Martyn Percy

Reform and the beauty of Anglicanism

Pastor Tim Keller famously observed in The Reason for God that when Christians sin, our own Scriptures rebuke and reform us. This is doubly true in Anglicanism, with our unapologetically hierarchical structures. The Archbishop of our Province oversees and cares for Bishops. Bishops of...
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Lambeth Conferences and Calls – A Lessons Learned Review

It is unlikely that readers of Modern Church would have come across the Galton...

Martyn Percy: The Church of England…. Trustworthy?

If a Church values loyalty and reputation far more than truth and justice it...

Martyn Percy: Ethical? (or, Tea and Sympathy Are Not Enough)

As Peter Drucker famously remarked, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”.  It is therefore no...

Martyn Percy: The Ministry of Truth and Safeguarding in the Church of England (A ‘Lessons Learned Review’ from 1984)

From the Modern Church blog: As any student of George Orwell knows, the world of 1984 turns...

Martyn Percy: Why I’m leaving the Church of England

The Church of England (CoE) is one of the few major British institutions remaning...

Martyn Percy: Some Critical Comment on “Bishops and Ministry Fit for a New Context”

One can hardly do better than the satirical takes on the latest attempt at...

Time, Light, Truth and Christmas Hope: a reflection by Martyn Percy

‘Respair’ is a very old word that one hardly ever uses these days.  The...

Churches and Cultural Climate-Change Denial (Part One): Learning from Canute

Editor's note: Writing at the Modern Church, Martyn Percy discusses the short sightedness of...

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Reform and the beauty of Anglicanism

Pastor Tim Keller famously observed in The Reason for God that when Christians sin,...

Bradley Billings elected Archbishop of Adelaide

The Anglican Diocese of Adelaide is pleased to announce the election of The Right...