Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery: Did Shakespeare Help Write the King James Bible?
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
“God is interesting.” It sounds like the most tepid theological declaration ever. A creed for hesitant Anglicans, perhaps; “We believe …
“the use of the post-office is in her own hands” – Anthony Trollope, Pillar Boxes, and Love Letters
Anthony Trollope invented the pillar-box, and then regretted it. That’s one of those facts which has been at the back …
The Essential History of Christianity, by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes
The Essential History of Christianity by the Rev. Dr. Miranda Threlfall-Holmes is an engaging and informative book, ideally suited for …
Maids, Wives, Widows: An Interview with Sara Read
Earlier in the year I reviewed Dr. Sara Read’s new book Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives 1540-1740, …
In Days To Come The Churches May Be Fuller: Victorians, Female Priests, and Satire
To celebrate all the ordinations at this time of year (not to mention the new female bishops in the Church …
Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives 1540-1740, by Sara Read
In August 1643, 5,000 women protested outside Parliament, wearing white ribbons to demand peace in the ongoing civil conflicts. During …
Where Did We Go Wrong? – Men, Women and Evolution
Evolutionary psychology, or evo psych, is one of the explanations I run across most often when discussing gender online. As …
The Toddler and the Scroll: the Literal and Symbolic in Christianity (and a Painting)
Toddlers can’t read Latin prophecies. This appears to be the basic insight of this remarkable painting I wandered past in …
The National Theatre Story, by Daniel Rosenthal
“The history of a producing theatre is not what it wanted to do, but what it did”, declares Trevor Nunn …
