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  • March 29, 2019
    Grand Prix should not 'sportswash' Bahrain's human rights record, says Amnesty

    Human rights defenders are under relentless attack in Bahrain, says Amnesty International.

  • April 21, 2018
    Clubs, players and fans take part in 'Football Welcomes' weekend

    Clubs, players and fans are backing the Football Welcomes initiative this weekend to celebrate the contribution refugees make to the beautiful game.

  • April 12, 2013
    Claiming back Scottish football for the people

    There are many important issues in public life right now, but for a large number of people in Scotland the future of football, the national game, is no small matter, says Simon Barrow. It is not just about sport, it is also about people, communities, hopes and dreams, culture and values. Put bluntly, who does (and who should) own a sport loved by hundreds of thousands? Whose interests are being served by the way it is presently being run?

  • August 22, 2012
    Cultural politics: bread. circuses, sport or festivals?

    As government becomes more technocratic and anonymous, and as recession and financial chaos makes people angry and suspicious towards the political class, the need to be seen to be “where people are” and to shape public mood through cultural activity large and small is here to stay, says Simon Barrow.

  • April 17, 2012
    Methodist Church marks 100 day Olympic Games countdown

    The Methodist Church in Britain is encouraging people to take part in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations as the 100 day countdown begins.

  • November 8, 2011
    Kirk backs new sport in Scotland

    'Where there's a wall there's a way' is the catchphrase for a brand new racquet-based sport in Scotland, which the Kirk has been helping to pilot there.

  • May 26, 2011
    Sport, politics and religion

    Sport is part of a cultural and economic system, but it does not have to be repressive, even though sometimes - not least from a gender perspective - it is, writes Colette Gilhooley. There are also interesting links to be made and observed between the discourses and practices of sport and religion.

  • May 20, 2011
    Sports and empowerment bring 'rebirth' for Jamaican youth

    Both Whole Life Sports and Women’s Centre are efforts to bring peace to the family and community and to collaborate with churches in healing social and societal wounds in Jamaica. Mark Beach reports from the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) in the capital, Kingston.

  • July 18, 2010
    American Idolatry: The King James Version

    The curious case of "King James" LeBron, US basketball player, has produced not just manufactured outrage over disloyalty, but a veritable religious marketplace of allegiances connecting fans, idols and saviours, says M. Cooper Harriss. It can be seen as a peculiarly modern American version of idolatry.

  • July 24, 2009
    Living without a goal?

    If watching football is a waste of time with redeeming moments, much the same could be said about prayer, says Simon Barrow. In a world over-attached to achievement, we lose sight of the fact that what is really 'worth it' is often not conventionally 'productive'.