Richard II Tom Sutcliffe on Shakespeare at the Barbican and the importance of keeping theatre alive Gregory Doran’s production of Richard II which has been at the Barbican Theatre over Christmas honoured the Royal Shakespeare Company’s tradition of seriousness about [...]
Why Form and Matter matter. Bishop Martyn Jarrett has just one or two niggles with an otherwise excellent introduction to sacramental theology WHY SACRAMENTS? Andrew Davison SPCK, 200pp, pbk 978 0281071340, £12.99 Andrew Davison has given us a splendid introduction [...]
Arthur Middleton on the scriptural doctrine of baptism The New Testament states that baptism is the means of a new and spiritual birth, as Jesus told Nicodemus, ‘begotten of water and the Spirit.’ These words refer to Christian baptism and [...]
Before the Crib Arthur Middleton As the forty days of Christmas come to an end on the Feast of Candlemas on 2 February, let us reflect what we see in the Christ-child. The mystery of this child tells us that [...]
Dealing with the enemy Andy Hawes is Warden of Edenham Regional Retreat House Recently a bishop justified a proposed baptismal liturgy by claiming that ‘the devil is theologically problematical.’ If he means ‘it’s difficult to explain an objective force for [...]
John Masding on the history of infant baptism in the Church Baptism was commanded by our Lord in his parting words, as St Matthew records them; and St John tells us that, although Jesus did not himself baptize, his disciples [...]
George Westhaver on Edward Bouverie Pusey’s battle to defend the truth of the Incarnation ‘I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me [...]
Julian Mann offers a reasoned Jewish response to ‘Bethlehem Unwrapped’ It can be right for a local church to engage in controversy in the cause of Christ. But it would appear that Jewish objectors to the decision by St James’s [...]
The message and Image of Walsingham is coming to the south-east, writes Bishop Lindsay Urwin It is said that Fr Hope Patten once returned from a time away only to discover that in his absence a helpful nun had decided [...]
M&S showed me a down escalator, Whereon I embarked, arising to new depths. Certainly, there was a Fall Involving ladies’ underwear (Sparse as it was) How then might I rise? Not by Marx or Spencer Or any sales in town: [...]