Author Archives: Jayne Ozanne

The All-Seeing Eye

Posted on November 5, 2019

by Jayne Ozanne, Director of the Ozanne Foundation and Editor of Via Media Some call it the ultimate Hunger Monster – the creature with the insatiable appetite. Others liken it euphemistically to the apocalyptic beast depicted in Ezekiel and Revelation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Jayne Ozanne, Politics | 3 Comments

The Fallout from Tribal Scrums

Posted on November 1, 2019

by the Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester With England in a Rugby World Cup final, it’s a good weekend to allow ourselves to be a little bit tribal. I’m not intending to paint a St George’s Cross on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop of Manchester, Human Sexuality, IICSA, Sexual abuse, Social Justice, Spiritual Abuse | 4 Comments

Safeguarding & Sexuality – Are We Throwing Money In the Right Direction?

Posted on October 29, 2019

by Prof Helen King, Professor Emerita in Classical Studies at The Open University and lay preacher in the Diocese of Oxford A recent invitation to take my fourth safeguarding course made me reflect on all the work that has been going … Continue reading →

Posted in Helen King, Human Sexuality, IICSA, Living in Love & Faith, Spiritual Abuse | 14 Comments

Unity or Truth?

Posted on October 25, 2019

by the Very Revd Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul’s, Member of General Synod and Vice-Chair of the Ozanne Foundation I was talking with a church leader the other day who lamented that they kept getting criticised by Christians … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Dean of St Pauls, Good Disagreement, Human Sexuality, Politics | 1 Comment

“Don’t Go Listening to Lies….”

Posted on October 22, 2019

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod I rather enjoy taking assembly. Our school invites the local vicar to kick off the week first thing on Monday morning. Before I … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Sexuality, Rosie Harper, Social Justice | 5 Comments

The Rainbow of Non-violent Advocacy

Posted on October 18, 2019

by the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation Last Thursday I stood with a number of colleagues, lay and ordained, as part of the Christian Climate Action contribution to the Extinction Rebellion protests … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop of Liverpool, Climate Change, Social Justice | 2 Comments

Toxic Masculinity and the Church

Posted on October 16, 2019

by the Revd Peterson Feital, Founder of The Haven+ London and Missioner to the Creative Industries for the Diocese of London (aka the ‘Showbiz Rev’) When Gillette released a short film, We Believe to mark the 30th Anniversary of the famous company slogan: “The best a man can get!” it took … Continue reading →

Posted in Peterson Feital, Sexism, Social Justice | 9 Comments