2018The theological tradition of the Church is one of its treasures, but it has become a hidden one.\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GZizbnG1Xw\">https:\/\/t.co\/GZizbnG1Xw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Madeleine Davies (@MadsDavies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadsDavies\/status\/1493922139715645440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Centre for Cultural Witness, dedicated to exploring how the Church can communicate its \u201cprofound and transforming\u201d story to the public, is to be established on the site of Lambeth Palace this summer, it was announced on Wednesday. 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