Category Archives: Living in Love & Faith

“It’s a Sin…Not to Care and Listen”

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation In 1982 I moved to west London to minister as a University chaplain there. I had been ordained for three years. The West London Chaplaincy … Continue reading →

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IICSA, ‘Living in Love and Faith’ & Lockdown 3.0

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by Prof Helen King, Professor Emerita in Classical Studies at The Open University and member of Living in Love and Faith project Lockdown 3: how’s it going for you? I’m finding it far worse this time around. Living with uncertainty … Continue reading →

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The Reckoning – Will the Church of England Survive?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media, Member of General Synod and Member of the Government’s LGBT Advisory Panel They say “people in glass houses should never throw stones” – although it seems to me that the Church of England … Continue reading →

Posted in Disability, Establishment, Human Sexuality, Jayne Ozanne, Living in Love & Faith, Politics, Social Justice | 6 Comments

Church of England: Will the Quest for Youth Save Us?

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Charlie Bell, Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge and ordinand at St Augustine’s College of Theology The Church of England has a serious age problem. Or so, at least, we are reliably informed. Dioceses are scrabbling around to improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Bell, Human Sexuality, Living in Love & Faith, Transgender | 5 Comments

Wise Words for this Year’s End…

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Right Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”And … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop of Liverpool, Coronavirus, Human Sexuality, Living in Love & Faith, Politics, Racism, Social Justice | 4 Comments

LLF: LISTEN TO ALL THE VOICES

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford Contested conversations and the life of faith Contested conversation is written into Old Testament narrative. Indeed, the Bible presents contested conversation as its primary hermeneutical model. It still stands at the … Continue reading →

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LLF: The Cost of Careless Talk and Needless Silence

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Savitri Hensman, community worker, author of “Sexuality, Struggle and Saintliness” and LGBTI+ equality activist The damage often done to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) people in the Church of England has been much discussed lately. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Sexuality, Living in Love & Faith, Safeguarding, Savi Hensman, Sexual abuse, Spiritual Abuse | 1 Comment

LLF: Please Break the Silence, Bishops

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Charlie Bell, Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge and ordinand at St Augustine’s College of Theology  How long must I bear pain in my soul,    and have sorrow in my heart all day long? (Psalm 13) Since LLF was published … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Bell, Human Sexuality, IICSA, Living in Love & Faith, Safeguarding, Spiritual Abuse | 3 Comments

LLF: History Repeating Itself: The “Beautiful” Story

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Simon Butler, Prolocutor for the Province of Canterbury and and member of the Archbishops’ Council Not long ago I did something very embarrassing. In email correspondence with a man of Afro-Caribbean heritage, I failed to notice … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Sexuality, Living in Love & Faith, Safeguarding, Simon Butler | 7 Comments

LLF: Bishops – The Time Is Now!

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jay Greene, Member of General Synod and Member of the Co-ordinating Group for the General Synod’s Sexuality and Gender Group Back in January I was fortunate to go to Wales and see Cherry Vann consecrated as bishop of Monmouth. … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Sexuality, Jay Greene, Living in Love & Faith, Safeguarding | 4 Comments