Show Notes
The Symposium continues this week with a talk by the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, and a response by the church historian the Revd Dr Jeremy Morris.
The talks were given last month at the event “Public faith, common good, Christian social order,” organised by St John’s College, Cambridge, in conjunction with the diocese of Ely and the Church Times.
Read more about the Symposium here
Dr Francis-Dehquani’s books include:
(SPCK, 2025). Read our review here Cries for a Lost Homeland: Reflections on Jesus’ sayings from the cross (Canterbury Press, 2021). Read an extract here Dr Morris’s books include:
A People’s Church: A history of the Church of England (Profile Books, 2023). Read our review here To Build Christ’s Kingdom: An F. D. Maurice Reader (Canterbury Press, 2007)
Music for the podcast is by Twisterium.
Picture credit: Diocese of Chelmsford
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