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Fierce Imaginings: The Great War, Ritual, Memory and God – by Rev Rachel Mann

November 10, 2017

Given that tomorrow is November 11th, it seems appropriate to be writing about Rachel Mann’s Fierce Imaginings.  Like her previous …

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Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery: Did Shakespeare Help Write the King James Bible?

August 30, 2017

Today sees the launch of my new book, Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery.  Despite the sound of the title, I …

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God Is Interesting: A Mild Manifesto for Mission

June 4, 2016

“God is interesting.”  It sounds like the most tepid theological declaration ever.  A creed for hesitant Anglicans, perhaps; “We believe …

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“the use of the post-office is in her own hands” – Anthony Trollope, Pillar Boxes, and Love Letters

January 6, 2016

Anthony Trollope invented the pillar-box, and then regretted it. That’s one of those facts which has been at the back …

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The Essential History of Christianity, by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

November 23, 2015

The Essential History of Christianity by the Rev. Dr. Miranda Threlfall-Holmes is an engaging and informative book, ideally suited for …

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Maids, Wives, Widows: An Interview with Sara Read

September 1, 2015

Earlier in the year I reviewed Dr. Sara Read’s new book Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives 1540-1740, …

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In Days To Come The Churches May Be Fuller: Victorians, Female Priests, and Satire

July 4, 2015

To celebrate all the ordinations at this time of year (not to mention the new female bishops in the Church …

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Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives 1540-1740, by Sara Read

June 16, 2015

In August 1643, 5,000 women protested outside Parliament, wearing white ribbons to demand peace in the ongoing civil conflicts. During …

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Where Did We Go Wrong? – Men, Women and Evolution

April 11, 2015

Evolutionary psychology, or evo psych, is one of the explanations I run across most often when discussing gender online.  As …

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The Toddler and the Scroll: the Literal and Symbolic in Christianity (and a Painting)

January 1, 2015

Toddlers can’t read Latin prophecies.  This appears to be the basic insight of this remarkable painting I wandered past in …

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