Holy C of E

In this episode, we speak to Dr Roberta Bayer about the Christian Platonism of the Canadian philosopher, George Grant. Dr Bayer is a professor at Patrick Henry College, former editor of The Anglican Way magazine , and scholar working in political theory and philosophical theology.  In this conversation, she helps Fr Jamie and Clinton consider what has gone wrong in modern philosophy and how Plato...

In this special coronation edition of the  podcast, we brought in a new host to join the Holy C of E team, Calum Mullett, and spoke to the theologian Thomas Plant about his recent essay, “Memory. Monarchy, and Metaphysics . Fr Plant is a chaplain and professor at St Paul’s University in Tokyo, a researcher at The Centre for the Study of Platonism in Cambridge, and author of the recent book, The Lo...

Church of England priest Jamie Franklin and doctoral student of Divinity Clinton Collister sit down with author of  Loving and Hating the World: Ambivalence and Discipleship James Lawson. Fr James' book makes the challenging claim that true Christian discipleship consists in neither wholly accepting nor in wholly rejecting the world but in maintaining a holy balance between those two extremes...

We were delighted to be joined by recently consecrated Bishop of Oswestry Paul Thomas for a fascinating and inspiring conversation on how Bishop Paul is approaching his role of encouraging priests and churches in the South West of England, the importance of the Book of Common Prayer, the role of beauty in worship and evangelism, the current challenge of cultural accommodation within the Church of...

In this special episode, Clinton and Jamie talk to the author of What Do Men Want? , Nina Power. Nina is an academic and current editor of post-liberal publication 'Compact'. She has also, in recent years, become more interested in Christianity and is now attending church and preparing for baptism. In this wide-ranging interview, we spoke about the appeal of Christianity to those who hav...

What is the Catholic Christian understanding of marriage, family and sex? In this episode Fr Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister speak with Fr Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London and author of A Lifelong Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSC , about his formation in the Anglo-Catholic tradition and his recent lecture in Oxford about God’s order and purposes for marriage, famil...

In this episode of Holy CofE, Fr Jamie and Clinton talk about John Neville Figgis, corporate personality and freedom, and how to be a faithful member of churches and associations, with particular interest in membership in the Church of England and other Anglican provinces.  Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1. You ca...

Fr Gerald McDermott is former Chair of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School, and a prolific author and theologian working in areas of systematic and historical theology. He is currently developing his magnum opus A History of Redemption  and another work on the fundamentals of Anglican Theology and practice Deep Anglicanism. Fr Gerald is one of the most accomplished and significant theologic...

For this special episode, regular host Clinton Collister was joined by independent researcher Dr. Peter Webster to talk about the legacy of Anglican systematic theologian E.L. Mascall. Peter Webster is a historian of contemporary British Christianity. Details of his work on Eric Mascall, including the article discussed in the podcast, may be found at:  https://peterwebster.me/mascall/   E.L.Mascal...

In this bumper episode, Jamie and Clinton round out this series with a thorough discussion of two significant theories of the atonement. The Abelardian view of the atonement sees the cross as an act of God's love which seeks to bring about shame for sin, repentance and reconciliation with God, whilst penal substitutionary atonement says that the death of Christ constitutes a propitiation of t...

In the third part of our series on the atonement, Clinton Collister and Jamie Franklin discuss three prominent theories concerning our understanding of this issue: Christ's death and resurrection as victory over the powers of sin and darkness, the theory that Christ's death was a ransom paid to Satan in order to free human beings from the penalty of sin and the theory that Christ's...

In the second part of our series on the atonement, we ask what Jesus said about his death and examine the theological witness of the New Testament, particularly the writing of Paul, looking specifically at Christ as the second Adam, the uniting of the believer with Christ in his death and the notion of Christ's righteousness imputed to us in exchange for sin. Thanks for listening. To get in t...

In this episode of Holy CofE, Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister talk about the passion and death of Jesus Christ. We begin with a consider of the background presuppositions that underlie this conversation, namely, the problem of sin and the need for justice. Why could God not simply forgive us our sins out of love and mercy? Why does sin necessitate anything more, such as the death of Christ? W...

In this week's special episode, Clinton and Jamie were joined by Bishop of Burnley Philip North who spoke to us about his vision for catholic evangelism in the Church of England. Is there a distinctive mode of catholic - as opposed to evangelical - evangelism and what does it look like in normal parish life? Bishop Philip also touched on the importance of personal discipleship and engaging pr...

Clinton and Jamie discuss Lent. What is Lent? What is the point of it? Shouldn't we put in an effort all the time rather than during just one season? What are the benefits of the practices of Lent such as fasting? These and many more questions are discussed and an attempt at answers is made! Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.comand follow us on Twit...

In this episode, Clinton Collister and Jamie Franklin are joined by ordinand and popular public commentator Calvin Robinson. In a wide-ranging conversation, we spoke with Calvin about the role of education and catechesis in the Church, the family and society more widely. We also touched on the centrality of the transcendent not just for discipleship within the Church but for evangelism and outreac...

Holy CofE is back for the New Year! Clinton and Jamie take on the thorny issue of confirmation. What is confirmation and what are its benefits? How does the contemporary practice differ from that of the ancient church? What is the difference between the effects of baptism and confirmation? Is the Holy Spirit imparted in confirmation only or in baptism and confirmation? And, if the latter, what is...

We were enormously privileged to be joined by one of the great living theologians of our time Hans Boersma. We discuss Hans' most recent work  Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition . What is the relationship between creation and eschatology? How does the way that we think about the end of our existence change the way that we live today? Don't miss this fascinating and ra...

For this special episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie sat down with Fr Lee Nelson of Christ Church Waco to talk about the procreative good of marriage. What role should children play in a Christian marriage and how does God use the family to sanctify those called to family life? A wide ranging conversation which we hope will be helpful  to anybody whether single or married. Fr Jamie apologises that the g...

In this episode, Fr Jamie and Clinton Collister get into the thorny theological issues around the feasts of All Saints and All Souls: What is the intermediate state? Should we pray for the dead? What about the invocation of the saints in heaven? And what do we make of the Romish doctrine of purgatory? Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.com and follow us o...

For this special episode, Clinton Collister interviews our own Fr Jamie Franklin about his new book Charles Taylor and Anglican Theology: Aesthetic Ecclesiology . This is a wide-ranging conversation about secularism, aesthetics, art, the sacraments and the Christian church.  Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.comand follow us on Twitter @holycofe1. You ca...

In this very special episode, Clinton and Jamie are joined by principal of Pusey House, Fr George Westhaver to discuss the mystical exegesis of Scripture practiced by the Church Fathers, how these exegetical practices were picked up and used in the early Oxford Movement and how we today might benefit from a rediscovery of these treasures. Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email...

In this special episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie sit down with Fr Jonathan Kanary of Brazos Fellows to talk about Spiritual Direction and Confession in the life of the Church today. More information about Brazos and about Fr Jonathan can be found here: https://www.brazosfellows.com Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to holycofe@gmail.comand follow us on Twitter @holycofe1. Yo...

In this week's episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie talk about Duns Scotus, his theological significance and legacy. Starting with a look at the metaphysical critique of Scotus inspired by the Radical Orthodoxy school, encompassing the topics of nominalism, voluntarism and the univocity of being (we will explain!), we move on to talk about the significant differences between a Thomistic view of the...

In this special episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie sit down with principal of St Stephen's House Fr Robin Ward, talking on the nature of priesthood and the sacramental identity of the Church of England. Among other things, we discuss ideas arising from Fr Ward's book On Christian Priesthood , which seeks to recover the "cult" identity of the Church of England and of the priest as ma...