At the 2024 Sea of Faith AGM a motion changed the ‘tag line’ statement of purpose of the network. For the health of the network, it would be good for more members to engage with the decision, so here below we have two papers: one in favour of the change and one against.
This is a captivating book, and if I had the means, I would a send a copy to every member of the network. Richard Holloway will need no introduction to many readers
Letter published in the Church Times from Canon Stephen Mitchell. How disappointing to read that the late Hugh Dawes’s attempt, in his 1992 book Freeing the Faith, to find a new story of God which did not rely on supernatural assumptions, found little support from his...
When I was a child I didn't know anyone who was ninety. I couldn't conceive of being ninety. Nonagenarians inhabited the mythical world of Methuselah. In middle age, in my first incumbency, eager to ingratiate myself with the older parishioners, I sent some flowers...
Looking back over his 40 years involvement with the network, Stephen discovers unfinished business with the church. Examining controversies of the past, he proposes a plan for a firework display to mark the anniversary, and which may help the network continue and grow.
When I first met Ronald Pearse, I was very envious of his drainpipes. Not his trousers, I hasten to add – I cannot imagine Ronald ever wearing tight trousers – but his Rectory downpipes. High up, embossed on the lead hoppers were Emmanuel College crests. I too had a...