The answered prayers of the great and the good
The Spectator has carried out a Christmas survey, which solicited "answered prayers or wishes". Presumably 'wishes' were included for those who don't pray. So we have a Christmas survey sent…
Power lists
Lambeth Awards: why is the CofE patting itself on the back over Safeguarding?
The Lambeth Awards were bestowed last week at Lambeth Palace. The Anglican Oscars non-academic honours for exemplary service and inspirational ministry were instituted in 2016 as part of Justin Welby's blowing away of the ecclesial cobwebs, and many of the…
The search for the Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open for #CranmerList2016
It's that time of the year (again.. comes round quickly, doesn't it?) when our minds turn naturally to consideration of year's momentous events, significant people and lists of achievements: best…
The search for the Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open for #CranmerList2015
The celebration of Christian saints is a phenomenon which has endured throughout the centuries with an enthusiasm that shows little sign of diminishing. Recent Roman Catholic popes have dished…
Christian power lists: fame, popularity, judgement and false humility
Nominations have now closed in the quest to discover the 'Top 100 UK Christians' for 2014. Hundreds have been nominated - some with sarcastic citations (Sir Cliff Richard -…
The Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open
In the seemingly eternal quest for hierarchical supremacy in an era of competing rights, societal fragmentation and adversarial identity politics, you may have observed the emergence and proliferation of…