The unprecedented phenomenon of urbanization since the European Industrial Revolution has gone global, and shows no sign of letting up. Today, more than half of humanity is in, or within the domain of, a city. European Urbanisation is currently over 75% and is predicted to reach 82%.
Read MoreDid you know Europe’s historic cities are only three per cent of the world’s land mass, and could comfortably fit inside South Africa? Nevertheless, European cities have had a disproportionately massive influence on the rest of the world
Read MoreIt is a widely accepted fact that Christianity in Britain is in terminal decline. The dominant narrative is that widespread secularization is leading inevitably towards, in the words of social historian Callum Brown, The Death of Christian Britain.
Read MoreIn global terms there are only three Metropolitan areas in Europe that rank among the world’s top twenty, ranked by size. Moscow, London and Köln make it in at 15th, 17th and 19th respectively.
Read MorePeter Crawford (ECM) and Mike Pears (Urban Expressions) share their visions of mission in two of Europe’s cities: Lisbon and Bristol
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