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Bishop Anne Dyer to retire

The Rt Revd Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, has announced that she will retire in February 2027 when she reaches the Scottish Episcopal Church’s retirement age of 70. Details are in this press release: Bishop Anne Dyer to retire after nine years in Aberdeen & Orkney.

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Opinion – 26 August 2026

Savitri (Savi) Hensman ViaMedia.News Far-right Threat: Why the Bishops’ Take on “National Unity” is not enough – Part 2

Stephen Parsons Surviving Church Reflections on the CDM Disciplinary Tribunal and the Case of Andrew Cornes

Robert Thompson ViaMedia.News What is Christian about Vengeance?

Nigel Biggar Spiked Is this the Church of England’s Arday affair?

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Opinion – 19 August 2026

Paul Avis Church Times Ask yourself: What can I do for the General Synod?

Savitri (Savi) Hensman ViaMedia.News Far-right Threat: Why the Bishops’ Take on “National Unity” is not enough – Part 1

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Opinion – 12 August 2026

Anthony Smith Three years as a (multi-church) vicar

Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The Mystery of God: God is Love – part three of Ending Abusive Theologies

Global Safeguarding The Crab Effect. Holding Back Safeguarding Progress

Stephen Parsons Surviving Church Speaking Truth to Power in the Church of England

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Call for removal of officers resisting safeguarding reforms

The Church Times reports: Campaigners call for removal of senior church officers ‘resisting’ safeguarding reforms

THE senior church officers who, according to an INEQE review, are resisting safeguarding reforms, must be “removed from influence”, a group of campaigners have told the Archbishops.

The letter, sent on Sunday and signed by 20 people — including both complainants and respondents in safeguarding cases — calls for an “independent urgent review” of safeguarding in the Church…

The letter described in this article can be read in full here.

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Opinion – 5 August 2026

Alex Frost Viamedia.News Evolution not Revolution: Creating Change in Working-Class Ministry in the Church of England

Helen King ViaMedia.News Safeguarding: Still Not Trauma-Informed

Stephen Parsons Surviving Church How Senior Clergy and the National Safeguarding Team fail Abuse Survivors who seek help. The Case of Jane Chevous.

Michelle Burns Guarding the Flock Review Fatigue: How Many More Warnings Does the Church Need?

Colin Coward Unadulterated Love A very brief history of LGBTQI+ activism in the C of E

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