July 24, 2021
The British Academy has announced the election of 84 new Fellows to its ranks, recognising contributions to a broad range of disciplines across the social sciences, […]
July 23, 2021
Space travel is back. Not, this time, as a ‘space race’ between superpowers, but as a leisure activity for billionaires. Is it a step forward? Towards […]
July 12, 2021
This is my second post about the controversial 1921 conference ‘Christ and the Creeds’, hosted by Modern Church’s predecessors. We’re celebrating with a day conference on […]
July 11, 2021
‘Preach the Gospel. Use words if you must’ writes a wandering friar, in the 13th century. What would happen to the Church’s vision and strategy for generating […]
July 10, 2021
Only Martyn Percy could offer such an extended and telling comparison between Maoist China and the Church of England today, as he does in his blog […]
July 9, 2021
on behalf of the Public Squares’ Refugees Hospitality and Welcome Group Leadership matters. Good, principled leadership matters. It sets the tone for how people respond and […]
July 7, 2021
The premise of the Church Growth Movement was simple: any enlargement is unquestionably good. Correspondingly, all available resources and thinking are placed at the disposal of […]
July 6, 2021
We’re celebrating! Modern Church has an impressive record of promoting liberal theology, and it’s now 100 years since our most celebrated conference. What we did in […]
July 6, 2021
Clergy may or may not be ‘limiting factors’ in the life of the church: I’ve known a few who are, and most who are not. Church […]