Smithfield’s in London, where the church of St Bartholomew’s the Great was built, is used to being at the centre of significant events. The Norman, Lord…
“The end is Nye.” Except that it is not. A few weeks ago, Mr Nye, a Church civil servant, stepped into the arguments about whether…
Continue reading → The End is ‘Nye’….The culture war in the C of E. © Gavin Ashenden
The thought of leaving Canterbury, spiritually or emotionally, breaks my heart. I grew up there. I spent five years in the school built around its…
Continue reading → Leaving home – the future of the Christian faith in England.
Democracy is at first sight a very frightening idea. In what other context would you ask people with passionate tribal allegiances, but who clearly have…
Continue reading → Holiness lasts longer than politics-the limits of democracy. © Gavin Ashenden
It was normal in serious Christianity that when you encountered Jesus and gave your life to him you would ask to be baptised. In your…