Growing Up Into the Children of God
David Newman explores what mature faith in God might look like.
Review of Muthuraj Swamy, “Reconciliation” (The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2019) (SPCK).
Christopher Landau reviews a new study of reconciliation by Muthuraj Swamy.
Beer & Theology – “Consumer Culture: Insights from Augustine” (Friday 29th March) with Mark Clavier
Our 27th Beer and Theology, in association with The Centre for Theology and Community and the Hurtado Jesuit Centre, will be with Graham Kings and Canon Dr Mark Clavier, Residential Canon, Brecon Cathedral, Wales and author of “On Consumer Culture, Identity, The Church and The Rhetorics of Delight”.
Sacred Space in the City
A lecture by Tom Wright given at Central Presbyterian Church, Park Avenue on April 22 2018.
The ‘Undeserving Poor’ Today: The Rhetoric and Theological Development of a Problematic Category
In this chapter from “Poverty in the Early Church and Today” which she edited with Steve Walton, Hannah Swithinbank looks at the concepts and rhetoric of deserving and undeserving poor and offers an alternative biblical perspective.
Standing on the Fault Lines: The Dangerous Joy of Sacramental Life
Tom Wright’s talk offering a biblical theology of the sacraments, sacramental ministry and mission delivered at the Radical Vocation Conference in the Diocese of Dallas on 22nd September 2018.
International Development and Lifestyle Choices
In her recent presentation at Beer and Theology, Hannah Swithinbank explores how Christianity and Christian discipleship intersect with international development and looks at ways that our own lifestyle choices – in relation to food, travel, home and “stuff” – connect with successful, sustainable development.
Lessons in Evangelism from Michael Green (1930-2019)
In honour of Michael Green, whose death was announced today, we republish this 2016 profile of him and ten lessons in evangelism learned from him.
Beer & Theology – “Reconciliation”(Friday 22nd February) with Muthuraj Swamy
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Evangelical and Affirming?: A Conversation with Three Davids
A short version (including links to the more detailed discussions) of a dialogue with “affirming evangelicals” David Gillett, David Atkinson and David Runcorn arguing that they present three distinct (and at time incompatible) approaches in their support of same-sex unions or marriage. Their arguments open up a range of wider questions that, if wrestled with, might encourage us all to think in fresh ways, help to clarify the nature and significance of disagreements, and even lead to greater understanding, respect and perhaps greater consensus emerging.
Beer & Theology – “International Development and Lifestyle Choices” (Friday 11th January) with Hannah Swithinbank
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Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms at the British Library
If, like Philip Larkin, you wonder what will survive of us, you must hasten to enter the mysterious, dimly lit world of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition at the British Library.
Pioneers of Modern Spirituality: a review
What can we learn from the church’s past? Peter Webster reviews Jane Shaw’s book introducing readers to the spirituality of four Anglicans of the early twentieth century.
Fulcrum at 15
Andy Walton reflects on Fulcrum’s 15th anniversary symposium at Lambeth Palace.
Beer & Theology – “Jesus, the Church and the Poor?” (Friday 23rd November) with Frank Curry
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Good News, Local Church
In her talk at the Fulcrum 15th Anniversary Symposium, Rachel Marszalek draws on her own parish experience to reflect on good news in and through the local church.
Good News: National Witness?
In his talk at the Fulcrum 15th Anniversary Symposium, Tom Wright explores modernism, postmodernism and the calling of the church to consider how “the full evangelical message of new creation” might “be lived, danced, sung, spoken transformatively into our muddled and dangerous world”