The Lord of the Rings is a grand adventure which Tolkien himself described as a profoundly Christian and Catholic work. With this in mind, is it appropriate to delve its depths for wisdom that applies specifically to Anglican ministry? Since the professor did not intend his story to be a direct allegory, and intentionally included elements from mythology in his works, he hopefully wouldn’t mind an Anglican drawing some hope from the deep reservoir of inspiration that the batt

Ed Moll, Latimer Trust 2025 - Christian Doctrine series 7 Dr Ed Moll (an English Vicar) begins this helpful study of an important doctrine by suggesting some reasons why the ascension may have been neglected, perhaps especially by his conservative evangelical tribe. He argues that though we might be committed to expository preaching, we need a good systematic theology too, and later in the book he will give some suggestions on how one might teach on the ascension even if it i

Scripture’s most humbling verse can be found in the book of Genesis: ‘For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.’(1) What better way to convey the lowliness of humans than to call them “dust”. Dust is the thing with the lowest status in all the earth’s bounty. Pointless and bothersome, dust surely signifies the nothingness of nature, the faceless, forgotten, deadness of dust that collects under the bed and coats the lightbulb. It is curious then that “nature” demand