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2 episodes with mark oakley
2 episodes with mark oakley
Archive on 4 is available on BBC Sounds featuring previously unheard tapes of Kenneth Williams reading Bible stories. They were recorded by a young James Jones, now the retired Bishop of Liverpool when he was a young producer working for a Christian charity, charged with getting new recordings that would bring new audiences to Christianity. The tapes explore Williams's talent in bringing these well-known stories to life and 'open a window into his soul', exploring his own relationship with faith through the people who knew him. Edward Stourton discusses Kenneth Williams' faith with Mark Oakley who is the dean of Southwark Cathedral, and James Jones, the former bishop of Liverpool.Also on the programme; the founder of the first secure school for young offenders with a faith ethos, says the spiritual health of teenagers needs addressing. Steve Chalke says schools in his Oasis group use an holistic approach to address bad behaviour. According to a new Teacher Tapp survey commissioned by the BBC, more than a third of secondary school teachers say they've seen misogynistic behaviour from a pupil in their school in the last week. But while Steve Chalke argues that a faith ethos in a school can help, are some religious beliefs part of the problem?As Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza, six UN aid agencies have this week appealed for a ceasefire and the resumption of urgently needed aid deliveries. We hear from Muslim Aid, which has worked with aid workers in the strip for the last 19 years. Meanwhile Jewish people around the world are celebrating the start of Passover – but in Israel some of the hostages who've been released say it's hard to celebrate this festival of freedom when 59 hostages are still in captivity. The President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews gives us the view from the British Jewish diaspora.Presenter: Edward Stourton Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Amanda Hancox Studio Managers: Sam Smith & Nat Stokes Editor: Tim Pemberton
On the podcast this week, Mark Oakley reflects on “Paternoster” by Jen Hadfield. This episode was first broadcast in 2023 as part of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent series. “Paternoster” is published in Jen Hadfield's collection Nigh-No-Place (Bloodaxe Books, 2008), which won the T.S. Eliot Prize. We are grateful to Bloodaxe Books for giving permission to play a recording of Jen Hadfield reading the poem. https://www.bloodaxebooks.com The material in this podcast is taken from Mark Oakley's book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press), winner of the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. Artwork by Emily Noyce 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
Part 2 of our scintillating conversation with Mark OakleyMark Oakley, born in Montreal in 1970, has lived in cities all over eastern Canada and currently calls Nova Scotia, home. Oakley's early background was in commercial animation, and he is today best known for his work on the independently published all-ages comic book fantasy adventure series Thieves & Kings, which he spent more than 10 years creating and publishing from his home studio. Mark and André talk about the secret world hidden in Toronto's streets, the need to bring optimism to some forms of art and why André needs more Wendigo movies!Support the show
Another great conversation featuring a unique creative voice in comics and one that can be found right here in our hosts home province! Such a fantastic chat that you'll get 2 parts of it!Mark Oakley, born in Montreal in 1970, has lived in cities all over eastern Canada and currently calls Nova Scotia, home. Oakley's early background was in commercial animation, and he is today best known for his work on the independently published all-ages comic book fantasy adventure series Thieves & Kings, which he spent more than 10 years creating and publishing from his home studio. Mark and André talk about Coyotes, Art touching you in such a profound way that it causes a physical reaction and needing to know how things work down to the nuts and bolts! Part 1 of an extended 2 part talk!Support the show
Mark Oakley is a British Church of England priest. He is Dean of Southwark and formerly Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. Early life Oakley was born on 28 September 1968 in Shrewsbury and was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he was awarded a Rank Foundation Leadership Award, and King's College London, before going to St Stephen's House, Oxford, where he studied for ordination in the Church of England. He was duly made deacon at Petertide 1993 (27 June) at St Paul's Cathedral and ordained priest the next Petertide (2 July 1994) at St John's Wood Church — both times by David Hope, Bishop of London. Ministry Oakley served as assistant curate of St John's Wood Church from 1993 to 1996. He was then asked by Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, to serve as his chaplain, which he did from 1996 to 2000. He was made a Deputy Priest in Ordinary to Elizabeth II in 1996. In 2000, he became Rector of St Paul's, Covent Garden (also known as the Actors' Church). In 2005, the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, Geoffrey Rowell, appointed Oakley as Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe and chaplain of St Alban's Church in Copenhagen. The archdeaconry comprises eight countries (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Estonia and Germany) in which there are many Church of England chaplaincies serving the international Anglican community. In 2008 he was appointed priest-in-charge of Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London, by the Bishop of London. He was also appointed an examining chaplain and bishops' advisor. In June 2010 he was appointed to St Paul's Cathedral, London, as a residentiary canon, initially as Canon Treasurer. In 2013, he became Canon Chancellor; in that role he was responsible for educational work and engagement with the arts.
