St Stephen’s House – an almost love letter to the PGCE “Party college”
At the age of about 12, I saw a priest smoking a cigarette around the back of a church and knew from the look...
The changing role of Christianity in British society
In 2018 a survey found that 70% of young Brits aged 16–29 had no religious affiliation. Yet the country as a whole remains firmly...
The Lord Gave Me Brothers: Lockdown Lessons from Religious Lives
Angela Eichhorst writes about how we can learn from two religious communities, Greyfriars Franciscan Friary and the Buddha Vihara Temple, during the second lockdown.
An organist’s view on a crisis in church music
Over the last ten years of my
life, I’ve been fortunate enough to work in the music department of a small
parish church in rural Lincolnshire....
St Hilda’s abolishes chapel in favour of multi-faith space
St Hilda’s College will abolish its chapel from next year, replacing the space with a multi-faith room. The announcement makes St Hilda’s the third...
Music and Christianity: What’s it all about?
What is the role of music in Christian worship, and does it still matter in the 21st century?
Vigil for Sri Lanka held at University Church
About forty people, including members of the University’s Sri Lankan Society, attended the Candlelit Vigil at St Mary’s on Sunday.
Nuns n’ Rosaries
The highs and lows of growing up Catholic.
Rees Mogg is wrong, religion has no place in politics
Rosie Duthie argues that politicians should be wary of letting their religious leanings impact their politics
One thing I’d change about Oxford… Religion
Cat Bean wishes that Oxford's theological history was more inclusive