Kester Brewin

Category: Emerging Church

  • “The Man Who Betrays God is the Stronger of the Two”

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    I’ve been reading some Yeats recently. In his short play, Calvary, Jesus is confronted by Judas as he walks with his cross: Judas: I betrayed you because you seemed all powerful. Jesus: My Father, Even if now I were to whisper it, Would break the world in his miraculous fury To set me free. Judas:…

  • Saviour Sibling?

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    A bill regarding the use of human embryos is currently passing through parliament at the moment, and, naturally, causing a huge amount of debate. One piece on the BBC caught my ear the other morning – a Bishop was asked what he thought about the creation of so-called ‘saviour siblings’: human beings created for the…

  • Don’t Piss About London: Vote Ken Or The Monkey Gets It.

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    London goes to the polls this week. While the rest of the country has local council elections, London votes for its Mayor. It’s the biggest directly-elected budget-holding post in the UK: £13 billion annually to spend, employing 103,000 people and a £39billion transport investment programme over the next 10 years.. And there are some massively…

  • The New Conspirators

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    There are lots of reasons why you really should go and buy Tom Sine’s new book ‘The New Conspirators‘, and none of them are that it’s got a quote from me telling you to on the back. One of them would be that I think it’s the best looking Christian book I’ve seen for ages.…

  • Rollins’ New Book Gets Pulped. Ouch.

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    Poor old Pete – seems like some Fundie at the printers for his new book has taken exception to the title of his new book ‘The Fidelity of Betrayal‘, done some reworking, and sent it out to stores as ‘The Betrayal of Fidelity.’ Ouch. That’s gotta hurt sales. Both copies have been pulped.

  • New MA at Kings

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    Kings College have a new MA which they wondered if I’d be happy to flag up, which I am. It’s in ‘Politics, Theology and Faith-Based Organisations’, and you can read more about it in the doc attached below.