From princes to ploughboys: 500 years of Tyndale’s New Testament
2026 marks the 500-year anniversary of William Tyndale’s New Testament. Published in February 1526, it was the first complete English translation from the original Greek.
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The Street Preacher’s Charter
Rights and responsibilities when street preaching in England & Wales
The Christian Institute has produced this helpful guide for street preachers. It is written in the form of a Charter, a document which enshrines duties and responsibilities alongside reciprocal rights and privileges. It also provides an overview of relevant laws. The purpose is to encourage good practice whilst discouraging behaviour which might give street preaching a bad name.
Does smacking contribute to negative outcomes for children?
A narrative review on the effects of physical punishment on children
Sarah Aiken, James Kennedy and Alison Bowie
Our comprehensive new report finds that the evidence does not support claims that mild smacking causes harm to children, particularly when delivered in the context of warm and loving parenting.
“Proving tricky”
Stories of jurisdictions that have tried and failed to introduce legislation against so-called conversion therapy
Activists routinely conflate abuses that are criminal under existing law with legitimate, everyday activities which cannot be criminalised, such as conversations between parents and children about sexuality or gender identity. It has proven extremely difficult.
Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE)
Including Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE), A guide for Christian parents
Parents may be worried about changes to Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). This booklet explains why.
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide Bills being considered at both Westminster and Holyrood would enable terminally ill adults to get help to kill themselves. Supporters of the moves insist that safeguards will be built in.
Assisted Suicide (Scotland)
Liam McArthur MSP has introduced a Bill to enable people in Scotland deemed to be terminally ill to get help to kill themselves.
Salt and light in education
Christians have always been heavily involved in education.
The little book of non-violent extremists (updated)
This little booklet makes the big point that some non-violent ‘extremists’ turn out to be heroic people of global significance. Successive UK governments have sought to confront non-violent extremism. But without a clear, precise and well-understood definition this is a dangerous road to go down. Our little list of heroes could easily have been accused of breaching modern ‘non-violent extremism’ thresholds.