On being Methodical I HAVE ALWAYS thought that ecumenism would be a congenial way to spend one's time. It is a sedate, leisurely, well-remunerated occupation (often involving foreign travel) in the course of which, almost by definition, one meets only [...]
A Repeat too Far? YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT for a notable civic occasion. You are not surprised to find on your programme some familiar lines beginning God save our gracious queen. At the expected moment the band strikes up and [...]
Michael Banks leads Coventry Forward in Faith in a pilgrimage into the Tradition BEING TRADITIONAL does not mean being conservative" asserted the person I was speaking with. He was making a very good point. In ordinary speech we talk about [...]
Hugh Bates continues his examination of contemporary views of the historical Jesus AT THE CLOSE of my previous consideration of Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship (1) I raised the question of the current fashions in biblical, and particularly Gospel, studies and [...]
Philip Davis explains why She is something rather more than 'God in a Skirt' AT THE CLOSE of a century which brought us so many new religious movements, it is striking to note that one of the most significant of [...]
An American Perspective PENTECOST 2000. By virtue of the calendar (a late Easter) the date of Pentecost fell about half way between the two dates considered as the start of the Millennium. The majority of people believe the new century [...]