Category - establishment

Giving up Establishment for Lent

Simon Barrow — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:35:23 +0000

The natural presumption of Establishment insulates the Church of England, says Simon Barrow. Even worse, it takes the opposite direction to Jesus, who rejected worldly power in the Temptation that Christians recall during Lent.

Mixed views and disestablishment calls greet Archbishop's speech

staff writers — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:28:06 +0000

Rowan Williams clarified the nub of his thinking and showed contrition for clumsiness, but he declined to apologise and is not off the hook, say commentators and other public figures today, amid calls for disestablishment.

Church of England head seeks a multi-faith settlement for the UK

staff writers — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:52:51 +0000

As Dr Rowan Williams faced calls for his resignation last night over the row about his Sharia speech, Lambeth Palace issued a statement suggesting that recognition for Christianity in a secular state requires a multi-faith settlement.

Open secularism meets open religion

Simon Barrow — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:48:34 +0000

The debate about religion in public life is often cantankerous, says Simon Barrow. But a constructive new pamphlet on secularism from the Humanist Philosophers' Group shows us that a better standard of discussion is possible.

Churches need to face the challenge of change

Press Office — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:40:07 +0000

From an interview in the latest issue of SCM's 'Movement' magazine with Ekklesia co-director Simon Barrow, examining the challenge to the churches of post-Christendom, the current era in which thei

Archbishop warns churches not to expect a special place in public life

staff writers — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:01:33 +0100

Following an earlier comment about the unravelling of establishment, the Church of Ireland's new primate, Archbishop Alan Harper, has warned churches that they can no longer base their mission on the idea of having “a place as of right” to exert influence in the public arena.

What has happened to the Free Churches?

Keith Clements — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:56:52 +0000

Keith Clements argues that the Free Churches need to work rigorously for a genuinely ecumenical movement – not one dominated by established Anglican and Catholic interests

A crie de coeur (and top lip)

Simon Barrow — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:52:06 +0000

Freelance theologian Theo Hobson has made a passionate call for disestablishment. He should get rid of that moustache, though.

Taking the Posh Out of the Spice

Giles Fraser — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:25:47 +0000

How Jesus turns monarchy on its head

'Onward Christian Soldiers' - The Economist 16th November 2006

Press Office — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:33:38 +0000