# religious education (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover religious education. Page: Feed: --- ## [Religion news 21 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-21-august-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ Religious Studies GCSE among top ten most popular subjects; Faith organisations to join national summit on homelessness; Rowan Williams says Farage 'wants to channel anti-Muslim feeling'; Bishop of Dudley describes 'horrifying sight' of wildfires near his home ## [Religion news 20 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-20-august-2026/) _2026-08-19 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ DUP MP Jim Shannon charged with common assault; Church of England issues prayers for rain and delivery from drought; Hundreds of mosques 'waiting for security funding'; 800 year old Brechin Cathedral transferred to Community Trust ## [Antoni Gaudí: Modern Art in the Service of Truth and Beauty](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/antoni-gaud%C3%AD-sagrada-familia) _2026-08-19 · Katie Kresser, Ph.D. · Magis Blog_ Recently, Pope Leo XIV visited the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona to celebrate the completion of its central tower . Last year, the Catholic Church advanced Antoni Gaudí, the architect of Sagrada Familia, on the road to official sainthood. After more than twenty years of research into Gaudí's life and work, the Church became satisfied that the architect had led a holy life worthy of… ## [Religion news 19 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-19-august-2026/) _2026-08-19 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ AI programmers ‘should sign Hippocratic oath’; Florence Eshalomi is the new Faith Minister; Children’s Commissioner calls for reform of Prevent programme; CofE’s Church Housing Association plans homes on ‘Benefits Street’ ## [Religion news 18 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-18-august-2026/) _2026-08-18 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ Thousands gather in Trafalgar Square for Jason Arday vigil; Bishop ‘enters admissions’ to misconduct allegations following Makin review; Theos makes the case for studying Theology and Religious Studies; Nuns fight plans to take away their private beach in Italy ## [Religion news 17 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-17-august-2026/) _2026-08-17 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ The death of Jason Arday: 'a time for reflection on values and boundaries'; British Muslims pray for rain as showers are forecast; Progressive Jewish leaders appalled by Netanyahu’s ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ jibe; 21 Cornwall churches to form ‘mega-benefice' ## [Religion news 14 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-14-august-2026/) _2026-08-13 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ A level Religious Studies entries fall amid shortage of specialist teachers; Catholic Bishop of Northampton appears in court on rape charges; Pope themed mitre hats a major crowd puller at Chicago White Sox game ## [Religion news 13 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-13-august-2026/) _2026-08-13 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ Awe and wonder at the solar eclipse, interpreted by religion; Private Requiem Mass for Anne Widdecombe; Muslim and Christian leaders agree plan to tackle extremism in West Africa; The child evangelists in Brazil and the impact of fame and fortune ## [Religion Media Centre annual lecture 29 September 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/religion-media-centre-annual-lecture-2026/) _2026-08-12 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ 'The news sphere and the heavenly sphere' - with Sarah Sands, CEO of Hymns Ancient & Modern, St Bride’s, Fleet Street, Tuesday 29 September 6.30pm ## [Religion news 12 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-12-august-2026/) _2026-08-12 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ Christian village of Taybeh closed to Israelis to deter settler attacks; Catholic agencies mobilise for the people of Colombia; Islamic Relief reports rise in abusive messages; Charity launched to deepen church’s connection with nature and gardening ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HjIyn3rI8YXH) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Religion news 11 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-11-august-2026/) _2026-08-10 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ Jewish leaders meet Foreign Secretary to discuss concerns on policy; Priest in Taybeh warns Palestinian Christians feel forgotten; Richard Dawkins marks 50 years of 'The Selfish Gene'; Turin Shroud exhibition touring Britain ## [Religion news 10 August 2026](https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/morning-news-bulletin/religion-news-10-august-2026/) _2026-08-09 · Ruth Peacock · Religion Media Centre_ Bishop ‘deeply concerned’ at narrative around early release of prisoners; Investigation launched into Al-Khair Foundation over alleged links with Hamas; MCB: Government’s non-engagement policy ‘does not exist in writing’; Insurer demands ‘Jesus Loves You’ stickers on a car must be removed ## [Thou Mayest: The Christian Architecture of East of Eden](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/thou-mayest-east-of-eden) _2026-08-03 · Lauren Woodrell · Magis Blog_ Some books sit on a shelf. Others move in with you. ## [The Catholic Meaning of Rest](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/the-catholic-meaning-of-rest) _2026-07-28 · Steve Page, PhD, MS, MOT, OT/L · Magis Blog_ Summertime has a way of slowing the world down. The days lengthen, the evenings linger, and even the most driven among us feel an invitation to exhale. Families scatter to beaches and cabins, and work rhythms loosen. But the season’s invitation to rest isn’t limited to vacations; it echoes in other corners of life as well. ## [The Catholic Study Bible That Isn't Afraid of Your Kid's Science Teacher](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/the-catholic-study-bible-that-isnt-afraid-of-your-kids-science-teacher) _2026-07-24 · Magis Center · Magis Blog_ There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a dinner table when a fourteen-year-old comes home from biology class and asks, point-blank, whether the story of Adam and Eve is something the family actually believes or something they simply say. Most parents know that silence. It isn't doubt, exactly—it's the sound of not having an answer ready, and sensing that the moment matters more than… ## [Rediscovering Beauty and the Transcendent](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/rediscovering-beauty-and-the-transcendent) _2026-07-21 · Katie Kresser, Ph.D. · Magis Blog_ In a recent post for the Magis Blog, Magis Executive Director John Coffey wrote about 5 critical gaps in modern religious education . Among these, number 4 was “The Absence of Beauty and the Transcendent.” According to Coffey, the truths of the church “stick” more easily when they are accompanied by beauty—their fellow Transcendental . Together the 3 Transcendentals , Truth, Beauty and Goodness,… ## [What Fate, Justice, and Time Reveal About the Soul in the Odyssey](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/five-transcendentals-odyssey) _2026-07-15 · Lauren Woodrell · Magis Blog_ Zeus’s brother Poseidon might be able to shake the solid earth into city-destroying quakes and whip oceans in waves higher than hills; Hephaestus might make mountains burst with fire and flame; Zeus might fill the sky with thunder-booming clouds and scorch the world with cracks of lightning, but such displays were less than the whirling of gnats when set against those terrible forces of Time,… ## [Can Virtue Change the Brain? What Neuroscience Reveals About Habit, Character, & Faith](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/can-virtue-change-the-brain) _2026-07-02 · Steve Page, PhD, MS, MOT, OT/L · Magis Blog_ A patient on my caseload used to spend an hour per day trying to grasp and release the handle on a coffee mug. ## [Why Faith and Science Education Matters More Than Ever](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/faith-and-science-education) _2026-06-16 · Ashley Gregory · Magis Blog_ Today’s Catholic educators are facing a challenge unlike any previous generation. ## [2026 Templeton Prize Awarded To Simon Conway Morris](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/2026-templeton-prize-awarded-to-simon-conway-morris) _2026-06-10 · Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc. · Magis Blog_ ÇSince its founding in 1972, the Templeton Prize has been awarded to religious leaders, scientists , opinion leaders, theologians, and philosophers. Sir John Templeton initially wanted to honor religious leaders whose lives affirmed the significance of human spirituality. Its first honoree was Mother (now St.) Teresa of Calcutta . Early on, the Prize expanded to include those whose scientific,… ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hgi97BVRgV7M) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [Lessons from Art and Culture: Evidence of the Numinous](https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/art-and-culture-evidence-of-the-numinous) _2026-05-27 · Katie Kresser, Ph.D. · Magis Blog_ By its very nature, science cannot prove the existence of God. Are there good reasons, however, to infer the existence of God from human culture ? Many scholars think so.