Emma Sowden
After graduating in geography, Emma joined the Evangelical Alliance in October 2020 from the London School of Economics. Emma, who has volunteered within the international development sector, is passionate about the pursuit of social justice and seeing the diverse local and global church unified. As an unashamed people person, she is always up for a good old chat and loves random acts of affirmation. You can usually find her hitting up north London’s best green spaces or struggling up hills on her fixed-gear bike.
The spiritual practices: overly religious, self-care obsessed or a better way to live?
27 June 2024From retreat, silence and solitude to fasting, journaling and prayer – are many of these ancient Christian practices making sense to parts of secular culture today?
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From Andrew Tate to #MeToo: can we bridge the battle of the sexes?
18 April 2024Young men and woman are falling on opposite ends of the political spectrum. As Christians, why should we care and are there steps we can take to bridge the divide?
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Romance is entering a new era. What might the church have to offer it?
2 February 2024The sun appears to be setting on the dating app era and culture is on a mission to re-codify love, but what will we find in the aftermath?
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Reflections: why the Incarnation is the greatest revolution of all time
19 December 2023Three ways in which the Incarnation is radically subversive to western secular culture and transforms our understanding of what it means be human
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The Asbury outpouring, remembering revivals and the prophet Habakkuk
24 February 2023If thousands of people suddenly burst through your doors, desiring an encounter with a God in heaven who loves them, what would you do?
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“Integrity” – the buzzword of the season unpacked
21 July 2022Amid political controversy and the contest for our next prime minister, what does the life of Jesus teach us about true integrity of leadership?
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Why are we so obsessed with the multiverse?
27 May 2022What do the latest trends in pop culture tell us about the deeper questions people are asking today?
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What kind of Messiah?
14 April 2022What we can learn from the Easter story about living through disappointment and following a God who does not intend to meet our expectations
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Being Human: Does nature even exist?
2 November 2021COP26 is now well underway, and as more than 100 world leaders seek to work together on urgent climate action, how can we think differently about our role in creation care?
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England football racism: Am I guilty of ‘othering’ too?
21 July 2021When condemning the onslaught of racist abuse that followed Euro 2020, I was convicted, because I ‘other people’ too
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