Bearing Witness in the Tensions (July/August 2025)

28th June 2025

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Clark was appointed Editor of the Church of Ireland Gazette following a diverse career in education, church communications, and governance. With deep roots in the life of the Church, he brings pastoral sensitivity, strategic insight, and a strong editorial voice to the role. Having grown up in Great Britain, Clark completed his undergraduate degree in Music at the University of York, before moving to Ireland in 2020 to begin his PhD at Trinity College Dublin.

Over the last few weeks, we have watched the Middle East descend further into violence and tragedy. The complexity of the region’s history defies easy answers. For people of faith, the instinct is to pray, to lament, and to yearn for peace. But beyond the headlines, we are also called to ask what it means…