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The Church Times Podcast — 405 episodes

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From the podcast archive: Richard Harries on The Shaping of a Soul: A life taken by surprise

2

Lucy Sixsmith on When the Music Fades: Power, surrender and the Soul Survivor generation

3

Exclusive interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury

4

Malcolm Guite in conversation with Rachel Mann about Galahad and the Grail

5

Peter Hitchens on why he is an Anglican

6

Andrew Atherstone on his new book, 'Archbishop Sarah Mullally'

7

Where are we seeing growth in the Church of England?

8

Gordon Brown's quiet Christian faith, with James Macintyre

9

Podcast: Bishop of Gloucester on the need for justice in the West Bank

10

Memorable stories of 2025

11

Richard Holloway on Last Words

12

Archbishop of York reflects on visit to Israel-Palestine

13

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: Preaching truth to power

14

Selina Stone on A Heavy Yoke: Theology, power and abuse in the Church

15

Archbishop of Canterbury announcement: interview and reactions

16

What lies ahead for the next Archbishop of Canterbury?

17

What is the evidence for a ‘quiet revival’?

18

From the podcast archive: Elizabeth Oldfield on Fully Alive: Tending to the soul in turbulent times

19

Archbishop in Jerusalem interviewed at the General Synod

20

Alec Ryrie on The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It

21

John Harris on Maybe I'm Amazed: A story of love and connection in ten songs

22

Francis Spufford on Cahokia Jazz

23

Who will choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury?

24

Paul Vallely reflects on the life of Pope Francis

25

Sam Wells on Dietrich Bonehoeffer's Ethics

26

Chine McDonald on life, death, and faith at the edges of motherhood

27

Lent Poetry Podcast revisited: 'Paternoster' by Jen Hadfield

28

Edward Stourton: Can truth survive in a digital age?

29

Bishop of Leicester on the intercultural lessons for Living in Love and Faith

30

Reflections on a long and difficult General Synod

31

What is the right way forward for safeguarding in the Church of England?

32

Bishop of Chelmsford on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

33

Barbara Brown Taylor at the Festival of Preaching

34

A message from the new Editor

35

Does the future have a Church? The 2024 Theos Annual Lecture

36

Michael Coren on Heaping Coals: From media firebrand to Anglican priest

37

Ian Collins on Blythe Spirit: The remarkable life of Ronald Blythe

38

Makin review and the Archbishop of Canterbury's resignation announcement

39

Archbishop of York on Praying By Heart: The Lord’s Prayer for everyone

40

Book Club Podcast: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

41

Rupert Shortt on The Eclipse of Christianity

42

Book Club Podcast: The Bell by Iris Murdoch

43

Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani: Encouraging the weary with a word

44

Diarmaid MacCulloch on Lower Than the Angels: A history of sex and Christianity

45

John Cottingham in conversation with Andrew Brown

46

Book Club Podcast: Sarah Tarlow on The Archaeology of Loss

47

Bishop Andrew Rumsey and David Watson on the value of church buildings

48

Book Club Podcast: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

49

Can traditional and contemporary styles of worship exist in harmony?

50

Book Club Podcast: Isabelle Hamley on Struggling with God: Mental health and Christian spirituality

51

Bishop of Gloucester on listening to the voices of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank

52

Interview with the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

53

Stewart McCulloch, chief executive of Christians Against Poverty

54

Book Club Podcast: Karen Powell on Fifteen Wild Decembers

55

Elizabeth Oldfield on Fully Alive: Tending to the soul in turbulent times

56

Bishop of Chelmsford reflects on her visit to the Holy Land

57

Archbishop of York on music and the mission of God

58

Book Club Podcast: Elizabeth Fremantle interviewed about her historical novel Disobedient

59

Fr Alex Frost on why the C of E needs working-class leaders

60

Book Club Podcast: The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald

61

Fr Fadi Diab on the plight of Christians in the Holy Land

62

Marilynne Robinson on Reading Genesis

63

Lent Poetry Podcast revisited: Mark Oakley on ‘Love (III)’ by George Herbert

64

Book Club Podcast: Tish Delaney on her novel Before My Actual Heart Breaks

65

Debbie and Stephanie Hayton interviewed

66

Archbishop of Canterbury interviewed in Ukraine

67

Archbishop Yevstratiy interviewed in Ukraine

68

Book Club Podcast: The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

69

Canon Victoria Johnson and Hugh Morris on the value of church music

70

Bishop Philip North on the crisis in children’s social care

71

Book Club Podcast: Charlotte by David Foenkinos

72

Claire Gilbert: Following Julian of Norwich into the cell of the heart

73

Book Club Podcast: Akenfield by Ronald Blythe

74

Sam Wells on How to Preach

75

General Synod's vote on same-sex unions

76

James Macintyre's brush with death

77

Book Club Podcast: Richard Lamey on Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray

