Beer and Theology: July Meeting, Summer Social & Autumn Term
We now have more excellent speakers lined up for the first quarter of Beer and Theology 2020, so here are the dates for your diaries.
J.I. Packer – A Personal Thank You
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…
Obituary: J.I. Packer
With the death of J. I. (‘Jim’) Packer, Anglican evangelicalism has lost one of its most significant theological voices, as well as a guiding figure of the National Evangelical Anglican…
Combating Racism in Britain in 1983
In preparing for our retirement move to Cambridge later this summer, I rediscovered a paper I had written 37 years ago. I prepared it for a workshop which I was…
Why we need a God who suffers impassibly
In my last piece; ‘Why we need a God who does not suffer’, I laid out in brief the case for impassibility: the notion that God does not suffer, held…
Hope Under Judgement: A reflection on theology and race after the killing of George Floyd
I feel a distinct uneasiness as I attempt to write some reflections on the brutal killing of George Floyd and the subsequent events. It’s an uneasiness borne of the tension…
On the Prime Minister’s Advisor’s trip to Dover
In a single weekend, the government’s lead in the opinion polls has fallen 10%. The public are outraged by what they see as pure hypocrisy. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister is…
Enforced Sabbath?
On a tumultuous day preceding Pilate’s careless, populist, hand-washing referendum that was to dispassionately determine the fate of Jesus, a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the ground for…
Why We Need A God Who Does Not Suffer
Most people will readily acknowledge that there is more than one way to write about theology on the internet. One very common way is to draw your newly polished theological…
What are we learning about Mission and the Church during Covid-19?
A paper based on Jay Colwill’s transcript, delivered at the April 2020 “Beer and Theology” session; the first to be conducted online as a Zoom webinar during the Coronavirus lockdown….
In memoriam: Simon Barrington-Ward
Following the sad news of the death of Bishop Simon Barrington-Ward on Holy Saturday 2020, formerly the Bishop of Coventry, we are pleased to publish a poem in memoriam, written…
Wittgenstein, Newspapers and Theology: different types of truth
A paper based on Stephen Godsell’s transcript, delivered at the 33rd “Beer and Theology” session in November 2019. Introduction What is truth (as Pilate famously asked of Jesus when he…
Abraham Kuyper: an appreciation
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…
Exiting Brexit – on the clash of nationalism and internationalism
Joshua Penduck writes: And thus ends one of the more ignoble periods of British political history. Though looking at the forthcoming negotiations perhaps it is better to describe it as…
Women in the Bible retreat
This article was first published on the Covenant website and in the Church of England Newspaper, 17 Jan 2020, and is reproduced with permission. On May 5–8 this year, I…
Beer & Theology – “Wittgenstein and Newspapers Today” with Stephen Godsell (Friday 22nd November)
Our 33rd Beer and Theology will be with Stephen Godsell on “Wittgenstein and Newspapers Today”
Beer & Theology – “Engaging with Islam” with Peter Welby (Friday 18th October)
Our 32nd Beer and Theology will be with Peter Welby on “Engaging with Islam”