Christianity will only make a contribution to the future of Europe if it can prove that people like Sam Harris are wrong and that we can make peace.
Christianity will only make a contribution to the future of Europe if it can prove that people like Sam Harris are wrong and that we can make peace.
The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek the truth.
Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ.
The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity.
At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.
What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will be seen as standing in judgement over a vast percentage of Europeans.
Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions of people who look for God but do not come to Church.
When I left school, I became a friend for the first time of people who were not Christians, and who tried to convince me that my views were crazy.
Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.
This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages. Specifically we should travel with people as they search for the good, the true and the beautiful.
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