Articles tagged Church of England:
Ten years ago this week Justin Welby was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. Ten turbulent years for the Church of England over which he presides, and ten turbulent years for the Archbishop personally. During this decade we have learnt a...
This week will see not one but two embattled leaders trying to push their agendas forward, see off rebellions, and push their respective organisations forward. Both leaders preside over internal debates that are increasingly fraught. Both are facing serious rebellions. Both kn...
A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE by Luke Miller (Sacristry Press), £22.25. It is all too easy to look at the Church of England with a sense of despair and bewilderment. Such headlines as it attracts tend to focus on disputes and divis...
Up and down the country thousands of Church of England clergy minister to their parishes, tend their chaplaincies and witness to their calling. Churches are such physical and visible presences in our villages, towns and cities that it is sometimes easy to overlook the great ra...
Like a great scythe Brexit slices its way through our national life, from Parliament to the courts, the civil service to civil society, no institution or organisation, public or private, is left untouched – including the nation’s Church, the Church of England. Brexit is, and w...