In this episode, Calum Mullett and Clinton Collister welcome The Rev Dr George Westhaver back to Holy C of E to discuss his recent lecture on finding hope in suffering. Fr George also answers questions about his ministry at Pusey House and theological formation under the influence of Robert Crouseand E.B. Pusey. Finally, we look forward to the upcoming conference on the theology of E.L. Mascall at Pusey House.
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Holy CofE regular hosts Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister were joined by well-known scholar and priest Hans Boersma to discuss issues arising from his latest book  Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition.
Topics discussed included the basics of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina (or holy reading), the commonalities of Lectio Divina and evangelical approaches to personal devotion, the role of silence, the communal practice of Lectio Divina, how to cope with wandering thoughts, Lectio Divina and the morning and evening offices, and much more.
Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition by Hans Boersma
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In this episode, we speak to Dr Roberta Bayer about the Christian Platonism of the Canadian philosopher, George Grant.
Dr Bayer is a professor at Patrick Henry College, former editor of The Anglican Way magazine, and scholar working in political theory and philosophical theology. 
In this conversation, she helps Fr Jamie and Clinton consider what has gone wrong in modern philosophy and how Plato and the Prayer Book can inform our understanding of God and the good life.  
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In this special coronation edition of the  podcast, we brought in a new host to join the Holy C of E team, Calum Mullett, and spoke to the theologian Thomas Plant about his recent essay, “Memory. Monarchy, and Metaphysics. Fr Plant is a chaplain and professor at St Paul’s University in Tokyo, a researcher at The Centre for the Study of Platonism in Cambridge, and author of the recent book, The Lost Way to the Good. He told us about his journey from atheism in England, to spiritual awakening in Japan, and finally to the waters of baptism in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. We also discussed the meaning and metaphysics of monarchy, and why Christians should give thanks for its symbolical and sacramental reality in Great Britain. 
Find Fr Thomas at https://liturgicalasia.substack.com/. 
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Church of England priest Jamie Franklin and doctoral student of Divinity Clinton Collister sit down with author of Loving and Hating the World: Ambivalence and Discipleship James Lawson. Fr James' book makes the challenging claim that true Christian discipleship consists in neither wholly accepting nor in wholly rejecting the world but in maintaining a holy balance between those two extremes. 
We examined this argument in the light of theological sensibilities such as the Radical Orthodoxy movement and that of Rowan Williams. We also explored the philosophy of Charles Taylor in the same light and considered the potential for a revived Christian Platonism that sees the material world not as a prison-house for the soul but as a conduit of transcendence. In the final section of the conversation, we spoke about Rod Dreher and The Benedict Option and ask why Dreher's thesis has been given short shrift in some Anglican circles.
This is a vital conversation for any Christian attempting to come to terms with our relationship to the prevailing culture and the call of God upon our lives as disciples.
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We were delighted to be joined by recently consecrated Bishop of Oswestry Paul Thomas for a fascinating and inspiring conversation on how Bishop Paul is approaching his role of encouraging priests and churches in the South West of England, the importance of the Book of Common Prayer, the role of beauty in worship and evangelism, the current challenge of cultural accommodation within the Church of England and much more besides.
Bishop Paul's introduction to the Book of Common Prayer is available here.
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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. 
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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 ethic. 
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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. 
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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 challenges posed to the contemporary church by liberalism and heterodox thinking: the nature-grace controversy; the fall and historical conceptions of original sin; monism and dualism; universal salvation and eternal damnation; evangelicalism and the role of tradition in the church; and much more besides. Fr Gerald also addressed some of the salient points from his recent online exchanges with Eastern Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart concerning many of the same issues.
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