When earthquakes hit Kathmandu, the only thing everybody wants to do is to communicate. Everyone wants to make sure their family members and friends are safe. This first-hand report of local conditions was published on WACC’s web site within days of the first...
The latest buzz word in the “war against terror” is leading us down a blind alley, argues Jeremy Seabrook. It epitomizes a line of thinking that will do little to stop young people seeking purpose in religious fundamentalism....
“Comunicación mundial significa: liberar el espacio para atar el tiempo,” afirma Norbert Bolz en su libro Comunicación Mundial.1 Está convencido de que esta nueva situación a nivel global ha pulverizado dos elementos básicos de la vida social: el espacio y el tiempo. Es lo...
Growing up in a middle-class Evangelical home in the United States, I learned to take religious belief and practice very seriously. This rather hermetic world was not very comfortable with religious diversity, and we were not encouraged to devote our youthful energy to changing unjust...
Mission today must be seen in the context of the relationship between church and society and include the church’s response to global and local crises that impact the lives of people worldwide. Mission must be viewed against the background of an ideology...
The WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award 2014 has gone to the film <em>Taxi</em> directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran, 2014), a feature-length documentary highlighting contemporary society in Iran.
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