All bishop articles
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InterviewsBishop Guli Francis-Dehqani: ‘I don’t want to be a controversialist, but I have to speak out’
Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani arrived in the UK as a refugee from Iran following her brother’s assassination. Her extraordinary life story has given her a passion for justice and an inability to keep quiet, despite what it might cost her
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OpinionBishop Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024): The supreme hymnwriter of his generation
Evangelical hymnwriter Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith, rose to pre-eminence by the sheer quality of his writing, says fellow hymnodist, Christopher Idle. This “gospel-hearted bishop” was keen not to be outdone by more liberal writers
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OpinionAlan Wilson (1955-2024): A courageous and prophetic pastor
The Bishop of Buckingham and former Premier trustee, Rt Rev Dr Alan Wilson, has passed away at the age of 68. He was well known for his advocacy on behalf of church abuse survivors and for encouraging the Church to embrace the opportunities provided by digital media. The former Bishop of Oxford Rt Rev John Pritchard pays tribute to him
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InterviewsRosemarie Mallett: ‘Jesus calls us to bring about justice. But we can’t do it without him’
The Bishop of Croydon on slavery, racism and the role of repentance
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OpinionDear bishops at the Lambeth Conference, please DO SOMETHING
To most people, the Lambeth Conference has looked like episcopal equivalent of a bar room brawl over LGBT issues, says Andrew Graystone. If the bishops want to change that perception, they need to act quickly, be creative, and use the power of story and symbol to present a positive case for following Jesus, he says
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Opinion'Bishops should always have the name of Jesus on their lips' Archbishop of York's message to church leaders
Evangelism is the core business of the church says Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
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OpinionThe Church of England should be seeking Jesus’ agenda, not Boris Johnson’s
A new “Brexit bishop” and “Covid bishop” would make the Church into a ‘shadow government’
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Magazine FeaturesJohn Shelby Spong (1931-2021): The ‘heretical’ bishop who divided opinion
Spong didn’t believe in the resurrection, and rejected mainstream Church teaching on prayer, miracles and the nature of God
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InterviewsGraham Tomlin: How the Church sprang into action following Grenfell Tower
When the Grenfell Tower disaster struck, the Bishop of Kensington cleared his schedule to help mobilise local Christians to assist with the relief effort. One year on, he says the job is far from over
