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Oak Hill and the Unkindness of Silence

In the Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others, an East German intelligence officer explains how he can tell when someone is guilty. In his experience, innocent people will say everything they possibly can about their actions to persuade whoever’s listening that they’re blameless. Guilty...
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St Mellitus South West Theological Training Centre to Close in 2028

St Mellitus South West Theological College is to close following a review of theological education in the region by the national St Mellitus Board. The college, which is based at St Matt’s church in Plymouth, is one of the two main ordination training providers for...
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Helen King’s motion for General Synod: a help or a hindrance?

At the July 2025 General Synod there was scheduled a debate on a potentially...
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Can the PLF process be rescued?

The recent announcement from the House of Bishops (discussed here by me and here by Ian Paul) is raising the...
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Who are the bishops in the Church of England?

Sometime this week those tasked with nominating a new Archbishop of Canterbury will be...
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Canterbury tales: what happens next?

This week the number of confirmed members of the Canterbury Crown Nominations Commission (CNC)...
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How not to run an election: Canterbury Diocese Vacancy-in-See Elections

Elections are, like our cars, phones, computers, other technological devices and so much else...
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Is there progress on the appointment of a new Archbishop?

Since exploring some of the details about how the next Archbishop of Canterbury will be chosen,...
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Andrew Goddard looks at how the next archbishop of Canterbury will be chosen

This article looks at who will be choosing the next Archbishop and how they...
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The Bishop of Liverpool: outstanding questions that need answers

After summarising the tumultuous events of last week in relation to the Bishop of...
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Why is the PLF process proving so prolonged and painful?

In the light of the House of Bishops stating that there will be no...
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Archbishop of Canterbury: an arresting admission

In a staggering set of statements recorded by The Rest is Politics podcast, the...
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Is the Church of England in an episcopal stalemate?

As the College of Bishops gathers in Oxford next week for its regular September...
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Can we find a way forward for LLF together?

In this article, I offer a summary of what happened at General Synod in...
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Op-Ed

Oak Hill and the Unkindness of Silence

In the Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others, an East German intelligence officer explains...
Press Releases

St Mellitus South West Theological Training Centre to Close in 2028

St Mellitus South West Theological College is to close following a review of theological...
Press Releases

Discipline Tribunal to hear complaint against Bishop Anne Dyer

A complaint lodged against the Rt Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney,...
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Suspect who burned St. Nicholas relic in Lorraine faces trial; police have not released his name

A man arrested by French police has admitted breaking a glass case in the...