78

Andrew Rumsey on his folk album, Evensongs

79

Archbishop of Canterbury interviewed in Armenia

80

Book Club Podcast: Rachel Mann on Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

81

Justin Brierley on The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

82

From the podcast archive: Queen Elizabeth II’s Christian faith

83

Nathan Munday on his debut novel and being ‘a minister who writes’

84

Yvonne Tulloch on why bereavement support needs more funding

85

Lee Stockdale, winner of the 2022 National Poetry Competition

86

Book Club Podcast: Mark Oakley on The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

87

What can the Church learn from test cricket's Bazball revolution? With Robert Stanier

88

How to make a title curacy work, with the Ven. Rick Simpson

89

Mark Oakley on John Donne's lessons for today's Church

90

From the podcast archive: Sir Terry Waite on Solitude: Memories, people, places

91

Interview with the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

92

Emily Rhodes on how walking book clubs can foster community and meaning

93

Book Book Club Podcast: Richard Lamey on My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor

94

Gaia Vince in conversation with John Pritchard at the Festival of Faith and Literature

95

Bishop of Colorado on the battle against gun violence in the US

96

Book Club Podcast: Merryn Glover on Of Stone and Sky

97

Listen again: Robin Dunbar on How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

98

Richard Harries on The Shaping of a Soul: A life taken by surprise

99

Colin Heber-Percy in conversation with Andrew Rumsey at the Festival of Faith and Literature

100

Malcolm Guite's reflections and sonnets for Holy Week: Maundy Thursday

101

Book Club Podcast: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

102

Malcolm Guite's reflections and sonnets for Holy Week: Wednesday

103

Malcolm Guite's reflections and sonnets for Holy Week: Tuesday

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Malcolm Guite's reflections and sonnets for Holy Week: Monday

105

Malcolm Guite's reflections and sonnets for Holy Week: Palm Sunday

106

Olivia Jackson on (Un)Certain: A collective memoir of deconstructing faith

107

The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie on Touching Cloth: Confessions and communions of a young priest

108

Lent Poetry Podcast: Mark Oakley on Prayer by Zaffar Kunial

109

Lent Poetry Podcast: Mark Oakley on Winter Swans by Owen Sheers

110

Lent Poetry Podcast: Mark Oakley on Love (III) by George Herbert

111

Book Club Podcast: Alexander Faludy on For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

112

Lent Poetry Podcast: Mark Oakley on ‘Don’t give me the whole truth’ by Olav H. Hauge

113

Reactions to General Synod vote on Living in Love and Faith

114

Book Club Podcast: Rachel Mann on The Inseparables by Simone de Beauvoir

115

Symon Hill on The Peace Protestors: A history of modern-day war resistance

116

Cariad Lloyd on You Are Not Alone: A new way to grieve

117

Book Club Podcast: Omer Friedlander on The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land

118

Elizabeth Strout’s Maine, with Bishop Thomas J. Brown

119

Michael Coren on The Rebel Christ

120

James Runcie on his memoir, Tell Me Good Things

121

Book Club Podcast: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

122

Robert Harris on Act of Oblivion

123

Rowan Williams: What am I living for? A new heaven and a new earth

124

Book Club Podcast: Richard Beard on The Day That Went Missing

125

Jo Swinney on A Place at The Table: Faith, hope and hospitality

126

Theology Slam 2022 finalists' talks

127

Book Club Podcast: James Meek on To Calais, In Ordinary Time

128

Matt Rowland Hill on Original Sins: An extraordinary memoir of faith, family, shame and addiction

129

Dame Hilary Mantel at Launde Abbey

130

Queen Elizabeth II's Christian faith

131

Book Club Podcast: Jo Browning Wroe on A Terrible Kindness

132

From the podcast archive: the Revd Guy Hewitt on justice for the Windrush generation

133

Book Club Podcast: Colin Thubron on Night of Fire

134

Malcolm Guite on the faith and poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

