Ian Paul in conversation with Andrew Atherstone Psephizo History, law, and individual cups at Communion
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love What if we just weren’t made for these things?
Durham University Church of England must do more to recognise dangers of spiritual authority
21 CommentsColin Coward Unadulterated Love Ken Leech Doing Theology in Altab Ali Park
Theo Hobson American theocracy?
Ian Paul Psephizo The demographic crisis in Church of England ministry
76 CommentsKelvin Holdsworth What is in Kelvin’s Head? We are not stewards
Ian Paul Psephizo Money, sex, and power: Will the next archbishop save the Church of England?
Francis Martin Church Times What are the most pressing issues facing the next Archbishop of Canterbury?
Madeleine Davies Church Times Church of England is in need of a structural survey
67 CommentsColin Coward Unadulterated Love Eighty years on – living creatively and optimistically in decadent times
Anon Surviving Church “As though they were gods…..”
31 CommentsRosalind Rutherford Women and the Church Bread and Stones
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Tricksters versus magicians The state of the House of Bishops and worship in local churches
Kelvin Holdsworth What is in Kelvin’s Head? Listening to the Quiet Revival
94 CommentsTim Wyatt The Critical Friend Make or break
“Is the upcoming appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury the last chance saloon for the C of E to save itself?”
Stephen Parsons Surviving Church Learning Lessons from the Rise and Fall of the Nine O’Clock Service
Helen King sharedconversations Is there a quorum in the House of Bishops?
75 CommentsDavid Torrance House of Commons Library What is the Ecclesiastical Committee?
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The Evolution or Regression of the Church of England
Scarlet Cassock “All the money’s gone — must be the choir’s fault”
[This is part 2; part 1 was published in July.]
Bishop of Oxford An Open Letter to Nigel Farage
38 CommentsColin Coward Unadulterated Love Are Charismatic Evangelical Anglican churches becoming more welcoming and open to LGBTQIA+ people?
Jonathan Surviving Church Three Years On after a NDA: Lessons Learnt
Archdruid Eileen The Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley Re-envisioning the Midsomer Benefice
78 CommentsIan Gomersall A Retired Rector’s Reflections Church of England’s major data breach
The Church Mouse The Quiet Revival under the microscope
Chine McDonald Theos Is this the end of Theology in Higher Education?
20 CommentsStephen Parsons Surviving Church False Allegations, Rumours and Assumptions
20 CommentsAugustine Tanner-Ihm ViaMedia.News Bleeding While Leading: A Theological and Leadership Reflection
Martin Sewell Surviving Church Parting Shots
60 CommentsMartin Sewell Surviving Church Resigning from General Synod
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The Church of England’s absurd position on sex and marriage
Martyn Percy Meander Barnaclization in the Church of England
Helen King ViaMedia.News In the Beginning: Sex, AIDS, Judgment and the Church of England, 1986-1991
58 CommentsJarel Robinson-Brown Modern Church Theologians in Real Life
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Russell T. Davies says Trump and Reform UK threaten gay rights
Marcus Walker The Critic First signs of an Anglican spring
75 CommentsSarah Coakley Church Times Bring theology back to the parishes
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Full equality in ministry and relationships for LGBTQIA+ people — Unadulterated Love
Stephen Parsons Surviving Church Gratification and Power – A Problem for the Church
Helen King Premier Christianity I’m celebrating the UK’s first female archbishop. I don’t care that she is in a civil partnership
109 CommentsColin Coward Unadulterated Love Questions for Christianity and the Church of England
Savitri (Savi) Hensman ViaVedia.News Sexuality Issues and the Church’s Theology Problem
6 CommentsTim Wyatt The Critical Friend Made in Sheffield
Also in this week’s newsletter is a piece on the Church in Wales and its new archbishop: Cleaning House
Theo Hobson What do liberal Anglicans want?
Ian Gomersall A Retired Rector’s Reflections Division at ordination
David Torrance House of Commons Library The relationship between church and state in the United Kingdom
A briefing paper on the relationship between church and state in the United Kingdom
David Voas The Conversation Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report
Mark Clavier Well-Tempered What the Heck Are Bishops For?
Michael Hampson ViaMedia.News No First Reading – Four Circumcisions Instead
9 CommentsFrancis Young Election of the 12th Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The Pearl of Great Price
Archdruid Eileen The Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley Archdruid Eileen’s Sermon on AI
Anon Surviving Church Who is my Neighbour?
155 CommentsHelen King ViaMedia.News Jagged Edges: Where Safeguarding Overlaps with the Trust Deficit
Martin Gorick The Observer By reforming its position on sexuality of clergy, Church of England welcomes everyone
Richard Scorer Surviving Church The Matt Drapper Settlement. Damages awarded to plaintiff in ‘exorcism’ case.
Helen King ViaMedia.News July 2025 General Synod: money talks
38 CommentsMartin Sewell and Linda Billenness Surviving Church Synod ignores Audit Warnings
Martine Oborne Women and the Church The Church of England’s fifty-year journey from open sexism to concealed sexism
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