Category: Theology
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A Letter to the Church in North America
Last weekend saw a really innovative gathering in Toronto called ‘Eighth Letter.’ It asked the simple question: if the writer of revelation had written ‘A Letter to the Church in North America’ what would they have said? A number of people were asked to present their letters – some in person, some virtually. Mine’s now…
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God Growing Up? – A Question from Other
Always interested to hear from people who’ve read the book – and I’m always pleased to respond to questions it may have raised too. One from the other day: I was very intrigued by your premise of a linear narrative of the way humanity’s relationship with God changes over time and even more by the…
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Pirates, Monastics and the Death of the Emerging Church… Two Podcasts I’ve Recorded
I know, I know, you wait ages for a good podcast to come along, and then two come along at once! First, one I recorded for Moot, in conversation with Ian Mobsby, taking in Other, critiques of new monasticism and whole host of other things. Secondly, one I recorded for the Nomad series, which looks…
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The Burning Issue… Has Terry Jones Thought This Through?
The unfolding drama about the potential burning of copies of the Qu’ran tomorrow throws up some very very interesting issues. The wonderfully-tached Terry Jones has named 9/11 ‘International Burn A Koran Day’ but the event appears to be on hold for a while while he fields calls from high-ranking government officials and leading Muslims. Not bad…