Monthly Archives: March 2007

We are coming to the end of this series, and though there are many amazing figures of recent church history I would love to cover we will just choose some of the key ones. Last night we told the story of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, architect of the Church of England and Martyr forContinue reading “Old Paths – Thomas Cranmer”

More has been written on Martin Luther than any other figure in Church History. He stands between the medieval and modern worlds, and on one of the great faultlines of Christianity, and his thinking defines protestant theology to this day.Lots of good online media on the subject. Melvin Bragg on Radio 4’s ‘In our time’Continue reading “Old Paths – Martin Luther”

Scholar, mystic, politican. You can download the whole of his epic ‘Summa theologica’ here. But perhaps just a taste is all you need – here is his ‘Sacred Doctrine’

Francis of Assisi is well known for his love of nature and his simple peaceful lifestyle, and his founding of the radical Franciscan order of Monks. He is one of the most Christlike figures in History, but the aspect of his life which is more pertinant to our day than any other is his relationshipContinue reading “Francis of Assisi”

I found this excellent ‘game’ today. I say ‘game’ because actually it is a bit traumatic. You have a little family who you need to keep alive, feed and educate. And it is really hard. They kept dying on me. It is sponsored by unicef and if has a very serious point about how hardContinue reading “The cost of life”