This address was given in 2024 to the North Atlantic Polemics Conference; and is published here to celebrate NAPC 2026 which is happening this week! GOD willing, I am going to talk about The Enlightenment as a defining dynamic of the Churches relations and...
Recently, there has been a glut of outrage on X and other social media platforms about Muslims praying in the street, Trafalgar Square, the King not giving an easter message, and even a Christian buying churches to stop them from closing down; as well as the outrage...
I’ve set myself a difficult task, I feel, as I want to address several intertwined issues all at once. Firstly, I want to speak about a few church practices, mixed in with aspects of Volk Christianity, that is, corrupt understandings or practices of the faith, and...
In 2017, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York released a joint statement calling for Christians to repent of the deep division, mistrust, and violence of the Reformation, stating that, whilst blessings did come from the Reformation, repentance of its darker parts...
On December 13th, we saw around 2,000 to 5,000 people gather in central London, about 50 meters from 10 Downing Street, to celebrate Christmas (a little too early for my tastes) through traditional carols and readings, to make a statement that Christ was at the centre...
I think most readers of this blog will be aware of the quiet revival. If they are not, I suggest they get a hold of the Quiet Revival report, published by the Bible Society and run by YouGov on behalf of the Bible Society. It compares attitudes and Church attendance...
Muscular Christianity has made Sky News and was suitably slammed, maligned, and disregarded by the disreputable news agency; there was a puff piece suitably villainising some of its proponents like his grace Bishop Ceirion Dewar; and attacking it as the sinister...
Those who have followed my work know that I am a strong believer in the Benedict Option, or at least a revised version of it, as offered by Rob Dreher; a version that is larger, more aggressive, and outward-facing. I am also a big fan of the monastic tradition of the...
To the following: Rt Revd. Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester, Gavin Calver, CEO, Evangelical Alliance, Bishop Mike Royal, General Secretary, Churches Together in England Revd. Richard Andrew, President, Methodist Conference 2025/26 Jude Levermore, Head of...
These days, the pace of 'events dear boy' has increased to such a degree that there is a dizzying speed at which issues are arising, concerns to be addressed, and challenges to be faced. Whilst I have often sought to highlight issues that are often ignored, I thought...