On the podcast this week, Mark Oakley reflects on “Love (III)” by George Herbert. This episode was first posted last year as part of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent series. “Over my years of reading Herbert, I have come to see him as the poet who most expresses our relationship with God as a friendship,” Mark says. “Friendship requires courage enough to stop skating so quickly over our own thin ice in case we disappear through the cracks. Instead, we face the fact that we need support and connection and that, also, we have much to give as well.” The material in this podcast is taken from Mark Oakley's book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press), winner of the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley is the Dean of Southwark. Artwork by Emily Noyce. For the whole of March, we are asking our readers to spread the news of the Church Times among their friends, acquaintances, and fellow churchgoers (and non-churchgoers). To celebrate (and help with) this, our paywall has been lifted for the whole of March, meaning you can enjoy all of our content — news, comment, features, faith, cartoons, and our historic archive — FOR FREE. There's nothing complicated about it. We simply want to let as many people as possible know about our latest subscription offer: You can try your first 10 weeks of Church Times for only £10. All new Church Times subscriptions received in March will receive a FREE additional 3 month subscription to the bestselling app, Reflections for Daily Prayer. www.churchtimes.co.uk/subscribe For print readers, there should also be a sample copy of our new promotional leaflet in this week's issue. Will you order more copies to distribute in your church? Simply email subs@churchtimes.co.uk, giving a name, postal address, and the number of leaflets you'd like (multiples of ten); or phone 01603 785911 with these details.
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles the choice for this month's Church Times Book Club. On the podcast this week, the Revd Dr Mark Oakley, who has written this month's essay about the book, discusses it with Sarah Meyrick. The Lincoln Highway is a classic American road-trip novel set in the 1950s. On release from a juvenile work camp, 18-year-old Emmett Watson decides to travel to California with his younger brother Billy on the highway of the book's title. Stowed away in the trunk of the car are two former inmates. The travellers, in their quest for a better life, all have different aims. To accommodate everyone's dreams, the ensuing ten-day journey ends up taking a different course. The story is told from the perspective of each of the characters. It is these authentic voices that add dramatic tension to the story's plot line, always keeping the final destination unclear. The Lincoln Highway is published by Cornerstone at £9.99 (Church Times Bookshop £8.99); 978-1-529-15764-2. Dr Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge, and Canon Theologian of Wakefield Cathedral. It was announced recently that he is to be the next Dean of Southwark. The Church Times Book Club is run in association with the Festival of Faith and Literature: https://faithandliterature.hymnsam.co.uk Sign up to receive the free Book Club email once a month. Featuring discussion questions, podcasts and discounts on each book: churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Discuss this month's book at facebook.com/groups/churchtimesbookclub Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
This week's podcasts brings another highlight of the most recent Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature, which took place in Winchester in late February: Mark Oakley's talk, “What if this were the world's last night?” John Donne's lessons for today's Church. “[Donne's] commitment to nearness means resisting soundbite theology, any quick clarity or easy answer,” Dr Oakley says. “It means resisting turning honest complexity into dishonest simplicity; it means bearing with each other, seeking to read the lines of yourself and others, so that — and this, I feel, might be Donne's great contribution to us as a Church — we are not charged to be relevant, but resonant. Our faith is not an opinion column, it is not a hobby, it is not the latest fad: it is seeking to address the perenial depth of what we experience as being human. Resonance happens in a deeper place than relevance.” The Revd Dr Mark Oakley is Dean of St John's College, Cambridge, and Canon Theologian of Wakefield Cathedral. His books inclued The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press), which won the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize. He recently received the Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship at the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lambeth Awards 2023. https://faithandliterature.hymnsam.co.uk Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
In the fifth episode of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent, Mark Oakley reflects on the poem “Prayer” by Zaffar Kunial, published in his collection Us (Faber & Faber, 2018). “The beauty of life is heard in this poem, but are the prayers that emerge out of its fragility and pain heard by anyone, by God?” Canon Oakley says. “For all our stores of knowledge and ingenuity, there are questions whose answers remain unknown in life. Our approach to them can distil us or destroy us. The poet John Keats referred to “negative capability” . . . that is, the ability we can have to hold doubts and mysteries without resolving them, resisting the impatience for quick clarity, in order to deepen and learn from them. “This is a defining characteristic of Kunial's work, and certainly one of its attractions. The natural reticence mixed with the quiet strength of not grasping to a single view is, for me, very aligned to the sensibilities of a religious faith.” This is the last of Canon Oakley's Lent podcasts. The series will continue in Holy Week when Malcolm Guite will reflect on a series of sonnets. Canon Mark Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. His book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press) won the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. Artwork by Emily Noyce. Producer: Ed Thornton Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
In the fourth episode of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent, Mark Oakley reflects on “Winter Swans” by Owen Sheers, published in his collection Skirrid Hill (Seren Books, 2005). “Those with a religious belief are as human as everyone else,” Mark says. “They live with the ebb and flow of the heart, as well as the pain of what the past is up to in the present. "Deep within the heart of Christian faith, though, is the belief that human beings were made for relationship, and that, although many things work against this — past traumas, present stresses, future doubts — it is an elemental part of the human adventure to seek to place our relationships in good order, integrated with honesty, freedom, and mutual concern.” Canon Mark Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. His book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press) won the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. Artwork by Emily Noyce Producer: Ed Thornton Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
