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Religious leaders call on University of Chester to end redundancies in theology department

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Bishop of Chester

Get prepared for war, General Synod is to be told next month

Bishop of Chester decries ‘factually incorrect, libellous’ flyers critical of rural parish

Have a go at the Church Times caption competition, and read the latest winner and top entries

General Synod digest: Working-class people ‘know who they are’

Reforms to ordinands’ funding are welcomed by Synod, though costs are queried

Travel: Play’s the thing to unite the City of Chester

General Synod digest: Global issues considered in debate about who chooses the next Archbishop of Canterbury

Is the C of E still a class-riddled act?

Religious leaders call on University of Chester to end redundancies in theology department

UK news in brief

Review castigates Church’s treatment of Bishop Whitsey’s victims

IICSA report: Church was ‘a hiding place for abusers’

Most Popular

Ordination of lay ministers is ‘inflammatory’ say bishops

Bishops of Hereford and Bath & Wells call for support for Synod motion on church funds

Survey exploring trust in Church of England scrapped

Power dynamics risk being ‘masked’ by generosity as resource churches grow, report warns

It is time to stop exploiting self-supporting ministers

Ordination of lay ministers is ‘inflammatory’ say bishops

New C of E booklet invites the faithful to explore the Nicene Creed

Archbishop of York and RC Bishop of Middlesborough make ecumenical pilgrimage

St Paul’s Cathedral and London diocese tighten policy on prebendaries

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