Category Archives: Politics

What Will Happen to the Church of England and Anglicans in 2020?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media and Director of the Ozanne Foundation In a word or two – not very much! For the vast majority of Anglicans both here in England and further abroad, the year ahead is likely … Continue reading →

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A ‘Low & Dishonest’ Decade?

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

by the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation  Just over 80 years ago W H Auden, in New York, wrote his poem “September 1 1939”: I sit in one of the dives On … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Kitties

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media and Director of the Ozanne Foundation I have recently been adopted by two kittens – brothers born on September 27th.  I decided to resist the temptation of calling them Boris and Jeremy – … Continue reading →

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Nationalism, Patriotism and Glory…

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

by the Very Revd Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul’s, Member of General Synod and Vice-Chair of the Ozanne Foundation ‘Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism is when hate of people other than your … Continue reading →

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A Call to “Take Sides”!

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

by the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation In an increasingly polarised and angry West it may seem perverse to say that we need to be clear about taking sides. Surely the work … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Faith in the Quantum Era

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham, Trustee of the Ozanne Foundation and Member of General Synod I felt as if I’d been seriously told off by Jesus. A couple of weeks ago a verse … Continue reading →

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Remembrance, Inclusion & Identity

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

by Lord Ian Blair of Broughton, cross bench peer, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner and parishioner in the Diocese of Oxford In this period of remembrance, I have been reflecting on the time-limited nature of memory. I was born after World War … Continue reading →

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The All-Seeing Eye

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

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 →

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Unity or Truth?

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

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 →

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On Brexit, Becket and Signs of the Times

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

by Lord Blair of Boughton, cross bench peer, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner and parishioner in the Diocese of Oxford As a newcomer to this site, my task in writing a first post has not been made much easier by looking … Continue reading →

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