Peter Ackroyd is a major figure in contemporary English letters, a fluent and pleasing writer with dozens of fascinating books to his name in numerous genres—history, biography, chorography, criticism, and fiction. So the prospect of his reflections on the long history of Christian England is . . . . Continue Reading »
The Flying Spaghetti Monster has retreated into the abandoned sanctuary of the United Church of Bacon. There has been a softening. Continue Reading »
Because the English ruling establishment looks after its own, Smyth and his fellow abusers enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Continue Reading »
Only a prima scriptura hermeneutic can protect the final authority of the biblical vision. Continue Reading »
joins in to discuss his new book, What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church. Continue Reading »
When I invite people to my home, I acknowledge their humanity and personhood. Continue Reading »
Canterbury Cathedral’s silent disco and Peterborough Cathedral’s upcoming rave speak of a childish age. Continue Reading »
The churches now need to teach Christian ethics more explicitly and more thoroughly, because that is where the wider culture will challenge Christian discipleship most powerfully. Continue Reading »
The devout Lutheranism of my ancestors, which so shaped and defined my grandparents and parents, is dead and buried. Continue Reading »
Many evangelical leaders have either downplayed their errors or tried to memory-hole them altogether. But the internet is forever, and Megan Basham has kept the receipts. Continue Reading »
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