135

Andrew Atherstone on Repackaging Christianity: Alpha and the building of a global brand

136

Ali Campbell on ways to address the youth and children’s work crisis

137

Book Club Podcast: C. J. Carey on Widowland

138

Paul Kerensa on a century of Christian films

139

The Revd Richard Coles on his debut crime novel, Murder Before Evensong

140

Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Revd Mark Strange

141

Listen again: Theology Slam 2021 finalists' talks

142

Book Club Podcast: Jack by Marilynne Robinson

143

Sir John Major at the National Cathedrals Conference

144

Tom Holland interviews Sam Wells about Humbler Faith, Bigger God

145

Book Club Podcast: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan

146

Nick Spencer on Science and Religion: Moving away from the shallow end

147

Robin Dunbar in conversation with Mark Vernon

148

Rowan Williams at Faith in Ukraine event

149

Sam Wells on how Psalm 23 speaks to the plight of the Ukrainian people

150

Cole Arthur Riley in conversation with Chine McDonald

151

Helen Bond and Joan Taylor on Women Remembered: Jesus' female disciples

152

Dr Leo Cheng on the life-saving work of Mercy Ships

153

Fr Luigi Gioia: Lent as the time of healing

154

Mpho Tutu van Furth at the Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature

155

Hugh Williamson on ordained ministry in the secular workplace

156

Listen again: Francis Spufford introduces and reads from Light Perpetual

157

Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin introduces her Lent course based on the musical Hamilton

158

Fergus Butler-Gallie reads 'In the end is my beginning'

159

Cole Moreton on interviewing the famous, the infamous, and the extraordinary

160

Is there hope for Myanmar? With Chris Mabey

161

Can the Church learn from Slimming World? With Katherine Price

162

Andy March talks about Loving the Enemy: Building bridges in a time of war

163

Paul Kerensa on Hark! The biography of Christmas​

164

Peter Graystone: Advent with Shakespeare

165

Andrew Rumsey on English Grounds: A pastoral journal

166

Listen again: Malcolm Guite: O Come, O Come: A journey through the Advent antiphons

167

Does the parish need saving?

168

Stephen Hance on Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us: Perceptions of the Church of England

169

Green Church Showcase at COP26

170

Listen again: Everybody Now: Climate emergency and sacred duty

171

Joe Ware previews the COP26 climate-change conference

172

Peter Stanford on his new book If These Stones Could Talk

173

Andrew Graystone Smyth on his book Bleeding for Jesus: John Smyth and the cult of Iwerne camps

174

Lucy Winkett on Reading the Bible with your Feet

175

Jarel Robinson-Brown on "Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer: The Church and the famine of grace"

176

The Archbishop of Canterbury talks to Madeleine Davies

177

Mark Vernon on Dante’s Divine Comedy: A guide for the spiritual journey

178

Listen Again: Susanna Clarke on Piranesi, illness, and faith

179

James Cary: The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer

180

Mark Nam on supporting and empowering Chinese-heritage clergy

181

Listen again: Ysenda Maxtone Graham on British Summer Time Begins

182

How chaplains support Olympians, whether they win or lose, with Carolyn Skinner

183

Esther Swaffield-Bray on the global campaign to end slavery and human trafficking

184

Ways to ease mental-health worries post-lockdown, with Corin Pilling

185

Dave Walker's guide to cycling to church (and elsewhere)

186

The character of Gareth Southgate’s England team, with Peter Crumpler

187

Rowan Williams on Looking East in Winter: Contemporary thought and the Eastern Christian tradition

188

‘Betrayed by the heart’s need’: R. S. Thomas, pandemic, and lament - a talk by Mark Oakley

189

Miranda Threlfall-Holmes on How to Eat Bread: 21 nourishing ways to read the Bible

190

Paul Vallely on the cut to the international aid budget

191

Listen again: Stephen Tomkins on The Journey to the Mayflower

192

Chine McDonald on God Is Not a White Man: And other revelations

193

Pádraig Ó Tuama: Saved by the sonnet

194

How interim ministry can help parishes through change and difficulties

195

RSCM Music Sunday competition winning anthem, and creating worship that connects

196

Gareth Higgins on How Not to Be Afraid: Seven ways to live when everything seems terrifying

197

Claire Gilbert on Miles to Go Before I Sleep: Letters on hope, death and learning to live

198

Prince Philip's questioning faith

199

Listen Again Brian McLaren: Worship that destroys (and saves) the world

200

Sir David Suchet on reading St John's Gospel

201

John Pritchard on how pilgrimage can enrich our everyday lives

202

Theology Slam 2021: the finalists' talks

203

Mark Oakley's pandemic reading

204

Will the Budget help the most vulnerable? Justin Thacker assesses the evidence

205

Francis Spufford on Light Perpetual

206

Hannah Steele: a fresh perspective on evangelism

207

Rachel Mann: Lent with Elton John

208

Jarel Robinson-Brown: Prophetic rage: Fire shut in my bones

209

Bishop John Inge: how can bishops help clergy to thrive?

