Tim Dean

Tim Dean is the continuing Ministerial Development Officer for Norwich diocese, and Director of the World Media Trust. In a voluntary capacity Tim is Executive Secretary of First Step Forum (an international network of Members of Parliaments; former Prime Ministers, Foreign Affairs Ministers, and Ambassadors; and others engaged in private, independent diplomacy for religious freedom and human rights). He is also a senior associate of the Washington based Institute for Global Engagement – a ‘think-tank with legs’, created to develop sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. He was formerly a Commissioning Editor for the BBC World Service’s English network, and before that editor of Third Way.

Shahbaz Bhatti: Christian, martyr, friend…

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Shahbaz Bhatti: Christian, martyr, friend… by Tim Dean It is a strange experience hearing breaking news on the Today programme that a friend has been assassinated. It was completely unsurprising, yet totally shocking. He knew it would happen as certainly as night follows day – yet it did not deter him from his Christian calling … Continue Reading

Remembrance Sunday Sermon

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Editors Note: "Each year, Remembrance Sunday calls for balanced acts of worship and remembrance – recalling the bravery and sacrifice of ordinary people alongside the horror and waste of war, and trying to represent the variety of positions towards war and pacifism held by the Christian faith. This year marks the 70th anniversary of WW2 … Continue Reading

The Darkness we call Providence

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The Darkness we call Providence by Tim Dean Is there any point to a doctrine of providence, can it be said to be of any practical consequence for humankind? For ‘Providence’ may appear to raise many insuperable problems and offer very little light. Even if it is right to conclude that the doctrine is of … Continue Reading

FX, EC and the DNA of HUP: Homogeneity and heterogeneity in emerging churches: a problem explored

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FX, EC and the DNA of HUP Homogeneity and heterogeneity in emerging churches: a problem explored by Tim Dean The Church of England’s 2004 report, Mission-shaped Church, is a seminal document in the multi-denominational quest to create fresh expressions of church (FX) and emerging churches (EC), as it participates in the missio Dei. The Report … Continue Reading

Christology, Messianism and Jewish-Christian Relations

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Christology, Messianism and Jewish-Christian relations by Tim Dean For Christians down the ages, the foundational Christological idea that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah has determined the Church’s attitudes to Judaism and Jews. Jewish expectation of the coming of the Messiah proceeds unabated since the birth of Christianity. In Jewish prayer books and recited regularly … Continue Reading