Words of Power – Launching the Book this Week!
This week Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible is going to be released. To be precise, it’s coming …
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Surpassing the Love of Riseholme: The Bible and Mapp and Lucia’s Memorial Sermon
The memorial service held for Mapp and Lucia in their eponymous novel by E.F. Benson is a brilliant piece of …
Riffing on a Theme: Jazz, Christianity and the Bible
A few of my friends are sharing this excellent piece on Christianity, music, doctrine and other things, by the Dean …
Did Shakespeare Write Psalm 46 in the King James Bible?
The other day I received an intriguing email from Dr. Will Tosh at Shakespeare’s Globe. He had been contacted by …
Honest to Poetry: The Bible as Literature
The Bible is a work of literature. That’s a relatively uncontentious statement, but one which has made a major impact …
Ben Carson, Genesis and the Pyramids
This news story about Ben Carson’s beliefs concerning the pyramids has been getting some more airing recently. In 1998, Carson …
Architects and Drill Sergeants: John Piper and Biblical Gender Roles in the Workplace
The Christian pastor and preacher John Piper, famous for his teaching on “traditional” gender roles, has declared that women are …
On the Difference Between Thomas the Apostle and Dr. John Watson
Today is not the feast day of John H, Watson, M.D. In case you were confused. But more of that …
Eng. Lit. and Eng. Liturgy
Anyone at Nottingham University is warmly invited to join in a group which will meet for literary and theological chat, …
Commonplace: Lamentations, Guys and Dolls, Beowulf
How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured …
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