210

Simon Parke on Gospel: Rumours of Love

211

Bishop of St Albans on defending democracy and the harm caused by problem gambling

212

Why do people stop attending church? Robin Stockitt on the 'Donewiths'

213

Listen again: Madeleine Davies on her book Lights for the Path

214

Malcolm Guite: O Come, O Come: A journey through the Advent antiphons

215

Susanna Clarke on 'Piranesi', illness, and faith

216

Hannah Malcolm on Words for a Dying World: Stories of grief and courage from the global Church

217

Mixed-faith marriage and the search for spiritual community: Stina Kielsmeier-Cook interviewed

218

Mark Oakley: How to preach when you haven't got anything to say

219

The Bishop of Coventry, Dr Christopher Cocksworth, on Living in Love and Faith

220

How churches have embraced digital technology in lockdown: Adrian Harris and Amaris Cole

221

The Revd Lizzi Green on the reality of child food poverty

222

Everybody Now: Climate emergency and sacred duty

223

Tom Holland on Revolutionary: Who was Jesus? Why does he still matter?

224

Martyn Percy at the Festival of Preaching: The Verb of God made flesh

225

Bishop Graham Kings, Silvia Dimitrova, & Tristan Latchford on Nourishing Connections

226

A. D. A France-Williams reads from Ghost Ship: Institutional racism and the Church of England

227

Paul Vallely on Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg

228

Leroy Logan and Testament in conversation

229

Joseph Walsh on why Christians should consider kidney donation

230

Andrew Graystone on everyday activism

231

Listen again: Hilary Mantel and Diarmaid MacCulloch at Launde Abbey: Remembering Thomas Cromwell

232

Listen again: Tom Holland talks to Andrew Brown about Dominion: The making of the Western mind

233

Tara Isabella Burton talks to Vicky Walker about Strange Rites: New religions for a godless world

234

Karen Gibson on her mother's experience of discrimination — and an apology which brought healing

235

Malcolm Guite: Whole-hearted Loving: a poetic exploration of the love of God and neighbour

236

Ysenda Maxtone Graham on clergy holidays and the significance of the school summer break

237

How have churchgoers coped during the pandemic? Leslie Francis and Andrew Village

238

Jessica Martin: Scripture as conversation

239

Theology Slam 2020: the finalists' talks

240

Chine McDonald on the Church and Black Lives Matter, and her lockdown music, art, and books

241

Augustine Tanner-Ihm on racial inequality in the C of E, and the Black Lives Matter movement

242

Young people's mental health during lockdown: Gareth Sorsby of YMCA Exeter interviewed

243

Paul Vallely and Angela Tilby discuss the Dominic Cummings story and the bishops' reactions

244

Madeleine Davies on her new book, Lights for the Path: A guide through grief, pain and loss

245

Bishop David Wilbourne on Just John: The authorized biography of John Habgood

246

The Revd Steve Morris on the heroism and sacrifice of WWII Forces chaplains

247

Emma Major on disability, isolation, and how to include all people in churches

248

For the love of food, for the love of fat: Dr Hannah Bacon on feminist theology and dieting culture

249

Rachel Mann on art, literature, film, music, poetry, and prayer in self-isolation

250

Foodbanks and Covid-19 - Robin Ferris, CEO of Bankuet. Plus, Malcolm Guite's sonnet for carers

251

The Children's Society's Mark Russell on Covid-19's impact on charities

252

Cole Moreton talks to Angela Tilby about his debut novel The Light Keeper

253

Mark Oakley: 'Music on the wind': the love poetry of George Herbert and RS Thomas

254

Rhidian Brook on 20 years of Thought for the Day

255

Shakespeare's Dimensions of Love: Paul Edmondson at the Church Times Festival of Faith & Literature

