Book review: The Forgotten Creed
Paul Thaxter is impressed by an argument that "us and them" thinking was ruled out by an early Christian creed.
YouTube review: Body Language
Emily Roux responds to a heart-provoking and honest conversation between two champions of our faith, Christine Caine and Dr Anita Phillips
YouTube review: “We Need to Talk about Race”
Ann-Marie Wilson is rallied to action by two timely pieces of media
An afterword from Paul Thaxter, CMS Director of International Mission
Paul Thaxter reflects and responds on his reading of this edition of ANVIL.
Racism: dishonouring the image of God
An exploration of the expression of racism in the Church’s mission and ministry through various interpretative lenses
Let me breathe!
Let Me Breathe by Natasha Godfrey is a visceral responses to the murder of George Floyd: a protest, a plea, and a prayer. Above all, it is a lament, a prophetic complaint appealing to the heart of God, and whatever humanity is still present in those listening.
Fault lines and factions
Eleasah raises a number of pertinent questions about normative whiteness as the frame of theological reflection and missional development, and its failure to imaginatively engage with the experience of oppression and liberative aspirations of many black Christians in their quest for God.
