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𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝: 𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

You can now pre-order your copy of Helen Paynter's new book which can help you and your church respond well to the Far Right.

Get your copy here: https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786227386/faithful-presence-in-a-fractured-world

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

Research Associate John Heathershaw reflects on a recent conference discussion about how univocal accounts of the Creation-Fall narrative render Christ politically impotent and misapprehend change.

Read the new blog post here: https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/2026/06/04/how-reading-genesis-may-misdirect-christian-political-thought-and-how-to-read-it-better/

"I become myself in making room for you"

In our latest blog post, Peter King introduces a new Study Guide on Global Citizenship. It might be just what you need to start that conversation you've been dreading.

Read the blog here:
https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/2026/06/02/i-become-myself-in-making-room-for-you/

How supporting the CSBV helps church leaders address controversial political issues

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How supporting the CSBV helps people who are experiencing abuse.

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🚨New Publication 🚨

Congrats to our research associate, on his new article in Studies in Church History detailing the use of the Psalms during the Iraq War.

You can read the article for free: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-church-history/article/soldiers-psalms-bibles-and-bombs-praying-and-publishing-the-psalms-during-the-iraq-war-200311/ACCBA5D2BD1361B1D3B216644069C3D1

Preaching Covenant, not Contract

New Preacher's Blog is up! 🎉 Rev Toby Lancaster invites us to consider the difference between understanding our relationship with God as covenant or contract and its significance for our preaching and the life of faith.

Check it out here: https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/2026/05/22/preaching-covenant-not-contract/

How the CSBV helped Anne find freedom

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Why the Author of The Bible Course thinks you should consider supporting the CSBV

Why the Author of The Bible Course thinks you should consider supporting the CSBV At the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence we explore some of the most urgent questions surrounding the Bible, violence, ethics, and interpretation. T...