Are British Christians, weary of turning the other cheek to the twin challenges of secularism and rival faiths, learning to fight back? A string of public statements from senior church figures which have lacked the usual careful emollience suggests they may be. Ekklesia suggests that British Christians still have some serious thinking to do about which corner they want to fight: is it that of an old institution defending its privileges, or that of a vigorous minority challenging the mainstream?