Author Archives: Jayne Ozanne

Does the Bible Really…Give Us a Clear Definition of Marriage?

Posted on May 31, 2019

by the Very Revd Prof Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ‘We all know that love is the answer’, opined Woody Allen, ‘but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions’ (Interview, New York Times, … Continue reading →

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Does the Bible Really Say…that Sex Outside of Marriage is Wrong?

Posted on May 23, 2019

by Dr Meg Warner, Biblical Scholar in Old Testament Studies and the Hebrew Bible, affiliated with both Kings College, London and the University of Exeter Does the Bible really say that sex outside marriage is wrong? This question is a … Continue reading →

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Does the Bible Really Say…Anything at All about Homosexuality as we Understand it Today?

Posted on May 17, 2019

by the Revd Dr Jonathan Tallon, Biblical Studies tutor at Northern Baptist College and Research Programme Director and tutor at Luther King House Introduction Most of the time, our problem with the Bible isn’t trying to understand it but rather it’s trying … Continue reading →

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Unity – Has it Become a Golden Calf?

Posted on May 15, 2019

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of ViaMedia.News and Member of General Synod (writing in a personal capacity) It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the one thing holding “us” in the Church of England back from making any real progress on matters … Continue reading →

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Safeguarding & Survival Systems – Loyalty vs Trust

Posted on May 8, 2019

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper & the Rt Revd Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham – co-authors of ‘To Heal and Not to Hurt’ In an interesting quirk of coincidence the book that we co-wrote, To Heal and not to … Continue reading →

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Integrity, Compromise & the Church of England

Posted on May 1, 2019

by the Revd Andrew Foreshew-Cain, former Member of General Synod Is it possible to have integrity when you are compromised? I recently read an excellent  piece on just this by Stephen Parsons on his ‘Surviving Church’ blog, which raised just … Continue reading →

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Voices of Hope – Easter Day

Posted on April 21, 2019

“Breaking the Silence” by the Rt Revd Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop of Grantham ‘Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!”’ – John 20.16 With two words, everything changes. Silence is broken and out of … Continue reading →

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