Advanced Maths and Equations


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“Once the world was filled with the sacred – in thought, practice, and institutional form. After the Reformation and the Renaissance, the forces of modernisation swept across the globe and secularisation, a corollary historical process, loosened the dominance of the sacred. In due course, the sacred shall disappear altogether except, possibly, in the private realm” – Charles Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination. Oxford University Press, 1959, p. 32).

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You Do the Math


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(from Martyn Percy, The Exiled Church, SCM-Canterbury Press, 2025)

Many churches are already actively serving their communities in essential and practical ways, but how are they serving the spiritual needs of the wider community?  To be germane to people’s daily lives, especially for those at the margins of faith or beyond, the churches must do much more than cater to different tastes in music. The language of sin and guilt is unfashionable and seen by many as damaging. It’s time for us to adapt, to find new ways to connect with our community, to be a beacon of hope and understanding in a world that often feels disconnected. In a culture that wants to dwell more on positives than negatives, the church is grasping for ways to connect.

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Crises in Ecclesiastical Law and Ecclesial Culture – Waiting for Change in the Church of England


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As things currently stand, the Church of England has clergy subjected to multiple and properly organised and professional risk assessments, yet who appear to not be subject to them, and are then ‘rewarded’ with large sums of money to leave ministry early. The case of Canon Andrew Hindley was instructive [1]. Accused over several decades of acts of sexual abuse, with minors, and with multiple risk assessments conducted by reputable, authorised professional agencies, he nonetheless continued in ministry until 2022. He was paid a reputed £250,000 to withdraw from his post at Blackburn Cathedral. Hindley was able to leave with his pension intact, and without having been through a full Church of England disciplinary proceeding (CDM).[2]

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