It's powerful to see through Christianity how the bodies are seen as vile and dangerous, and how the 'body' as a place of being and identity, as a metaphor revealing hierarchy and oppression becomes toxic in theology. (Review for Modern Church)
SCM Press
Adrian Thatcher

In the Independent Reviewer’s Report into the Blackburn appointments process churchofengland.org/sites/default/…, reference is made in paragraph 83 to NADAWM as a campaigning organisation, which we are not. We’d like to share a thread about what we are:🪡🧵👇

On the Independent Reviewer's report into the Blackburn appointments process, the CofE comms position seems to be that there's nothing to see here - but read on in their press release and in the report itself... because there is! viamedia.news/2024/04/12/che…

Stacey Rand says 'After my training, I was asked to do an unpaid curacy [because it was assumed, as a married woman, I would get pregnant]... & my husband would support me.' This is the sexism women in The Church of England face. It's abt time things changed. eventbrite.com/e/not-equal-ye…

Very pleased to have been Guest Editor for this volume. Some great articles here. Liverpool University Press Modern Church

As you'd expect, MartineOborne takes a scalpel to the church's practice of 'benevolent sexism' in a piece written for Modern Church.

Interested? Check out Women and the Church's conference, 'Not Equal Yet'.
modernchurch.org.uk/martine-oborne…

This is excellent from Chine McDonald - a person well placed to call this out. We would all do well to listen.

Exciting to get my hands on a copy of Crucible ft my article on how churches are responding to injustice through community organising. Looking forward to reading the other articles too!

Citizens UK Thames Valley Citizens Diocese of Oxford

I would love to invite LLMs, discerners for holy orders, ordinands, deacons, or transitional deacons preparing for first masses who would like to experience Anglo-Catholic worship and life in a fully inclusive context to spend some time with us St German’s Church, Cardiff - do get in…

Uncomfortable about the Govt announcing political honours on the solemn day millions honour the Man who took his place with the despised and rejected, and was crucified between two thieves.
#GoodFriday

You've probably never heard of Martin Sargeant, but he is at the centre of an astonishing scandal in the Church of England. For the first time, we're telling the full story of how he stole millions and also ruined lives of innocent clergy across London. Please read and share!

If anyone is looking for a spiritually rich and engaging podcast, we can suggest this from Elizabeth Oldfield, who is a wonderful interviewer with much insight into her own faith journey, as well as the prevailing trends we are seeing in today's world.

Palm Sunday dawns on the Mt of Olives. This will be like no other Palm Sunday in recent times. Most requests for permits for West Bankers have been refused. We will process with a deep sense of grief and sadness at the atrocities in Gaza and across the Land.

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Hosanna etc!

A dreadful indictment on the The Church of England that a highly regarded priest has decided to leave his stipendiary ministry, citing institutional validation of homophobic and misogynistic views in the church.
Sad but true, not the best news to start Holy Week.

Augustine Tanner-Ihm and Jonny Masters write on Soul Survivor: 'while individual scandals may capture public attention, the deeper issue lies in the theological and cultural practices that contribute to systemic harm' - viamedia.news/2024/03/23/mik……hant-in-the-room/

We'll see what we can do! Alison Ruth Webster Elaine Graham

We are gathered at Modern Church Council, with Alison Ruth Webster leading us as we explore what has brought us together today as Trustees, Council Members and employees.

Always good to remember the humanity at the heart of this organisation as we strive to better understand God.

It’s impossible to answer this survey anonymously in my role; other respondents can remain anonymous. It’s quite obvious (that said) what my views are: Jay must be implemented in full and my three words about this are: trust, credibility and integrity. 🙏Miranda for this work.

I went to a conference on whiteness last autumn. It was very good, very interesting and made me realise: whiteness is to race as patriarchy is to gender.
So yes, let’s have anti whiteness, & let’s smash the patriarchy.
That’s not anti-white, or anti-men, it’s anti-oppression.