Jim Reiher gives some of his rationale for joining a political party and some of the considerations that shaped his choice

“Our political system is the way we arrange the community’s conversation about the use of power.” This is a conversation we should not avoid. Indeed, we should view this as part of our stewardship of life together.

Civility seems to be a dying ethos. Jim Wallis and the Sojourners community remind us of a Christian alternative to the degeneration of public discourse.

In Australians' obsessive drive to 'further ourselves', are we distancing ourselves from others and what really matters?

Gordon Preece reports on some of the activities of ETHOS in the six months following the launch

Watching the inexorable progress of dementia in people close to us can be heartbreaking. Observing these changes in others, one can’t help but wonder if this is what the future holds in store for us, too. And we may well wish to die before that happens. Medicine has prolonged our life span, but one in four people over 85 have dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form. Rather than a non-specific dread of the disease and hoping for the best, would you want to know for sure that you would develop Alzheimer’s (or not)?

In PART ONE, Julian’s visit to his Muslim relatives living in the UK led him to reflect upon the multi-cultural challenges facing the UK, the question of Islam and democracy. He concluded by asking: is this all there is to say in talking with Muslims – humans, just trying to do good, motivated by a particular creed? Or are the cultural barriers and Islamic values incompatible with a liberal democracy?

Ahead of the 'Groaning Creation - Biodiversity & the Bible' conference (November 20), Mick Pope of 'ETHOS Environment' reflects on our role in God's wondrous creation

Jarrod McKenna of World Vision and EPYC on 'the politics of Jesus'

An alternative view to politics as usual