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Religion in public in the Covid era

In this week’s installment of our series of reflections on the various dimensions of the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m briefly considering the question: how has Covid-19 revealed the religious orientation of our lives? I’m taking this phrase ‘religious orientation’ to mean the ways in which our lives, individually and collectively, are shaped and Read more…

By Alicia Smith, 1 yearMay 24, 2021 ago
Congregation in a graveyard
Faith-in-Scholarship

Worshipping in the graveyard

I attended an open-air service this weekend, at our local parish church. Our family has moved house recently and we haven’t yet settled into a new church. But this open-air gathering seemed hugely appropriate right now, just after Easter. First of all, this church sits next to a large green Read more…

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearApril 12, 2021 ago
Puddle
Faith-in-Scholarship

A Reflection in Puddles: Distinctiveness in Academia

It’s a rainy day outside and my mind has wandered to puddles. Puddles are commonplace (in England especially!) without much beauty or substance, but they can do one great thing: they can reflect what’s above them. I’ve been pondering distinctiveness in academia lately, asking: how does being a Christian affect Read more…

By Georgina Bartlett, 4 yearsOctober 15, 2018 ago
Books in the Bodleian Library
Faith-in-Scholarship

Doing English in the church

‘Oh, you’re thinking of doing English at university? You’ll have to be careful about that. A lot of people lose their faith.’ I was seventeen. I had been a Christian for several years, and I had loved books for much longer. I was doing two English A-Levels and thoroughly enjoying Read more…

By Alicia Smith, 5 yearsJanuary 16, 2017 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

How can churches support their postgrads?

Last week we considered some of the contributions postgrads can make to their churches. This week, we’re turning the question around: how can churches support the postgraduates in their congregation? The basic answer to this question, I think, is at first sight rather down-to-earth and simple: churches can support their postgraduates Read more…

By Eline van Asperen, 7 yearsJune 1, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

What can postgrads contribute to the church?

Recently upon chatting with an older and wiser Christian we got onto the topic of discerning the idols of our culture. He, a pastor from Cambridge, quickly came out with the following: “healthcare and education”. Now, agree with him or not, his answer was telling. He continued by saying that Read more…

By Thom Atkinson, 7 yearsMay 26, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A response to Anti-intellectualism

Anti-intellectualism in the church has been well documented (Noll 1995) and is still a problem for Christian academics today. It may appear in many guises, but one is what Don Carson calls “blue-collar arrogance”[1]. This is the idea that if you can’t do something practical – so that others can see Read more…

By Thom Atkinson, 8 yearsMay 31, 2014 ago
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  1. Bruce Wearne on Jimmy Savile’s WorldviewMay 19, 2022

    Well, Mark, thanks. Yes edgy story this. You'd think that hearing it, the victims of such criminal deeds and such…

  2. Sareen Galbraith on Jimmy Savile’s WorldviewMay 14, 2022

    Super article, Mark.

  3. Mark Roques on Faith, Theology, and Philosophy – For All!May 13, 2022

    Thanks Mike for this excellent post. You cover a lot of ground clearly and engagingly. It is so helpful to…

  4. Evan on Jimmy Savile’s WorldviewMay 12, 2022

    A brilliant perspective on syncretism! I wouldn't have thought about Savile's case in that way. Thanks, Mark!

  5. Hugh Grear on Jimmy Savile’s WorldviewMay 12, 2022

    Great article. Wonder where Savile is now, and whether he can access The Thinking Faith Network. He’s possibly left it…

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