Series of lectures at St Brides Liverpool, offering an account of why it makes sense
to believe in God. They took place from October 2010 to July 2011.
Apologetics Without Apology
On defending Christianity by arguing for it rationally; and how the series of Modern
Church ‘Making Sense of Christianity’ books fits the apologetic tradition. Text here.
Future directions for Church and Communion
Submission to the Church of England’s Archbishops’ Appointments Secretary, April
2012
Summary
Modern Church hopes for an archbishop who will
articulate and defend the Church’s unity in diversity;
respond to controversies by seeking consensus without being unduly influenced by
the prospect of schism or demands for quick resolutions;
consider each proposal for change on its merits, without any presupposition against
innovation;
see it as his role not to tell the faithful what to believe but to encourage the
ongoing processes of enquiry; and
be willing to hear the voice of God speaking through the moral and spiritual concerns
of ordinary Christians and non-Christians.
Spiritual awareness is back. Gone are the days when belief in God seemed to be dying
out. But simply reaffirming older religious beliefs will not meet our present needs.
Instead we need to explore how spiritual reality can affirm modern knowledge and
help us make sense of
the universe and our place in it. This book explores the main reasons for believing,
including design, values, morality and religious experience. It shows how our lives
as we experience them make far better sense in the context of a divine being than
without one.