In the third episode of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent, Mark Oakley reflects on “Love (III)” by George Herbert. “Over my years of reading Herbert, I have come to see him as the poet who most expresses our relationship with God as a friendship,” Mark says. “I'm not talking about friendship in terms of the 600 ‘Friends' we have on Facebook, but rather the one or two people who have changed our life for good and maybe at some cost to us both. “Thinking about these friends can dare us to reflect, as I think did Herbert, that our life with God is a friendship that asks of us a mutual freedom. Friendship deepens as honesty deepens. We cannot put the other on a pedestal. We must try and prize off the mask that has begun to eat into our face. We need to be brave in hearing what we don't like or saying what we have never dared. “Friendship requires courage enough to stop skating so quickly over our own thin ice in case we disappear through the cracks. Instead, we face the fact that we need support and connection and that, also, we have much to give as well.” The material in this podcast is taken from Mark Oakley's book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press), winner of the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. Canon Mark Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. Artwork by Emily Noyce Producer: Ed Thornton Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
In the second episode of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent, Mark Oakley reflects on “Don't give me the whole truth” by Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994). The poem is published in Hauge's 1996 collection of the same name, published by Anvil Press Poetry, an imprint of Carcanet Press. “Here in this poem, Hauge prays that he will only be given enough in life to keep him going,” Mark says. “He doesn't want all that there is. Like birds who only carry off a few drops of water from the stream, or wind that only takes a grain of salt from the ocean, he doesn't want to possess everything or understand it completely. “Instead, he asks for glints, epiphanies, droplet recognitions that feed us enough to keep us exploring but not enough to make us feel we have arrived. It is the prayer of a pilgrim.” The material in this podcast is taken from Mark Oakley's book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press), winner of the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. Canon Mark Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. Artwork: Emily Noyce Producer: Ed Thornton Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
We are pleased to present a new poetry podcast for Lent, in association with Canterbury Press. This week, Canon Mark Oakley reflects on “Paternoster” by Jen Hadfield. "Paternoster" is published in her collection Nigh-No-Place (Bloodaxe Books, 2008), which won the T.S. Eliot Prize. We are grateful to Bloodaxe Books for giving permission to play a recording of Jen Hadfield reading the poem. bloodaxebooks.com. “‘Paternoster' is, to my mind, one of her most beautiful poems,” Mark says. “It is a prayer of a draughthorse in which she reworks the texture and rhythm of the Lord's Prayer through the horse's heart. . . If you want a glimpse of the beauty of a prayerful, intimate litany from a tired but hopeful heart then I recommend you listen to it as well as read it. Hadfield's poems are mesmeric and are meant, as are all poems, to be heard.” The material in this podcast is taken from Mark Oakley's book The Splash of Words (Canterbury Press), winner of the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. Canon Mark Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. Artwork: Emily Noyce Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
After three years of shielding, thousands of immunosuppressed people are campaigning for the approval of a drug which would protect them against Covid-19, where vaccines have failed. Mark Oakley from The Forgotten 500k campaign and Paul Howard from Lupus UK explain why its key to the health of half a million people. And we hear from one man who moved to a canal boat to protect himself. And BBC news broadcaster Huw Edwards joins Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey in the studio to talk about his own experience of depression and much more. Produced by: Keiligh Baker, Amy Elizabeth and Emma Tracey Recorded and mixed by: Dave O'Neill Series editor: Beth Rose Editors: Damon Rose and Sam Bonham
This week, we heard that 'Josh and Franco', one of our all-time favourite episodes, has been nominated for the equivalent of an Oscar in the European podcast world: the Prix Europa. We are over the moon and thought this was a good moment to re-release the episode. It was the first episode from our series This Is What A Generation Sounds Like and if you are watching on Spotify, you will be able to watch this podcast as it was our first attempt at creating a 'Visual Podcast', in collaboration with our friends at Are We Europe. If you are not listening on Spotify, then you can experience the visual episode on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/areweeurope/joshandfranco Podcast Credits: Producers: Katz Laszlo and Josh Prezioso Editorial support: Dominic Kraemer, Katy Lee, Andrei Popoviciu and Priyanka Shankar Video Credits: Visual & Motion Design: Eddie Stok Project Coordination: Mick ter Reehorst Translation: Giosuè Prezioso Subtitles: Marco Mingolla Music: Tarantella del Gargano by Marco Beasley & represented by Out Here Music; Italian Opera by UV Protection; Andante (Italian Concerto) written by Bach and performed by Catrina Finch; Amore Mio by Mina with Warner Music Italy; Tomb by Veshza; La Luna E Fisarmonica by Ziv Moran; Disco Ball by Evgeny Barduzha, and Jim Barne. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions: Kilkerrin by Scalcairn; Sylvestor by One Such Village; Angel Academy by Marc Oakley; Toby or not Toby by Mark Oakley. SFX from Freesounds.org: Wescwave; GeorgeHopkins; suonidigallipoli; samararaine; cmusounddesign; suonidibologna; wolkenunddreck; ancorapazzo; soundforest. This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. This series is co-produced in co-operation with Allianz Kulturstiftung, an independent not-for-profit cultural foundation committed to strengthening cohesion in Europe using the tools of art and culture. Find out more at kulturstiftung.allianz.de.
