March 31, 2023
On 25th May 2020, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer who knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes, while he shouted “I can’t […]
March 8, 2023
Applying for ‘asylum’ is not a crime, but criminalising people for even trying to get to a safe place is a crime against humanity. Detaining and […]
February 23, 2023
I was born in 1975. I was around forty years old when I realised I was White.¹ I am, for all my academic credentials, an embarrassingly […]
February 22, 2023
The deconstruction of racism in the church has been an especially painful journey for Global Majority Heritage Christians. However, I am convinced that healing will not […]
February 11, 2023
When we think of prayer, usually the first thing that comes to mind is verbal. Praise, petition, intercession and confession. As an autistic person I can […]
February 9, 2023
I have recently been reading Gregory Nazianzen’s funeral oration for Basil of Caesarea in which he describes the work of this fourth century bishop as a […]
February 4, 2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury finds himself between a rock and a hard place in regard to the current furore over sexual orientation and the meaning of […]
January 18, 2023
In the light of the leaks from yesterday’s College and House of Bishops meetings, this blog post is a little earlier than planned, and so doesn’t […]
January 17, 2023
We are delighted to announce that Modern Church will be joined by Helen King, Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at the Open University, for an update on the […]