King Arthur and the Liturgical Year
I’ve been giving some lectures on medieval literature this term, and it has required the enjoyable process of rereading bits …
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Shakespeare and the King James Bible – Some Tentative Conclusions
A couple of years ago I published Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery, a book which examines (and debunks) the legend …
“Three Ordinary, Normal Old Women”: Agatha Christie’s Uses of Shakespeare
Yesterday the journal Shakespeare published an article entitled “Three Ordinary, Normal Old Women: Agatha Christie’s Uses of Shakespeare”. The reason …
When we say “theology”…
I’ve heard a lot of mentions of theology in my social media timelines recently. Which is what happens if you …
A Diversity of Lanyards
This is a bit of a departure for me – a detective story. After all that reading of the classics, …
How do you read the Bible?
Some recent discussions online about how we read the Bible made me remember a question a friend asked me a …
On Not Judging a (Detective) Book by its (Back) Cover
I’ve written a few pieces on the covers of paperback detective novels recently, because I know how to have a …
A Question of Theology
As I wrote in my last piece, I’ve been looking back on the last couple of years of training for …
Things I didn’t know before I trained for ministry in the Church of England – “I’m not as radical as I thought I was”
I’ve had confirmation of passing training, I’ve been sent details of the service at the Minster, and so after a …
Murder and Motive: A Sermon on the Death of John the Baptist
I expect you’re wondering why I called you all here this evening. Sorry, this morning. We’re assembled here in the …