In this episode of the Brawn Body Podcast, Dan is joined by Mark Oakley to discuss the importance of fitness as an entrepreneur, Mark's new startup, and more! Mark Oakley is an Entrepreneur from Scranton Pennsylvania, a telephone banker with Bank of America, and a graduate of Penn State University. Mark graduated from Penn State in 2019 and has been working with Bank of America ever since. He is currently launching a beer pong company, Prolific Pong, which is a beer pong game that makes the game more accessible and more enjoyable at any occasion. He worked with Dan for his personal fitness extensively in the past, gaining over 20 pounds of muscle mass in just a few months! For more on Mark, you can find him at Instagram @prolificpong To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing, be sure to follow @brawnbody on social media and subscribe to the podcast! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!). You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! Intro Music: from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/cant-stop-chasing-you License code: GTQQOJMBXDJCZIQO --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-braun/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daniel-braun/support
On this week's podcast, Mark Oakley explores the role of lament in the midst of a pandemic, and how the work of R. S. Thomas can help us to find a voice. His talk given last Saturday at the R. S. Thomas and ME Eldridge Society Festival, in association with the Church Times. The online festival brought together people with an appreciation of the literary and artistic works, musical compositions, people and places associated with R. S. Thomas and ME Eldridge. Purchase a ticket here to access a recording of the entire event. https://rsthomaspoetry.co.uk Find out about other forthcoming Church Times online events at https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/events Sign up to receive our email newsletter at churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Picture credit: Alamy Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.
Producers: Katz Laszlo and Josh PreziosoEditorial support: Dominic Kraemer, Katy Lee, Andrei Popoviciu and Priyanka ShankarMusic: Tarantella del Gargano by Marco Beasley & represented by Out Here Music; Italian Opera by UV Protection; Andante (Italian Concerto) written by Bach and performed by Catrina Finch; Amore Mio by Mina with Warner Music Italy; Tomb by Veshza; La Luna E Fisarmonica by Ziv Moran; Disco Ball by Evgeny Barduzha, and Jim Barne.Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions: Kilkerrin by Scalcairn; Sylvestor by One Such Village; Angel Academy by Marc Oakley; Toby or not Toby by Mark Oakley.SFX from Freesounds.org: Wescwave; GeorgeHopkins; suonidigallipoli; samararaine; cmusounddesign; suonidibologna; wolkenunddreck; ancorapazzo; soundforest.
