Holy C of E
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHoly C of E is a podcast where we talk about what it means to be a Catholic Christian in the Church of England, featuring Father Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister.
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Catechesis and the Early Church with Alex Fogleman
April 23, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn this episode, Calum and Clinton interview Dr Alex Fogleman about Christian instruction for new believers preparing for the sacraments of baptism and confirmation, as explored in his book, Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation (Cambridge University Press). Alex is the protégé of our previous guest Fr Hans Boersma (interviewed here and here), Assistant Research Professor of Theology at Baylor, and director of the Catechesis Institute. In this conversation, Alex returns to the sou...
St Augustine, Fr Crouse and the pilgrim's way
March 28, 2024 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this second episode exploring Fr Crouse’s Images of Pilgrimage, Clinton and Calum consider St Augustine, Dante and the end of our pilgrimage at a greater paradise than Eden.
To Be a Pilgrim: Walking through Lent with Fr Crouse
February 16, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.1 MBWhat book should you read this Lent? Calum and Clinton are reading Fr Robert Crouse’s Images of Pilgrimage. They are joined this week by Jack Chisnall, a new co-host, who explores allegorical images of wilderness and paradise in Genesis. If you want to follow along with our Lenten series, you can pick up a copy of Crouse’s book here and read a perceptive review of the book here. As always, you can email us at [email protected] or follow us on X at @holycofe1.
The Sacred Mission
January 29, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBIn this episode, Scholastica Jacobs joins Holy C of E to discuss Herbert Kelly and Anglican religious life. Scholastica is the librarian and archivist at St Antony’s Prioryand a member of the team founding The Institute for Anglican Religious Life. Jacobs explores the ways that the love of God inspired founders of Anglican orders such as Herbert Kelly, and she muses on how God might call men and women to new expressions of religious life in our late modern society. If you are interested i...
Ladywell House
January 16, 2024 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode, Fr David Craven joins the podcast to talk about a new house of formation for men training to be Catholic Anglican priests at Emmanuel Theological College. Calum asks his new training incumbent about discerning a call to the priesthood and becoming Catholic, and Fr David contends that God is preparing to bring about an Evangelical Catholic movement in the Church of England. Clinton asks Fr David about the mission and vision for Ladyewell, and what sort of associations we shou...
The Importance of Being Human - Dead in Adam or Alive in Christ
December 11, 2023 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode, Calum and Clinton conclude their discussion of E.L. Mascall’s the Importance of Being Human. They discuss the relationship between nature and supernature, the fall of man, and God’s call for everyone to enter into union with him through baptism, communion, and faith in Jesus Christ. Mascall follows Augustine in arguing that man’s purpose is to see and to know, to know and to love, to love and to praise God, and God can only be known through membership in the Body of Christ.
The Importance of Being Human – The Reality of Persons
November 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBIn this week’s episode, Calum Mullett and Clinton Collister sit down to discuss E.L. Mascall’s book on theological anthropology, The Importance of Being Human. They talk about what makes humans unique, the relationship between the body, soul, and spirit, and how individual persons do (and should) relate to society. Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
The Cross and Christian Hope – Fr George Westhaver on E.B. Pusey and Christ’s Presence in the Mist of Suffering
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIn this episode, Calum Mullett and Clinton Collister welcome The Rev Dr George Westhaver back to Holy C of E to discuss his recent lecture on finding hope in suffering. Fr George also answers questions about his ministry at Pusey House and theological formation under the influence of Robert Crouseand E.B. Pusey. Finally, we look forward to the upcoming conference on the theology of E.L. Mascall at Pusey House. Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected]...
Lectio Divina with Hans Boersma
September 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBHoly CofE regular hosts Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister were joined by well-known scholar and priest Hans Boersma to discuss issues arising from his latest book Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition. Topics discussed included the basics of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina (or holy reading), the commonalities of Lectio Divina and evangelical approaches to personal devotion, the role of silence, the communal practice of Lectio Divina, how to cope with wanderi...
George Grant and Christian Platonism with Roberta Bayer
August 28, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBIn 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 and the Prayer Book can inform our understanding of God and the good life. Thanks for listenin...
The Meaning of Monarchy with Fr Thomas Plant
May 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBIn 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 Lost Way to the Good. He told us about his journey from atheism in England, to spiritual awakening ...
