Dr Stephen Brown (*1958), theologian and journalist, editor of The Ecumenical Review, World Council of Churches, Geneva, 2017- 2025. Associate member of the Institut romand de systématique et d’éthique (IRSE) at the University of Geneva since 2025. A former member of the board of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), he was a co-organizer of the European Festival of Religious Television Programmes in Paris (2017) and Berlin (2023). Born in Britain, studies in International Development and then Theology (Cambridge and Berlin). PhD for a dissertation on the churches and ecumenism in the GDR. Managing editor, Ecumenical News International, Geneva, 1994-2010, and director of online libraries at Globethics, Geneva, 2011-2015.
Theologian and journalist
Country of origin
Great Britain
Festivals
Current issues
Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.
Events
16.02.2025
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