We have a very special episode for you this week. From the south of Italy, a father and son's coming of age stories, told in parallel. This is the first episode of our series This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: intimate stories from across the continent, as told by the young Europeans experiencing them. This series is produced in cooperation with Allianz Kulturstiftung, an independent not-for-profit cultural foundation committed to strengthening cohesion in Europe using the tools of art and culture. Find out more at kulturstiftung.allianz.de. Producers: Katz Laszlo and Josh Prezioso Editorial support: Dominic Kraemer, Katy Lee, Andrei Popoviciu and Priyanka Shankar Music: Tarantella del Gargano by Marco Beasley & represented by Out Here Music; Italian Opera by UV Protection; Andante (Italian Concerto) written by Bach and performed by Catrina Finch; Amore Mio by Mina with Warner Music Italy; Tomb by Veshza; La Luna E Fisarmonica by Ziv Moran; Disco Ball by Evgeny Barduzha, and Jim Barne. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions: Kilkerrin by Scalcairn; Sylvestor by One Such Village; Angel Academy by Marc Oakley; Toby or not Toby by Mark Oakley. SFX from Freesounds.org: Wescwave; GeorgeHopkins; suonidigallipoli; samararaine; cmusounddesign; suonidibologna; wolkenunddreck; ancorapazzo; soundforest. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review. This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com
On the podcast this week, Canon Mark Oakley talks to the director of St Mellitus College, the Revd Dr Hannah Steele, about her new book, Living His Story: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways (SPCK) (Books, 22 January). It is the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent book 2021. The book seeks to provide a fresh perspective on evangelism, pursuing Walter Brueggemann's description of evangelism as “an invitation and summons to ‘switch stories' and therefore to change lives”. The interview was recorded during an online event earlier this month, which also featured two other authors talking about their Lent books: Sam Wells on A Cross in the Heart of God (Canterbury Press) and Stephen Cherry on Thy Will Be Done (Bloomsbury). All the books are available at the Church Times Bookshop. You can watch a video of the event at https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/5-february/audio-video/video/lent-books-discussion-and-readings The Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature is hosting a one-day online event on Saturday 20 February, titled Light in Darkness. Speakers include Francis Spufford, talking about his new novel, Light Perpetual, which is reviewed in this week's Church Times. The other speakers are Katherine Tiernan, Rachel Mann, Mark Oakley and Stephen Cherry. Find out more and book tickets at churchtimes.co.uk/events Find out about other forthcoming Church Times online events at www.churchtimes.co.uk/events. Sign up to receive our email newsletter at churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.
Canon Rachel Mann has written a Lent course on an unlikely topic: Still Standing: a Lent Course based on the Elton John movie Rocketman (DLT) (Books, 22 January). It's available to buy from the Church Times Bookshop for £6.29. Ed Thornton caught up with Rachel this week to find out more about the course. “Rocketman is not about Elton John's conversion to Christianity — I don't know quite what he thinks about Christianity,” Rachel says. “But what it is about is about a human being coming to terms with the depths of his need, with the way in which he's lived a life of profound excess and damage and brokenness, and that need for healing. And gosh isn't that a story all of us can perhaps wrestle with — our grit and our grace, our brokenness and our holiness.” Rachel will be talking about her debut novel, The Gospel of Eve (Books, 27 November 2020), at a one-day Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature event being held online on Saturday 20 February. Other speakers include Francis Spufford, whose eagerly anticipated second novel, Light Perpetual, has recently been published; Kathy Tiernan; and Mark Oakley. Book tickets at https://faithandliterature.hymnsam.co.uk/buy-tickets/ Canon Rachel Mann is Rector of St Nicholas's, Burnage, and Visiting Fellow of Manchester Met University. Find out about forthcoming Church Times online events at www.churchtimes.co.uk/events. Sign up to receive our email newsletter at churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader. Picture credit: KT BRUCE
On this week's podcast, Canon Mark Oakley speaks about how to preach when you haven't got anything to say. This talk was given at the 2020 Church Times Festival of Preaching, which took place virtually in late September (News, 9 October). “A good sermon is not ultimately about information, but formation. It's not a river of argument we have to follow to get to the end. It should be a fountain from which people can draw. And that means it can be unsystematic, creative, poetic, as open-ended as the parable preaching of Jesus. “St Ambrose taught that it did not suit God to save his people through logic. We might just be seeking the words as springboards to something better. They're not to be perfect in themselves, and, if they're not coming easily, they may be stalling as something a bit more truthful is trying to be born.” Canon Oakley is Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. His books include The Splash of Words: Believing in poetry (Canterbury Press), which won the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize (News, 30 August 2019). Read an edited transcript of Professor Anna Carter Florence's Festival of Preaching talk on Ezekiel in this week's Church Times. Picture credit: David Hartley/Church Times Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.
George Herbert 1593-1633 Herbert was a priest, and his poetry has been described as ‘some of the most moving devotional poetry in the English Language'. But often, as in this poem, the relationship between priest and god, is strained. ‘The collar' runs on a series of puns, some depending on spellings and usage which are not longer current, and which may not be evident in a reading. A collar was a yoke, but also a priest's collar, a sign of service. It's also a way of being caught, and an aural pun on choler, or anger. A board was a table, but also the altar. Free as the rode is free as the road and free as the rode (the Cross). ‘Still in suit' puns on both Still and suit…And so on. He was Donne's contemporary after all. Of all Herbert's poems why this one? For very non religious reasons. It reminds of those moments when study becomes onerous; progress isn't progressing, time and effort seem wasted and the thought of doing anything that will give an immediate return, no matter how trivial, becomes so very attractive. Having flung the grammars at the wall, and sworn to never open them again, sooner or later the voice is chiding…childe….calling you back to the necessities of discipline. Herbert has been the subject of a fine biography: Music at Midnight by John Drury. Penguin published his complete English poems. Mark Oakley's, ‘My Sour Sweet Days, George Herbert and the Journey fo the Soul' is a gentle thoughtful non-academic introduction.
