It is not that the clergy now believe in gay marriage; rather, it is that they no longer believe in marriage at all. Continue Reading »
“Queerness as an interpretative tool” seems to be no more than the blunt assertion that today’s questions are the only ones worth asking and today’s categories the only ones worth applying. Continue Reading »
The Kigali Commitment marks the beginning of a new chapter for Anglicans. Continue Reading »
The issue of our day is anthropology. What does it mean to be human, if it means anything at all? Continue Reading »
The Church of England will not long survive in the desiccated hands of the materialist, which might at any moment clench into fists. Continue Reading »
If gay partnerships are legitimate, why deny them the status of marriage? And if they are not legitimate, why bless them? Continue Reading »
The Church of England claims to be “Christ centered, Jesus shaped,” but not only does she no longer practice what she preaches, she rarely even preaches it. Continue Reading »
Joseph Pearce joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England. Continue Reading »
A Field Guide to the English Clergy: A Compendium of Diverse Eccentrics, Pirates, Prelates and Adventurers; All Anglican, Some Even Practising by fergus butler-gallie oneworld, 192 pages, $20 Ah, the holy fool. Though we often associate such characters with the great tomes of Russian . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life by diarmaid macculloch viking, 752 pages, $40 They said it could not be done. At least Sir Geoffrey Elton, to whose memory his former doctoral student has dedicated this book, said it could not be done. According to him, as Diarmaid MacCulloch reminds us, . . . . Continue Reading »
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