256

Rory Stewart in conversation with Christian Aid

257

General Synod highlights: 2030 net-zero target; Windrush legacy; Living in Love and Faith

258

Paul Handley reflects on 25 years as editor of the Church Times

259

The House of Bishops' pastoral statement on civil partnerships

260

George Orwell and God: Alexander Faludy on the writer's complex relationship with Christianity

261

The Journey to the Mayflower: Stephen Tomkins on the illegal underground Separatists

262

Football lessons for the Church: Peter Crumpler on what is positive about the beautiful game

263

Faith formation in a secular age: Andy Root and Nick Shepherd in conversation

264

Archbishop of York designate Stephen Cottrell: press conference and Q&A

265

Bishop Emma Ineson on her book Ambition: What Jesus said about power, success and counting stuff

266

Micheal O'Siadhail reads from The Five Quintets

267

Outgrowing Richard Dawkins: Rupert Shortt on the missionary of atheism

268

The C of E's mission to turn around numerical decline: SDF Funding and resource churches

269

What difference is the C of E's national digital strategy making?

270

The fall of the Berlin Wall: the Revd Alexander Faludy and Dr Anna Rowlands in conversation

271

Theology Slam to return in 2020. The 2019 winner, Hannah Malcolm, on what to expect

272

Rachel Mann: Advent and Christmas with Christina Rossetti

273

What happened to the Millennium yew trees? Plus, the latest Statistics for Mission

274

James K. A. Smith: On the Road with St Augustine

275

Andrew Graystone on essential questions for digital Christians

276

Tom Holland talks to Andrew Brown about Dominion: The making of the Western mind

277

Dave Walker and Michael Leunig on the art cartooning

278

Brian McLaren at the Festival Of Preaching: Worship that destroys (and saves) the world

279

All-age preaching - what makes it work well? The Revd Ally Barrett interviewed

280

Back to faith's mystic roots: Jules Evans and Mark Vernon in conversation

281

Listen again: Michael-Ramsey Prize winner John Swinton: Becoming Friends of Time

282

Listen again: Guy Stagg on The Crossway

283

Listen again: Fergus Butler-Gallie talks to Tom Holland about A Field Guide to the English Clergy

284

Part 2: Hilary Mantel and Diarmaid MacCulloch at Launde Abbey: Remembering Thomas Cromwell

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Hilary Mantel and Diarmaid MacCulloch at Launde Abbey: Remembering Thomas Cromwell - Part 1

286

Artificial Intelligence: should we be worried? Tom Chivers talks to Madeleine Davies

287

Hattie Williams talks to Paul Handley about covering the IICSA hearings

288

Ben Lindsay on why the Church needs to talk about race

289

Shane Claiborne on Beating Guns: Hope for people who are weary of violence

290

Barbara Brown Taylor talks to Martin Wroe about Holy Envy: Finding God in the faith of others

291

Jared Diamond talks to Nick Spencer about Upheaval: How nations cope with crisis and change

292

+ Graham Tomlin on the social legacy of Grenfell; Revd Nicholas Mercer on campaign against torture

293

Steve Chalke on The Lost Message of Paul

294

Walt Whitman's religious vision - Michael Robertson on the American poet's spiritual influences

295

Vicky Walker on Relatable: Exploring God, Love and Connection in the Age of Choice

296

Archbishop Justin Welby's William Temple Foundation lecture

297

A church making a difference on a Newcastle estate; 21 4 21: three young interfaith champions

298

ACC-17 - Paul Handley reports from Hong Kong

299

Gregg Ryan on reactions to murder of Lyra McKee; Paul Handley previews ACC meeting

300

Extinction Rebellion: Joe Ware on a radical climate movement. Plus, Malcolm Guite Easter villanelle

301

Pete Greig on prayer for normal people, Thy Kingdom Come, & banishing cynicism

302

John Swinton: God walks at three miles an hour

303

Does religion do more harm than good? Rupert Shortt on his new book

304

Taking the steam out of Brexit; Wales's first HTB-supported resource church; TAP Fund

305

Peter Stanford on Angels: A visible and invisible history

306

Theology Slam final - Hannah Barr, Sara Pratts, & Hannah Malcolm

307

What causes a person to lose their faith? Interview with "deconversion" expert Dr John Marriott

308

Marcus Green and Stanley Underhill, two gay priests of different generations, in conversation

309

Synod preview - evangelism top of the agenda. Plus, Rose Hudson-Wilkin on prayers in Parliament

