Great carol service at Bath Abbey, my poem 'The Journey' was read brilliantly by my friend George! Bath Spa University

Wrote a piece about how I’ve come to love Christmas Carols again, despite having to sing them about a million times. ft.com/content/2d32ac…

Deeply saddened by the death of Geoffrey Tattersall, our former Diocesan Chancellor. He served the The Church of England from parish to national level with great distinction. His wise judgement and gentle humour from the chair defused many a tricky session of the General Synod.

Did you miss out on our event 'Christianity and Far Right Extremism'? You can find the recording of the panel discussion here, where our guest speakers explore a distinctive and constructive Christian response to the far right's claim to Christianity: youtu.be/0GoXeGUGC84?fe…

Brave, beautiful and rather wonderful, from Giles Coren

Just rolled in from the Royal Television Society awards... I won the Presenter award for my doc Better Off Dead? Whaaaaaaat? Thanks to Burning Bright The Open University BBC for giving me the chance to explain why me & many other disabled people are terrified of legalising assisted suicide

This week, I've seen women from different religions, backgrounds, theologies & politics come together to put their names to this. When faith groups talk about protecting the vulnerable, it isn’t “mere theology”, as some would dismiss it. Theos theguardian.com/society/2025/a…

A prayer following the death of Pope Francis. 🙏

King.

A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away.... Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

I'm delighted to announce that I've just been appointed by Cambridge University Press to edit a brand new and exciting Cambridge Elements series, 'Elements in Folklore' (with Dr Tabitha Stanmore), which will aim to publish the latest research in folklore that's 20-30k words long! #folklore 📚

TOMORROW! 11 June 2025 2.30-4pm Grief Tech – what might AI offer the bereaved in the future? As digital legacies reshape grief, how should Christians respond? Join MTAG for a thought-provoking webinar With Anne Richards The Church of England ctbi.org.uk/event/webinar-…

We Theos are publishing a big report tomorrow on assisted dying, & why all the arguments levelled against the religious contributions ("irrational", “inflexible”, "dishonest", etc) are... well, a bit rubbish. Check Theos website tomorrow for more details.

WATCH AGAIN: Grief Tech – what might AI offer the bereaved in the future? As digital legacies reshape grief, how should Christians respond? Speaker: Anne Richards The Church of England Chair: Alison Webster, Modern Church youtu.be/HLDvkTC7ZHE?si…

Thanks to Nigel Halliday for this wonderful obituary. We've only just found it online, if someone has a paper copy I'd love to see one. Jonathan Bryan obituary theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with The Salt Path: the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. It became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. Chloe Hadjimatheou Read: bit.ly/3GtJXsy

You can cover your steps. You can write about them. Others have followed in your footsteps and found revelation. But what if there is also a trail of deceit to follow?

WEBINAR 23 July 2025, 2-3:30pm Ashes to Ashes: How does the Church talk about ashes as cremated remains? Speaker: Anne Richards The Church of England Chair: Alison Webster, Modern Church ctbi.org.uk/event/ashes-to…

'How Does God Act in the World?' is out now! In this book, David Wilkinson argues that the biblical picture of a God who acts in the world makes sense in the light of modern science -- but that how God acts cannot be reduced to simple models. eclasproject.org/new-book-how-d…

Fascinating read. Includes some of my own thoughts.