by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
One of the things about being in a position of privilege over many, many years is not just that you take it for granted, but that it seems perfectly and inviolably “natural”. Indeed having your position at the top table questioned feels like an affront to...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
Pressures from several directions are putting the disestablishment of the Church of England back on the agenda, say reports following the General Synod and concerns about the long term impact of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sharia speech. A survey of the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 14, 2008
Last week, an essay written by James Jones, the Bishop of Liverpool and a leading evangelical, came to light in which he argued that the Bible includes remarkable accounts of same-sex relationships. Jones come as near you can, without actually saying it, to suggesting...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 12, 2008
Rowan Williams succeeded in clarifying the nub of his thinking and showed contrition for his clumsiness, but he declined to apologise and is not off the hook – this seems the majority verdict among commentators and other public figures today, amid calls for...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 11, 2008
“There is no dispute about our common allegiance to the law of the land” Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams told the General Synod of the Church of England – and a watching world on TV and the internet – this afternoon, following the...
