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Book review: Being a Disciple in a World Come of Age: A reflection on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology by Hassan Musa
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (223+ words) Friday 11 September 2026 John McCabe reviews a theologian who ‘gets’ the Lutheran thinker Musa is a grounded, listening theologian. He writes: “There is no discipleship without active listening. When we listen, we hear, imagine and think differently — and live differently.” It…...
Faith: Change, decay, and new life
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (774+ words) Friday 11 September 2026 Josephine Gabelman got her hands dirty, she writes for Creationtide FRESH from my first year of training for ordination at Ridley Hall, I was on summer placement at Launde Abbey. If you visit this historic retreat centre, hoping…...
US Episcopal Church welcomes first transgender cathedral dean
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (624+ words) Friday 11 September 2026 Micah Cronin, aged 30, installed as Dean of All Saints’ Cathedral, Milwaukee Dean Cronin in All Saints’ Cathedral, Milwaukee, in August THE Episcopal Church in the United States has welcomed its first transgender cathedral dean, the Very Revd Micah…...
Prime Minister’s ‘map’ of faith in action published
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (564+ words) Friday 11 September 2026 Report estimates that 33,000 churches provide 250,000 instances of support each year The launch of the report Heart of the Neighbourhood in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday A REPORT commissioned by the Prime Minister and championing the “significant yet…...
‘I was probably the only atheist in the room’: Alastair Campbell on Bible studies with Justin Welby
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (924+ words) Thursday 10 September 2026 Tony Blair’s former spin doctor, who once declared ‘We don’t do God,’ talks about his enduring interest in faith. Interview by James Macintyre Alastair Campbell in conversation at the Hay Festival last year ALASTAIR CAMPBELL, who famously told…...
General Synod Digest: Call for Church Commissioners to support 30 by 30 conservation target falls
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (37+ words) The Church Times Friday 31 July 2026 General Synod Digest: Call for Church Commissioners to support 30 by 30 conservation target falls...
Human flourishing requires the sacred
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (766+ words) Friday 17 July 2026 The UN’s development goals are restricted by a secular world-view, argues Mark Vernon Artisans work at the Turquoise Mountain project in Afghanistan ALL beauty is an echo of God’s beauty. This statement and others like it have been…...
Archbishop Mullally: ‘Let us tend the soil of trust in our Church in which hope can grow’
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (750+ words) Sunday 12 July 2026 She preaches about the wounds within the Church and the need for healing The congregation at York Minster on Sunday morning “MANY in the Church have been wounded,” and, to heal, trust must be nurtured, the Archbishop of…...
Democracy is under threat, Bishop of Leicester tells Synod
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1099+ words) Sunday 12 July 2026 ‘The more divided we are, the more vulnerable we are to authoritarian politics,’ he warns Members of the Synod meeting in York this weekend OUR “democracy is under threat today,” the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Martyn…...
Short notice: Don’t Forget the Holy Spirit: Personal reflections on baptism in the Holy Spirit by Matt Anscombe
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Friday 10 July 2026 A joint event with RSCM. A one-day symposium at Southwark Cathedral celebrating church music in all its glory. This event is free, but booking is required. Find out more at elydatabase.org/eventsChurch Times is delighted to be…...