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Christian unity is something that I have been particularly thankful for these past few years. It’s an incredible joy to realise that when I meet with my brothers and sisters in the faith – be it in a coffee shop, lecture hall or church building – I find a group of people with whom I […]
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This year’s theme, focussing specifically on “catholic imagination”, did not allow for significant leeway when it came to its interpretations — almost automatically, one thinks of the Vatican and Europe when one thinks of Catholicism. Indeed, the response of most attendees of the Gala seemed to be rather eurocentric — even Rihanna was dressed (albeit […]
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The Lincoln College Chaplain, Rev. Dr Melanie Marshall, is—in a word—effulgent. When I curl up to her rooms on a chilly Sunday afternoon, I unhesitatingly self-congratulate that this interview is the “best idea I’ve ever had.” And as Mel appears, my previously sceptical photographer immediately understands. Effulgent, remember? Mel grew up on the north coast […]
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Just three weeks into Trinity term and the BBC has once again decided to make it virtually impossible for me to meet my Friday morning essay deadline, by scheduling the new season of Peaky Blinders at a critical stage in the essay-crisis panic. Procrastination is a cruel mistress and, of course, every week I’m easily […]
Continue ReadingA former Archbishop of Canterbury has slammed Trinity College for suggesting that Christian Concern, a group whose conference it hosted over the Easter vac, are “intolerant”. Lord Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury and a speaker at the conference, has written a letter to Trinity College’s President, Sir Ivor Roberts, criticising the college’s suggestion that Christian […]
Continue ReadingComplaints by colleges have caused the re-scheduling of a Christian event due to be held on Broad Street for fear that it may distract students preparing for exams. The ‘Love Oxford’ event is an annual gathering described as “an open air Christian church service attended by churches across the city with live music and singing, […]
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