About this episode

Canon Angela Tilby discusses her book on the importance of the Church of England in national life.

On this edition of the podcast, Canon Angela Tilby talks about her new book, Good Faith: Why England needs its Church (Hodder & Stoughton), which is available to buy at the Church House Bookshop. https://chbookshop.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781399801638/good-faith Canon Tilby is Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and a Canon of Honour at Portsmouth Cathedral. She is also a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, as well as a weekly columnist for the Church Times. The book “seeks to reclaim what is unique about the Church of England — a church which claims to be ‘part of’ the one, holy Catholic Church — and its role in our national life, and how a deeper understanding of Christian faith can still be passed on through it to the English people”. Picture credit: KT Bruce Music for the podcast is by Twisterium. Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to www.churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader

People in this episode

Guest: Angela Tilby

Topics covered

• Church of England
• Christian faith
• national life
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• Angela Tilby
• Good Faith
• Church of England
• Christianity
• national identity
• religion
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church House Bookshop, BBC Radio 4, Church Times, Hodder & Stoughton

Books & works: Good Faith: Why England needs its Church

Places: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Portsmouth Cathedral

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