310

Interviews with Damian Hind, the Bishop of Gloucester, and the Bishop of Liverpool

311

Meg Munn, first independent chair of the National Safeguarding Panel, talks to Hattie Williams

312

Brexit uncertainty - what are the bishops saying? Plus, news on the next Festival of Preaching

313

Critical moment for Brexit; Oxford clerics criticise bishops on sexuality; Theology Slam finalists

314

Church sexuality review – what Living in Love and Faith is up to

315

Justin Butcher on Walking to Jerusalem: Blisters, hope and other facts on the ground

316

John Pritchard on Five Events that Made Christianity

317

Fergus Butler-Gallie talks to Tom Holland about A Field Guide to the English Clergy

318

Archbishop Welby back in Blakeney - exclusive interview on his childhood, faith, & love of the sea

319

Andy Walton & Madeleine Davies talk church-plants and growth; & being on the road with Abp Welby

320

A parish remembers: Phillip Dawson on researching his parish's wartime history

321

Church Times Live: where are all the young people? A panel of youthworkers discuss

322

C of E Christmas campaign: Adrian Harris and Thomas Allain Chapman

323

Robert McCrum on Every Third Thought: On Life, Death and the End Game

324

Environment special - Richard Black of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit

325

Clergy well-being; Conservative conference; Green Health Live - the healing power of gardening

326

Theology Slam; Corbyn and Labour's Christians; churches on council estates

327

Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, on why the Church should not stay silent on Brexit

328

Podcast: Church Commissioners defend multi-million-pound Amazon stake, and the religious life

329

Fr Nadim Nassar, the CofE's first Syrian priest, on his new book, The Culture of God

330

Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion

331

Rebecca Stott on her Costa Biography Prize-winning book In the Days of Rain

332

Dr Eve Poole on consumerism and theology

333

HTB plants, ethical letting at Church House, and Peter Crumpler on local newspapers

334

Ministry in the shadow of depression - Mark Meynell on his book When Darkness Seems My Only Friend

335

General Synod: key debates and highlights. Plus, a survivor of abuse on safeguarding and the Church

336

The Crossway - writer Guy Stagg on his 10-month walk from Canterbury to Jerusalem

337

Fossil-fuel companies and climate change; the theology of GA Studdert Kennedy, aka "Woodbine Willie"

338

Vicky Beeching on her new book Undivided: Coming Out, Becoming Whole, and Living Free From Shame

339

Rob Bell on life after Love Wins, preaching and comedy, Trump - and more

340

Welby's Europe speech; +Derby on car wash slavery app; & F.W. de Clerk at CCJ 75th dinner

341

Philip North on diocesan inequality; the Seal of the Confessional; and an Iftar in London

342

Dr Paula Gooder talks to Madeleine Davies about Phoebe

343

John Gray talks to Nick Spencer about Seven Types of Atheism

344

Mark Oakley - A Splash of Words: 'Why poetry'? - talk given at the Church Times Festival of Poetry

345

Bishops and Brexit; Bolton church helping drug addicts; & search for young interfaith champions

346

Is there an Evangelical takeover of the Church of England? Canon Angela Tilby & Fr Craig Huxley

347

Windrush - interview with Barbados High Commissioner Guy Hewitt, on the campaign for justice

348

Churches' response to Syria air strikes; vocations being missed; new Lambeth Palace Library

349

RAF Chaplain's Battle of Britain Diaries; Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation (Ep 54)

350

Signs of life in the rural Church and the Revd Dr Martin Luther King Jr remembered

351

Easter Podcast: Peter Stanford talks about his past interviews with high-profile figures

352

Loretta Minghella, First Church Estates Commissioner (Ep 51)

353

Andrew Davison on Stephen Hawking. Paul Vallely on Pope Francis's first 5 years (Ep 50)

354

Tom Wright – Paul: a biography (Ep 49). Prof N.T. Wright talks on the podcast about his new book

355

Episode 48 - Reimagining Britain, Ecumenical Marriage Bill, and Christian converts

356

Episode 47 - Billy Graham, theological colleges, and narcissistic priests

357

Episode 46 - exclusive interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury

358

Episode 45 - a round up of the General Synod in London

359

PODCAST EXTRA Episode 45 - the Archbishop of Canterbury on safeguarding

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Episode 44 – Lord’s Brexit debate and Bishop of St Albans on gambling and marriage registers

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Episode 43 - Malcolm Guite talks about his new book, Love, Remember

