David Atkinson Ahead of COP26, and in light of the current and ongoing climate emergency, Fulcrum will be posting a series of articles exploring climate change, theology and our ethical response during September and October. This is the first in this series: a lecture given at Christ Church Oxford Summer School 2018. Do you recall the … Continue Reading
As I have taken various steps forward in my ministry over the years, I have to my surprise sometimes found very large footprints in front of me. They are the footprints of a giant: an intellectual, theological and pastoral giant named J.I.Packer. He retired as a Professor of Theology at Regent College, Vancouver some years … Continue Reading
Abraham Kuyper: his story On November 8th 1920, Abraham Kuyper died. You may not have heard of him, but if you had lived in the Netherlands from about the 1880’s to sometime after 1910, his would have been a household name. In his illustrious career he was a pastor and theologian, philosopher, journalist, founder of … Continue Reading
In this second part of his two-part article helping the church think about how it understands itself and the nature of its calling in a ‘post-truth’ world, David Atkinson relates Polanyi’s insights to a number of areas of Christian discipleship and the church’s witness.
In a two-part article helping the church think about how it understands itself and the nature of its calling in a ‘post-truth’ world, David Atkinson here introduces the life and work of Michael Polanyi and two key themes in his thought: The Way of Discovery and the key role of A Society of Explorers.
In this summary of his longer paper, David Atkinson addresses four questions often raised about the Christian response to climate change.
THIS is a hugely important book. It is about the end of a habitable earth, and how to avert that.
One of the texts often quoted in defence of the concept of ‘male headship’ is 1 Tim 2. 8 – 15, although, of course, the language of ‘head’ comes from 1 Corinthians. It is presented as a definitive statement of the Apostle’s view about the impermissibility of women teaching or exercising authority over men in the Church….However, there is another way of looking at this text.
‘I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to agree in the Lord.’ St Paul seems to have a lot to say about Christians agreeing. In the letter to the Philippian church where Euodia and Syntyche belong, he writes of ‘standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of … Continue Reading
Is Trident justified? David Atkinson challenges some of the assumptions
Dr David Atkinson is a former Bishop of Thetford