Fr James Lawson - On Loving and Hating the World
April 04, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBChurch 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 examined this argument in the light of theological sensibilities such as the Radical Orthodoxy m...
Bishop Paul Thomas - Catholic Anglican Episcopacy
March 22, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBWe 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 England and much more besides. Bishop Paul's introduction to the Book of Common Prayer is avail...
Ivan Illich, Sex and Gender and the Appeal of Christianity for Post-Liberalism - Conversation with Nina Power
January 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBIn 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 have become disillusioned with the liberal dream, Nina's thoughts on sex, gender and Christianity, the role of...
Marriage, Family and Sex with Fr Luke Miller
December 10, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWhat 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, family and sex. Fr Miller draws on Scripture and the tradition of the Church to offer a perspective o...
John Neville Figgis and the Corporate Personality of the Church of England
October 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIn 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 [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
Fr Gerald McDermott - Liberalism, Heterodoxy and Orthodox Anglicanism
August 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBFr 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 theological voices working within the Anglican world today and we hope listeners find much that is of int...
Peter Webster on E.L. Mascall - Orthodoxy, Classical Theism and the Twentieth Century Challenge from Liberalism
August 12, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBFor 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.Mascall was a proponent of orthodox Anglican theology and classical theism in the middle of the twentie...
The Atonement Part 4: Theories of the Atonement - The Abelardian View and Penal Substitution
July 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBIn 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 the wrath of God through the transference of our penalty on to Christ on the cross. We debate the meri...
The Atonement Part 3: Theories of the Atonement - Christus Victor, The Ransom Theory and The Satisfaction Theory
June 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn 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 death was an offering made to God in order to liberate human beings from the price that they owed to God due to...
The Atonement Part 2: The Incarnation and New Testament Witness
May 12, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBIn 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 touch, please send an email to [email protected] follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
The Atonement Part 1: Sin, Justice and The Old Testament
April 05, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBIn 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? What concepts of justice undergird our reactions against the notion of atonement? We then move on...
Catholic Evangelism - w/ Special Guest Bishop Philip North
March 18, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn 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 preaching that seeks to affect not just the mind but also the heart. As always, he was also keen to str...
Lent
March 06, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBClinton 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 [email protected] follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
Transcendence, Tradition and Education - w/ Calvin Robinson
February 04, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIn 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 outreach. Calvin also gave us his thoughts on the under-appreciated classic work of catechetical instru...
Confirmation - Whys and Wherefores
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHoly 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 the difference between the two? Should non-confirmed but baptised Christians receive the Euchari...
Confirmation - Whys and Wherefores
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHoly 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 the difference between the two? Should non-confirmed but baptised Christians receive the Euchari...
Seeing God w/ Hans Boersma
December 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBWe 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 rare insight. Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] follow us ...
The Procreative Good of Marriage w/ Fr Lee Nelson
December 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBFor 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 gain on his microphone was turned up too high on this episode so his contribution is louder and m...
All Saints and All Souls
October 29, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBIn 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 [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
Aesthetic Ecclesiology - Interview with Fr Jamie Franklin
October 19, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBFor 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 [email protected] follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
The Mystical Exegesis of the Church Fathers - w/ Fr George Westhaver
October 06, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIn 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 to [email protected] follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
Spiritual Direction and Confession with Fr Jonathan Kanary
September 21, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBIn 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 [email protected] follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas on the Relationship of the Fall to the Incarnation
August 27, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBIn 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 fall, sin and the Incarnation and that of Scotus. After all that we consider the different answers gi...
Priesthood w/ Fr Robin Ward
August 11, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIn 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 man of the Eucharist, intercessor, confessor and teacher. In it, Fr Ward "seeks to re-pristinate the doctrine of minist...
Fr Ignatius Lyne and Anglican Monasticism w/ Fr Samuel McNally-Cross
July 21, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this week's episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie talk with Fr Samuel McNally-Cross about nineteenth century Anglican monastic trailblazer and eccentric Fr Ignatius Lyne. What can we learn from Fr Ignatius' life and witness and how can ordinary people embody the spirit of monasticism in their lives today? Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1
Thomas Aquinas on Grace and Nature w/ Special Guest Euan Grant
July 19, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this special episode, Clinton sits down live with Thomas Aquinas scholar Euan Grant. They discuss Aquinas' view on the relation between nature and grace and more recent takes on this controversy such as that of the Radical Orthodoxy movement. What exactly is this controversy and why does it matter so much for theology and the life of the Church today? Thanks for listening. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1.