362

Episode 42 - the Cathedrals review and why teenagers leave church

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Episode 41 – youth in the Church: a crisis. Plus CT editor Paul Handley on the paper’s new look

364

Episode 40 - an interview with Graham Tomlin on his new book

365

Episode 39 - interview with Bishop Sarah Mullally, the next Bishop of London

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Podcast Extra - Bishop of London press conference

367

Episode 38 – Comedian Paul Kerensa talks about Hark! The biography of Christmas

368

Episode 37 - Anglo-Catholic growth; ministry in an affluent parish, and remembering Bernard Palmer

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Episode 36 - the C of E's most deprived parish, royal engagement. Plus Angus Ritchie on preaching

370

Episode 35 - Terry Waite in conversation with Sarah Meyrick

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Episode 34 – why churches need children’s choirs; the future of Welfare; Paddington at St Paul's

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Episode 33 – US Christians on Trump; theological colleges and Dr Philip Lockley on good disagreement

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Episode 32 - Neil MacGregor and Sam Wells in conversation about Living with the Gods

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Episode 31 - why are so few children in church? Can social media help? Plus, Mike McHargue interview

375

Episode 30 - The Parish: Has it had its day? An event recorded this week at St Mellitus College

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Episode 29 - Primates' Meeting, Las Vegas, and Paul Vallely on the Conservative Party Conference

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Episode 28 - Primates' 'consequences' for the Scots, the Grenfell C of E school, & refugees in Libya

378

Podcast Extra - Paula Gooder at the Festival of Preaching

379

Episode 27 – the dire state of RE, Making Africa Work, and Adrian Harris on digital evangelism

380

Episode 26 - Sheffield fiasco unpacked, are clergy 'comfortable'? Plus Sir Hector Sants interviewed

381

Episode 25 - London v Lichfield: a special episode from the final of the Church Times Cricket Cup

382

Episode 24 - The Muslim fostering row, St Sepulchre's, and the Nashville Statement on sexuality

383

Episode 23 - Greenbelt special, with festival regulars, first-timers, speakers and organisers

384

Episode 22 - Charlottesville, Messy Vintage, Muslims at Greenbelt; plus Mark Vernon on Stoicism

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Episode 21 - Bishops speak out on gambling, Brexit and the north-south divide; plus Paul Bayes

386

Episode 20 - Bishop North’s talk on CofE and poor, CNC elections & Bishop Baines on Sudan

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Episode 19 – unrest among conservatives, artificial intelligence & is the Church too middle class?

388

Episode 18 - Steve Chalke on why Roman erotica means the Church should think again on LGBT issues

389

Episode 17 - sexuality shifts at Synod, stadium evangelism, and Andrew Rumsey on the parish

390

Episode 16 - ACNA "Missionary Bishop", Petertide Ordinations, & Bishop Mark Bryant on Broken

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Episode 15 - General Synod preview, and Nell Goddard's tips for clergy kids and their parents

392

Episode 14 - Professor John Swinton talks about his new book, Becoming friends of time

393

Episode 13 - Grenfell Tower tragedy, Bishop of London consultation. Rachel Mann on her new book

394

Episode 12 - Election, London terror attack, Scottish marriage vote. Justin Brierley on his new book

395

Episode 11 - Thy Kingdom Come, multi-lingual churches, plus Andrew Davison on craftsmanship

396

Episode 10 - Reactions to Manchester, Commissioners results, plus Paul Vallely on the election

397

Episode 9 - Party leaders on overseas aid plus Stephen Bullivant on the rise of the 'nones'

398

Episode 8 - breakaway bishops in Jesmond, Welby denies endorsing May, and Justin Thacker on poverty

399

Episode 7 - Welby in the Holy Land, and resettling refugees. Plus, Dave Tomlinson on prodigals

400

Episode 6 - Cathedral finances on the brink. Plus, Nick Spencer on if politicians should 'do God'?

401

Episode 5 - HTB church plants, the snap election, and Dave Walker on Christian cartooning

402

Episode 4 - Peter Stanford on the 'Catholic dissident' Martin Luther

403

Episode 3 - Bombings in Syria, religion on the BBC, and the war on international aid

404

Episode 2 - Article 50, the Church in Europe, Llandaff row deepens, and how to become a priest

405

Episode 1 - the latest on Jeffrey John, Westminster terror attack and Malcolm Guite on Coleridge