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Matthew Cresswell

Matthew Cresswell is a freelance journalist, interested in global Christianity and religious trends

September 2012

  • Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on moon

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    How Buzz Aldrin's communion on the moon was hushed up

    Matthew Cresswell

    Matthew Cresswell: As Neil Armstrong's memorial takes place, it's good to remember why Nasa kept Aldrin's surreal lunar ceremony under wraps

May 2012

  • Jedi Master Yoda in a scene from Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith

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    Jedi religion belongs in the star systems of George Lucas's mind

    Matthew Cresswell
    Matthew Cresswell: It may be Star Wars day (May the fourth be with you), but how seriously should we take the growing church of Jediism?

April 2012

  • James Burke-Dunsmore

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    Rejoice! Jesus is coming to Trafalgar Square – and Brighton and Guildford

    Matthew Cresswell

    Matthew Cresswell: Despite some resistance to Christ being portrayed in drama, the Passion play is undergoing a huge revival in England and Wales

December 2011

  • A woman walks through a forest

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    Save our sacred woodlands

    Matthew Cresswell
    Matthew Cresswell: Religious groups have an important role to play in preserving many important and biodiverse forests that are under threat

October 2011

  • Uganda's LGBT Community

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    Atheist Ugandan works his magic on British humanists

    Matthew Cresswell
    Matthew Cresswell: James 'Fat Boy' Onen has been speaking in the UK of his fight against superstition and religion in Uganda

August 2011

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    Without John Stott, UK evangelicals would resemble the Tea Party

    Matthew Cresswell
    Matthew Cresswell: The quintessential postwar bachelor priest transformed a once fusty group into an articulate – if controversial – force

October 2010

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    Lausanne's legacy lacks promise

    Matthew Cresswell

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    What future for the Lausanne movement?

    Matthew Cresswell
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