The Fall and Original Sin
July 17, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBClinton and Fr Jamie take a run-through issues relating to The Fall and Original Sin. How are we to understand the story of the Garden of Eden and Adam and Eve? What does the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil represent? What is the significance of death after The Fall? How is creation affected? And we go for a run-through of the Church's understanding of Original Sin throughout the ages. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1
Darwell Stone - Sacraments and Holy Baptism (2)
July 09, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBFr Jamie and Clinton continue our conversation on sacraments and Holy Baptism, addressing the nature of baptism and thorny questions such as how much water should be used, whether baptism at the hands of heretics is okay and if it's right to baptise children or not. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1!
Darwell Stone - Sacraments and Holy Baptism (1)
June 17, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThis episode begins a conversation on the topic of the sacraments and holy baptism using the work of Anglican Scholastic Darwell Stone. In this instalment, Clinton and Fr Jamie talk about the etymology of the word "sacrament" and its relationship to a theology of the sacraments, and the number of sacraments and how sacraments are to be differentiated from one another. Although we didn't quite get to baptism this time, we (almost) certainly will next time! To get in touch, please send an emai...
The Gospel and the Catholic Church 3 - Protestant and Roman Ecclesiologies
May 25, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie continue the discussion on Michael Ramsey's The Gospel and the Catholic Church, talking about Lutheran erastianism, Calvinist presbyterianism and Romish monarchism. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1!
The Gospel and the Catholic Church 2 - Who Needs Bishops?
May 14, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie continue the discussion on Michael Ramsey's The Gospel and the Catholic Church, specifically focussing on the role of bishops and trying to answer some of the various objections that people have had about them from time to time. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1!
The Gospel and the Catholic Church
April 27, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this week's episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie discuss Michael Ramsey's book The Gospel and the Catholic Church and the promise of evangelical catholicism.
The Gospel and Human Needs
April 13, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBIn this episode Clinton and Jamie talk about Anglican theologian John Figgis' work The Gospel and Human Needs and how it relates to our cultural situation and ministry today. To get in touch, please send an email to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @holycofe1!
The Holy Eucharist w/ Special Guest Fr Ben Jefferies
March 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIn this special episode, Clinton and Fr Jamie talk to Fr Ben Jeffries on the subject of the Holy Eucharist. Fr Ben is a priest at The Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Opelika, Alabama. He served on the Liturgy Task Force of the ACNA from 2015-2019, and was the lead designer for the production of the printed prayer book. He continues as the Assistant to the Custodian of the Book of Common Prayer (2019), and serves on the board of directors of Anglican House Media Ministries. He has recently w...
Monasticism and the Life of St Anthony with Special Guest the Rev'd Dr Greg Peters
March 17, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBIn this special episode, we welcome our first guest onto the podcast. The Rev'd Dr Greg Peters is Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies at Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Monkhood of all Believers and The Story of Monasticism. Using Athanasius' Life of St Anthony as a jumping off point, we spoke about a wide range of issues relating to monasticism and its relevance to the contemporary church and spirituality. Is monasticism an outdated form o...
E.L. Mascall and the One Church
March 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBIn this episode, Fr Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister discuss the first chapter of E.L. Mascall's great work Corpus Christi, which is about the One Church. How can Anglicans claim to be part of the One Church of Christ when they belong to a group which split from Rome in the sixteenth century? Is there a third way to think about the Church beyond Roman institutionalism and Protestant individualism? We say yes! For the recent reprint of Corpus Christi, published by Nashotah House, please g...
E.B. Pusey and The Rule of Faith
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIn this episode, Fr Jamie Franklin and Clinton Collister talk about a sermon preached at Christ Church Cathedral Oxford by E.B. Pusey on the subject of the Rule of Faith. What is the Rule of Faith and how is it relevant to theology, the Church and our lives today? A copy of Pusey's sermon is available here We hope you enjoy this episode of Holy C of E. If you would like to get in touch with us, please send an email to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @holycofe1. If you are so minde...
Becoming Catholic Christians
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBFor this introductory episode of Holy C of E, Fr Jamie and Clinton talk about how they came to be Catholic Christians in the Church of England. If you would like to get in touch with us, please send an email to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @holycofe1. If you are so minded, you can also rate and review us on iTunes. Thank you!