On the podcast this week, the Revd A. D. A France-Williams reads from his book Ghost Ship: Institutional racism and the Church of England (SCM Press). “To love oneself as a black person in the UK is an act of resistance to the pressures and powers that are actively bearing down to disassemble whatever sense of identity one can muster.” Ghost Ship was reviewed in the Church Times by the Revd Arlington W. Trotman, who called it “unbelievably courageous and timely”. Read an interview with A. D. A. France-Williams and an extract from the book on our website. Ghost Ship is available from the Church Times Bookshop for the special price of £15.99. Audio produced by Damien Mahoney of Caulbearers. Podcast edited by Serena Long. Picture credit: Tim Cole Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader. Anglican ordinands studying in the UK, Ireland or the Diocese in Europe are eligible for a free Church Times subscription. Apply online at www.churchtimes.co.uk/ordinands Join us on Tuesday 29th September for a virtual Festival of Preaching. Speakers include Mark Oakley, Rachel Mann and Malcolm Guite. Go to festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk
On this week's podcast, Ed Thornton talks to author and Church Times columnist Paul Vallely about his new book, Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg (Bloomsbury). The book was reviewed in last week's Church Times by Alan Billings, who writes: “‘Philanthropy'”, as used by Paul Vallely, is elastic enough to range from the widow's mite to Bill Gates's billions, from a religious duty to a voluntary offering, from one-to-one almsgiving to the charitable foundation, with mixed motives at every point. It also ranges across time — from Aristotle to Mark Zuckerberg. It is a very big book.” Philanthropy is available from the Church Times Bookshop for the special price of £25. Read an extract in this week's Church Times (18 September). Podcast edited by Serena Long. Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader. Anglican ordinands studying in the UK, Ireland or the Diocese in Europe are eligible for a free Church Times subscription. Apply online at www.churchtimes.co.uk/ordinands Join us on Tuesday 29th September for a virtual Festival of Preaching. Speakers include Mark Oakley, Rachel Mann and Malcolm Guite. Go to festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk
On the podcast this week, rapper and playwright Testament interviews Leroy Logan, former superintendent in the Metropolitan police and co-founder of the National Black Police Association. They discuss Logan's forthcoming book, Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop – including his early experiences as a black police officer and his founding of the NBPA — as well as his faith, family, and what he hopes the Black Lives Matter movement will achieve. “I knew I was going into certain corridors of power and He had to be with me . . . and if I went into any situation operationally or strategically. . . I wasn't on my own, I've got the heavenly host behind me. . . I've got the Holy Spirit. . . But I had to be totally adherent to what the Lord was telling me to do and how to do it” Logan's story is being adapted by Steve McQueen as part of the BBC's Small Axe series, starring John Boyega and due to be released later this month. You can read an edited transcript of the interview in this week's Church Times (11 September).a Podcast edited by Serena Long. Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop will be published by SPCK on 17 September at £14.99 (Church Times Bookshop £13.50) Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader. Anglican ordinands studying in the UK, Ireland or the Diocese in Europe are eligible for a free Church Times subscription. Apply online at www.churchtimes.co.uk/ordinands Join us on Tuesday 29th September for a virtual Festival of Preaching. Speakers include Mark Oakley, Rachel Mann and Malcolm Guite. Go to festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk
On this week's podcast, Ed Thornton talks to Joe Walsh, founder of Faith in Operation, an initiative which invites Christians to consider giving a kidney to a stranger. They discuss the prospect of this “altruistic kidney donation” ending the transplantation waiting list, as well as Joe's own experience of kidney donation and the effect of the coronavirus on those awaiting transplants. “After giving my kidney, I started to wonder why there was never any concerted Christian effort to promote altruistic kidney donation, because they just seem to fit so neatly together.” Find out more about Faith in Operation at www.faithinoperation.co.uk Joe has written a piece for the Church Times this week to coincide with Organ Donation Week. Podcast edited by Serena Long. Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader. Anglican ordinands studying in the UK, Ireland or the Diocese in Europe are eligible for a free Church Times subscription. Apply online at www.churchtimes.co.uk/ordinands Join us on Tuesday 29th September for a virtual Festival of Preaching. Speakers include Mark Oakley, Rachel Mann and Malcolm Guite. Go to https://festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk
