There is no such person as a ‘typical’ migrant in Europe. The experiences of the trafficked girl from Eastern Europe, the African family living just down the road or an Asian working in a multinational company will be worlds apart
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In 1557 there were more refugees in Geneva than Genevan-born inhabitants, and all thirteen Calvinist pastors were non-Genevans. As a result, employment and housing shortages fuelled resentment towards these foreign migrants.
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The participation of immigrants in the democratic process as active citizens supports their integration and enhances their sense of belonging.
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Despite the abolition of the slave trade centuries ago, people are still bought and sold in Europe. The European Commission estimates that 120,000 women and children are trafficked into Western Europe every year
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Population experts predict that in fifty years’ time the European population is going to look very different to that of today.
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The impact of the recession on European citizens has been inescapable: rising unemployment, public-sector pay freezes (and in some countries reductions),
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Only four hours before I sat down to start writing this piece, I was asked a question about the impact of the ‘GFC’ on the churches and their mission in Europe. This is shorthand for ‘global financial crisis’
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Homelessness, debt and human trafficking that have become even bigger issues since the onset of the crisis. How are churches and mission agencies responding?
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A friend of mine wants to get rid of his TV set. The reason: every time he watches the news, he gets depressed. Stories such as the European debt crisis
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Three years ago, the Archbishop of Canterbury gathered a group of experts together at Lambeth Palace to seek ways to restore ethics and justice in global economics after the financial turmoil beginning in 2007.
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Is Europe so culturally diverse, that any talk of common values is to fly in the face of nationalisms and regionalisms which define their identities over and against Europe?
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Population experts predict that in fifty years’ time the European population is going to look very different to that of today. Over the next fifty years the number of 20 to 49 year olds, males and females, will decline dramatically, by approximately 40-60 million.
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European history reserves precious few pages to its nurture of religious freedom. The cherished religious freedom of the Greeks was embraced by the Romans. However, Domitian’s introduction of an Imperial Cult led to persecution of Christians and Jews
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Is there a relationship between religious freedoms and secularity? We take some recognized measures of religious liberty and investigate the relationship with the NOVA Index of Secularity.
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The resources relating to religious freedom have a global rather than solely European focus, however it is possible to extract information about Europe without too much effort.
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Church planting is often claimed to be the most effective form of evangelism, or the surest way to impact a community for God, yet can this claim be justified? And just what do we mean by effectiveness?
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Church planting in Europe continues today, at a pace that can be hard to keep track of. This article explores some of the models and points to information and resources for you to find out more.
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A selection of books about different forms of church planting
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If you ask an average European whether politics is important in their lives more than half of them will say that it is not. The European Values Study suggests that Europeans are disengaged from political participation but remain avid consumers of political ideas.
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One hundred and twenty-five million Europeans claim that their religious convictions influence their political choices
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