Theology Everywhere

ICYMI: In one of our pieces in partnership with Spectrum, @mwakelin44 has some ideas for a new reformation for the modern church - including getting rid of 'church speak' and Jesus (well, a particular image of Jesus). What ideas do you have? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/10/21/tim…

ICYMI: This week, @elainelindridge offered us the second in her two-part series on Mary Magdalene, opening up questions from inconsistencies in the manuscript tradition. Some really interesting (and quite controversial) questions, in fact. Dare you delve? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/10/14/be-…

ICYMI: In the first of a two-part series, @elainelindridge scrapes off the layers of inherited traditions and assumptions to find the real Mary Magdalene. Who was she, and why does it matter? #BeMoreMary theologyeverywhere.org/2024/10/07/be-…

ICYMI: This week, Josie Smith ponders the Christian virtue of protest, remembering occasions when she didn't (or couldn't) speak out against injustice or against bad theology. #JoinTheConversation #JoinTheProtest theologyeverywhere.org/2024/09/30/pro…

ICYMI: This week, Andrew Pratt wandered into a café in north Wales, where pottery was being shaped and decorated, and found himself reflecting on the process of throwing pots and the journey of faith. #JoinTheConversation theologyeverywhere.org/2024/09/23/i-w…

ICYMIJ: This week, Stephen Lindridge @connexfx peers into the fog and, visibility limited, decides to focus on what is close - the state of his heart. How do we let God's love fill our hearts, in the business of the day-to-day? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/09/16/wis…

ICYMI: The second in Ken Howcroft's 2-part series on the role of government, empire and religious authority in the events of the New Testament. What traces can we see of the destruction of the Temple in Mark's Gospel, and (why) does this matter? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/09/09/rul…

ICYMI: This week, Ken Howcroft offers the first in a 2-part series on the role that systems of government, empire and religious authority play in the life and events of the New Testament. In part 1, he explains the historical background. More next week... theologyeverywhere.org/2024/09/02/rul…

ICYMI: Will Fletcher has taken up birdspotting, and is getting better at it, but it took him a while to spot a green sandpiper among the much more ordinary ducks and geese. This, he reflects, is quite a bit like prayer... #birdspotting #GodSpotting theologyeverywhere.org/2024/08/26/the…

ICYMI: Last week, @lesliemnewton asked how we can make space for the 'new' in our church communities and worship, alongside the 'old', without just creating division. What do you think? Is this even possible? #JoinTheConversation theologyeverywhere.org/2024/08/12/cre…

ICYMI: This week, Simon Edwards is inspired by his Lego, to 'look at the pieces and see what we can build together'. He sees a similarity between his Lego and his theology. So we're curious to know which much-loved toys might represent your theology...? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/08/19/whe…

ICYMI: Jennie Hurd explores the significance of those who have lived, proclaimed, even died for, the Christian faith in a particular place. Do such local heroes/ saints have meaning for you? Are there places you love because of who walked there before you? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/07/29/loc…

ICYMI: Mary who? Good question! In this week's post, published on the feast day of Mary Magdalene, @AngieAllport tried to distinguish between various biblical Marys (Maries?) and between what we know and think we know about Mary from Magdala. theologyeverywhere.org/2024/07/22/mar…

ICYMI: Now the election is over, and a new government has taken office, Gary Hall takes the opportunity to reflect on how faith and politics interrelate, and on the importance of solidarity in it all. #JoinTheConversation theologyeverywhere.org/2024/07/15/whe…

ICYMI: Did you stay up for the election results? How far can political change do the work of the Kingdom of God? Are we in danger of looking to our political leaders to be latter-day messiahs? A sleep-deprived @CatrinH_D and @afonnyguy discuss. theologyeverywhere.org/2024/07/08/fai…

ICYMI: @grahammedwards ponders nostalgia. Is it a form of identity-formation? Can it be a form of lament? And what is its relationship to memory? Here at #TheologyEverywhere, we think nostalgia just isn't as good as it used to be... #JoinTheConversation theologyeverywhere.org/2024/07/01/nos…

ICYMI: Ben Pugh, a Pentecostal and Wesleyan scholar, reflects on the importance of experience in the Christian faith, looking to his own experience of a 'second conversion'. It's a moving testimony - does it resonate with you? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/06/24/exp…

ICYMI: Inderjit Bhogal wrestles with the challenges and discomfort in Matthew's story of Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman - is it racist, demeaning, empowering, inclusive...? #JoinTheConversation theologyeverywhere.org/2024/06/17/mat…

ICYMI: Frances Young celebrates the blessing that comes from receiving. Is it really more blessed to give than to receive? Can receiving be more of an act of grace than giving? What do you think? #JoinTheConversation theologyeverywhere.org/2024/06/10/to-…

ICYMI: "A long time ago there lived a man who loved flowers and plants..." So begins the story that Philip Sudworth told us last week - a parable about beauty, purity, diversity and inclusion. Are you sitting comfortably? Then why not have a read? theologyeverywhere.org/2024/05/27/the…