Out of the Depths
Graham Kings reflects on “Out of the Depths: Hope in Times of Suffering” and hopes “it will encourage others also to draw on ancient wells and modern insights for theological and prayer resources in times of persecution”
Articles
Mourning our infidelity
Elaine Storkey, drawing on her years of involvement in General Synod, Crown appointments and working for the ordination of women as priests and bishops, reflects on the withdrawal of Philip North.
Beer and Theology – ‘A Christian’s Heart for Art’ (Fri 17 March)
Our next Beer and Theology will be on “A Christian’s Heart for Art” with Graham Kings and Simon Lewis.
The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055): The Way Forward?
What do the bishops propose in their report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations” and is it the way forward for the Church of England?
Giving and Receiving Episcopal Oversight: The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055)
What did the bishops think they were doing and how did they end up with their report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations”?
Fulcrum Response to GS 2055
Fulcrum’s reflections on the House of Bishops’ Report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations”
Beer and Theology – ‘London’s Nigerian Pentecostal Proliferation’ (Fri 17 Feb)
Our ninth Beer and Theology will be on London’s Nigerian Pentecostal Proliferation with Graham Kings and Jamie Klair, PhD student, University of Cambridge.
A Tribute to Jill Saward
Elaine Storkey pays tribute to Jill Saward and challenges the church to continue her work
The Uncontrollable Mystery on the Bestial Floor
Written as a young scholar, this short article by John Webster, who died this year, reflects on the Incarnation – “Here, as always in the Christian faith, so much hangs on so littIe – this little scrap of history, this perilously obscure birth, surrounded by the whiff of scandal, is the ultimate point of the ways of God into mankind. And this is the point that we are to return to if we would learn both who God is, and who we ourselves are. God became man that man might become man”.
How To Muzzle the Gospel at Christmas
“Dear Wormwood, It falls to me again at this time of year to remind you and your field staff to remain on a heightened state of alert as Christmas day approaches…. “