Wat doe je als het leven heel anders loopt dan je had verwacht? Hannah Andringa was bezig aan een indrukwekkende carrière als wetenschapper met een groeiende lijst aan academische titels. Tot een ongeluk haar leven uit het lood sloeg. Hoe sta je op en vind je nieuwe hoop voor de praktijk van alledag? Outline 0:26 Hannah's Plan B 7:43 Het hoofd stil krijgen 14:30 Op de bodem van de put 21:31 Rouw en woede 23:09 Heler worden 30:20 Geloven in stilte, emotionele volwassenheid 39:27 Hoop: ik weet dat ik weet dat ik weet 46:33 Schoonheid als hoopgever 52:22 Hopen in de praktijk, hoe dan!? Shownotes Hannah's website: praktijkvanhoop.nl Marc Chagall's schilderij ‘The Creation of Man'. Erbarme Dich en daaropvolgend koraal uit de Matthäus Passion De podcast met ‘wijze man' Mark Oakley. Václav Havel over hoop: "Hope is an orientation of the heart, it transcends the world that is immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons ... it is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out." Coverfoto: (c) Lisette Vink-de Hooge Hannah's opleiding: www.groundwork.nl/opleidingen/CIT/ Contact lifequestpod@gmail.com LifeQuest homepage Presentatie: Michiel Gouman en Alec Timmerman Productie: Caroline Oosterwijk Montage: Alec Timmerman Artwork: Peter van Beek Muziek: Thanks Brendon Bigly! boqeh.bandcamp.com Mede mogelijk gemaakt door het Jan Luyken Instituut.
In this episode Mark Oakley shares with us his lifelong relationship with poetry. He believes poetry is the language of the soul, and should therefore be the person of faith’s native language. For Mark poetry has put to words his deepest longing, has sustained him through troubled times, and has transformed the way he’s come to see God, himself and others. And Mark believes that in our ever more chaotic world, now more than ever we need to rediscover the language of poetry. Interview starts at 8m 45s. If you want more from Nomad, check out our website, and follow us on Facebook and twitter. Nomad can only keep going because a small group of faithful listeners help us pay the bills. Our supporters gain access to the Nomad community - which manifests as Nomad Book Club and The Beloved Listener Lounge - and bonus episodes, such as Nomad Contemplations, Nomad Devotionals and Nomad Revisited. And you may find yourself the proud owner of a Beloved Listener mug! Head over to our Patreon page to donate in dollars and our PayPal members page to donate in pounds. You might also want to have a look at our blog, which we're now using to share the stories of the evolving faith of our podcast listeners. And if you're looking for other people to share this journey with, then register on our Listener Map and our Nomad Gathering Facebook page, and see if any other nomads are in your area.
Cole Moreton is a writer and broadcaster (and a former reporter and news editor of the Church Times). He has been named Interviewer of the Year for his work with the Mail on Sunday and his Radio 4 series The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away won Audio Moment of the Year, (a book of the same name was published in 2017. He lives near Beachy Head, the setting for his critically acclaimed debut novel The Light Keeper. In a review of the book published in the Church Times, Mark Oakley wrote: “Its themes are piercingly unapologetic — childlessness, grief, suicide, loss, the fragility of relationships, and bereavement's erratic leadership of our emotions and, often, of life itself. Carefully paced but intense, detached but compelling, the movement of the novel is as enticing and treacherous as the sea and the coastland cliffs it beautifully evokes.” At the Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature last month, Cole Moreton spoke to Angela Tilby about the themes of the book and read passages from it. You can listen to the fascinating conversation on this week's podcast. The Light Keeper is available to buy from the Church House Bookshop. It is out in paperback in May. Get the Church Times delivered for 10 weeks for just £10: www.churchtimes.co.uk/10-weeks
At last month's Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature, Mark Oakley gave a talk titled “Music on the Wind”: The love poetry of George Herbert and RS Thomas. Canon Oakley is the Dean of St John's College, Cambridge, and the Canon Theologian of Wakefield Cathedral. His book The Splash of Words: Believing in Poetry (Canterbury Press) won the Michael Ramsey Prize in 2019. Get the Church Times delivered for 10 weeks for just £10: www.churchtimes.co.uk/10-weeks
The second Festival of Preaching took place at Christ Church, Oxford this week, organised by the Church Times and Canterbury Press. Keynote talks by Paula Gooder and Mark Oakley can be viewed on our Facebook page here and here. Other talks will be available to purchase as audio files - keep an eye on festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk for an announcement, or the Festival's Twitter account (@FofPreaching). And on this week's Church Times Podcast, we bring you one of the talks from the Festival, by the American author and activist Brian McLaren: “Worship that destroys (and saves) the world”. If you don't yet subscribe to the Church Times, check out our new reader offer: 10 issues for £10: www.churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader
The Festival of Preaching takes place at Christ Church, Oxford from Sunday 8 Sept to Tuesday 10 Sept. The Festival, organised by Church Times and Canterbury Press, aims to inspire, nurture and celebrate all who are called to proclaim the gospel today. Speakers include Brian McLaren, David Hoyle, Paula Gooder, and Mark Oakley. The Festival is sold out, but if you didn't get a ticket, you can watch Paula Gooder and Mark Oakley's talks live on the Church Times Facebook page, and videos of some of the other talks will be available afterwards on the Church Times YouTube channel. We also plan to feature a recording of one of the talks on the Church Times Podcast. The Revd Ally Barrett, a priest and tutor at Westcott House, Cambridge, will be leading a seminar on all-age preaching. Her book Preaching with All Ages, is published by Canterbury Press and is available from the Church Times Bookshop for the special price of £13.50. Ed Thornton spoke to Ally Barrett ahead of the Festival.
