Twelve years ago I presented a paper at the international Society of Biblical Literature comparing the symbolism of Luke with ...

The Sunday's lectionary reading for the Third before Advent in Year C is Luke 20.27–38, and epistle is Paul's discussion of the 'man of lawlessness' in 2 Thess 2. For video discussions, see here for ...

Although 2 Thess 2 (the lectionary epistle for the third Sunday before Advent) is not read much in churches, it has been hugely influential, in its ideas of the 'man of lawlessness', and the ...

Last week, King Charles III and Pope Leo IV made history in the Sistine Chapel by praying side by side—a first for the ...

Marginally later than in some previous years, the full details of the annual returns on attendance for the Church of England has been published (‘Statistics for Mission’). This is in two parts, both ...