Church of England
Charles Moore’s notes: The anti-EU camp need to be sure what No means
It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…
2067: the end of British Christianity
England’s churches are in deep trouble
Allah, Zeus and the Church of England
A ‘prominent liberal cleric’ in London has held an Islamic prayer service in his church, St John’s Waterloo. ‘We all…
I know just the vicar for my parish church. Pity he’s fictional
I know just the man my parish church needs. Unfortunately he’s Catholic – and fictional
It takes a village (or six): the battle for rural churches
Can England’s 10,000 rural churches survive?
Female bishops are very, very old news
Female bishops The Reverend Libby Lane was ordained as Bishop of Stockport, the Church of England’s first female bishop. —…
Archbishop John Sentamu on why politicians are like men arguing at a urinal
Archbishop John Sentamu is not scared to tell off politicians, across the spectrum
Spectator letters: Why we should subsidise weddings
Let’s subsidise weddings Sir: Fraser Nelson (‘Marrying money’, 15 November) points out that marriages tend to last longer than cohabitations and…
Conservative Anglicans’ emergency plan to escape women bishops
To escape women bishops, Church of England conservatives are preparing a communion of their own
Spectator letters: How schools fail boys, Jonathan Croall answers Keith Baxter, and why atheists should love the C of E
Why girls do better Sir: Isabel Hardman notes that girls now outperform boys at every level in education (‘The descent…
I’m scared to admit to being a Tory in today’s C of E
Believe me, it’s not easy to be a Tory in today’s C of E
Why is the Church of England so obsessed with sex?
Four bishops and a retired civil servant shut away in a palace, talking about human sexuality — it sounds like the…
Mugabe envy in Scotland
Who owns Scotland? The people who most commonly ask this question believe that the land has been wrested from ordinary…
The death of Tory Anglicanism
Women bishops, gay marriage, and the death of Tory Anglicanism
Richard Dawkins interview: 'I have a certain love for the Anglican tradition'
Richard Dawkins shows off his human side
Dear Justin Welby – here’s how you can really take on Wonga
I’ve been in the pulpit again, this time to salute the centenary of the death of Charles Norris Gray, a…
So, can we expect Channel 4 to broadcast a C of E call to prayer?
It is very lucky for the BBC that Channel 4 exists. Whatever imbecilic, supposedly attention-grabbing trash the BBC commissions, there will…
The new God squad: what Archbishop Welby and Pope Francis have in common
Evangelicals have taken charge in the Vatican and Lambeth Palace
