In this special episode, Clinton and Jamie talk to the author of What Do Men Want?, Nina Power. Nina is an academic and current editor of post-liberal publication 'Compact'. She has also, in recent years, become more interested in Christianity and is now attending church and preparing for baptism. In this wide-ranging interview, we spoke about the appeal of Christianity to those who have become disillusioned with the liberal dream, Nina's thoughts on sex, gender and Christianity, the role of Roman Catholic priest and author Ivan Illich in shaping Nina's thought and a lot, lot more.  Thank ..read more

What is the Catholic Christian understanding of marriage, family and sex? In this episode Fr Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister speak with Fr Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London and author of A Lifelong Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSC, about his formation in the Anglo-Catholic tradition and his recent lecture in Oxford about God’s order and purposes for marriage, family and sex.  Fr Miller draws on Scripture and the tradition of the Church to offer a perspective on what it means to be made man and woman, to be married and to follow the orthodox Christian sexual ..read more

In this episode of Holy CofE, Fr Jamie and Clinton talk about John Neville Figgis, corporate personality and freedom, and how to be a faithful member of churches and associations, with particular interest in membership in the Church of England and other Anglican provinces.  Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1 ..read more

Fr Gerald McDermott is former Chair of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School, and a prolific author and theologian working in areas of systematic and historical theology. He is currently developing his magnum opus A History of Redemption  and another work on the fundamentals of Anglican Theology and practice Deep Anglicanism. Fr Gerald is one of the most accomplished and significant theological voices working within the Anglican world today and we hope listeners find much that is of interest and help in his contribution. In this wide-ranging conversation we spoke about about the chal ..read more

For this special episode, regular host Clinton Collister was joined by independent researcher Peter Webster to talk about the legacy of Anglican systematic theologian E.L. Mascall.  Mascall was a proponent of orthodox Anglican theology and classical theism in the middle of the twentieth century, a time during which orthodoxy increasingly came under pressure as liberal trends exerted an ever more powerful influence in the church. Peter and Clinton help us to understand the significance of Mascall as a priestly theologian and why his work is so important to engage with today. Thanks for lis ..read more

In this bumper episode, Jamie and Clinton round out this series with a thorough discussion of two significant theories of the atonement. The Abelardian view of the atonement sees the cross as an act of God's love which seeks to bring about shame for sin, repentance and reconciliation with God, whilst penal substitutionary atonement says that the death of Christ constitutes a propitiation of the wrath of God through the transference of our penalty on to Christ on the cross. We debate the merits and potential drawbacks of both of these positions. We close with some final reflections on the way t ..read more

In the third part of our series on the atonement, Clinton Collister and Jamie Franklin discuss three prominent theories concerning our understanding of this issue: Christ's death and resurrection as victory over the powers of sin and darkness, the theory that Christ's death was a ransom paid to Satan in order to free human beings from the penalty of sin and the theory that Christ's death was an offering made to God in order to liberate human beings from the price that they owed to God due to sin. We plan in our fourth episode in this series to discuss the Abelardian view of the atonement and t ..read more

In the second part of our series on the atonement, we ask what Jesus said about his death and examine the theological witness of the New Testament, particularly the writing of Paul, looking specifically at Christ as the second Adam, the uniting of the believer with Christ in his death and the notion of Christ's righteousness imputed to us in exchange for sin. Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.comand follow us on Twitter @holycofe1 ..read more

In this episode of Holy CofE, Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister talk about the passion and death of Jesus Christ. We begin with a consider of the background presuppositions that underlie this conversation, namely, the problem of sin and the need for justice. Why could God not simply forgive us our sins out of love and mercy? Why does sin necessitate anything more, such as the death of Christ? What concepts of justice undergird our reactions against the notion of atonement? We then move on to discuss the atonement in The Old Testament types, shadows and anticipations of a suffering Messiah ..read more

In this week's special episode, Clinton and Jamie were joined by Bishop of Burnley Philip North who spoke to us about his vision for catholic evangelism in the Church of England. Is there a distinctive mode of catholic - as opposed to evangelical - evangelism and what does it look like in normal parish life? Bishop Philip also touched on the importance of personal discipleship and engaging preaching that seeks to affect not just the mind but also the heart. As always, he was also keen to stress the particular emphasis that the Anglo-Catholic movement has placed on ministry with and for deprive ..read more