The crowds of Christian pilgrims are especially large because for the first time in years, the Eastern Orthodox and Western Churches are marking Easter - the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus - at the same time.

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Meanwhile, intellectual figures like Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Bishop Richard Chartres of London both influenced by eastern Orthodox theology have provided new tools for Christian thinking about the planet.

ECONOMIST: Churchmen and the environment