st george

April 26, 2014

What about celebrating St George the Immigrant?

As Ekklesia's 2007 report "When the Saints Go Marching Out', reissued in 2010 (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11944) pointed out, and as others have subsequently affirmed, St George is not primarily "an English Saint", as popular assumption has it, but a Middle Eastern one with international, multicultural associations and a founding story about resistance to the persecutory impulse of Empire.
April 25, 2014

Scotland and St George? My journey to 'Yes'

Roughly 420,000 English-born people will have a vote in Scotland’s independence referendum later this year, because they live and work here. Ekklesia co-director Simon Barrow. Here he gives a personal account of his shift towards supporting a "Yes" vote – but on the firm basis of solidarity, not separation.
April 23, 2014

Travelling with St George beyond Cameron and imperial Christianity

Seven years ago this week, Ekklesia first published a report entitled 'When the Saints Go Marching Out: Redefining St George for a new era'. Simon Barrow shows how an old story re-told can also help us re-understand the rightful impact of the Gospel in the contemporary era, beyond imperial religion and politics.
April 28, 2010

St George versus the overlords

A champion of right rather than might, St George should belong to the people, not their overlords, says Jonathan Bartley. This, not nationalism, is what a true patriotism is about – commitment to "another country" where all have a place, not just those with the power.
April 23, 2010

Christians not celebrating St George, 'ungrateful' and 'breeding cynicism' says Archbishop of York

The Archbishop of York has criticised Christians as lacking gratitude and 'breeding cynicism', if they don't celebrate St George's Day,
April 23, 2010

What does St George have to say today?

My colleague Simon Barrow has done a great job revising our 2007 paper on rebranding St George which you can read here.
April 23, 2010

St George's Day in a changing, global era: a positive proposal
April 23, 2009

St George... not who you think he is

Today is St George's day. It is spun out of myth, but the myth is important. The day has 'traditionally' been seen as affirming Empire and an exclusive English identity. But that is a gross misrepresentation, when you examine the story.
April 19, 2009

Why Sentamu's proposals around St George aren't a good idea, BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme
April 7, 2009

England and St George?