This episode we talk about Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu! It's a story about hockey (which we know nothing about), baking (which Andrew knows about), and finding yourself at college (we both know this one). Also romance and anxiety and non-toxic bros and... just read it, y'all. Other things we talk about: How the Best Hunter in the Village Met Her Death by Molly Ostertag That Box We Sit On by Richie Pope SPX 2018 Ignatz Awards Nominees Check, Please!: #Hockey (First Second edition) Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew) And check out our Ko-fi! For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen. Our theme song is Adventure Music! by Munchybobo.
Krzysztof Machnicki - rocznik 1980, człowiek z pozytywnym nastawieniem do życia, którego inspirują ludzie. W biznesie od 20. roku życia. Samouk w większości dziedzin którymi kiedykolwiek się zajmował. Zaczynał od tworzenia prostych grafik oraz stron internetowych dla małych firm. Późniejsze doświadczenie zdobywał zarówno w biznesie prywatnym, jako specjalista ds. marketingu w dynamicznie rozwijającej się w minionej dekadzie branży komputerowej, jak i podczas dziesięciu lat pracy dla międzynarodowej organizacji - szwajcarskiego lidera w zakresie akcesoriów komputerowych, gdzie odpowiadał za marketing oraz wsparcie sprzedaży zarówno na poziomie lokalnym jak i regionalnym. Kreator ‘doświadczeń’ oraz pasjonat marek, które stanowią dla niego bardzo dużą wartość. Swój biznes prowadzi od 2003 roku. Uwielbia eksperymentować czego dowodem może być obecność biznesowa w różnych projektach. Od szkoły nauki jazdy, poprzez sklepy stacjonarne i internetowe w różnych branżach, po portale informacyjne. Od roku 2012 prowadzi sieć butikowych salonów optycznych pod marką Optique skupionych w dwóch największych miastach w regionie CEE - Warszawie oraz Pradze. Uwielbia sport i koleżeńską rywalizacje. Ambitny triathlonista, uczestnik kilkudziesięciu imprez biegowych oraz triathlonowych. Stawia na codzienne, intensywne treningi oraz zdrową, zbilansowaną dietę, które pozwalają mu nabrać siłę na nadchodzące wyzwania, zarówno w życiu prywatnym jak i biznesowym. Wraz z żoną oraz trójką wspaniałych dzieci mieszka na warszawskim Wilanowie.Transkrypcja, wideo i dodatkowe linki: https://gregalbrecht.io/krzysztofmachnickiDołącz do klubu Greg Albrecht Podcast: https://gregalbrecht.io/klub
Krzysztof Machnicki - rocznik 1980, człowiek z pozytywnym nastawieniem do życia, którego inspirują ludzie. W biznesie od 20. roku życia. Samouk w większości dziedzin którymi kiedykolwiek się zajmował. Zaczynał od tworzenia prostych grafik oraz stron internetowych dla małych firm. Późniejsze doświadczenie zdobywał zarówno w biznesie prywatnym, jako specjalista ds. marketingu w dynamicznie rozwijającej się w minionej dekadzie branży komputerowej, jak i podczas dziesięciu lat pracy dla międzynarodowej organizacji - szwajcarskiego lidera w zakresie akcesoriów komputerowych, gdzie odpowiadał za marketing oraz wsparcie sprzedaży zarówno na poziomie lokalnym jak i regionalnym. Kreator ‘doświadczeń’ oraz pasjonat marek, które stanowią dla niego bardzo dużą wartość. Swój biznes prowadzi od 2003 roku. Uwielbia eksperymentować czego dowodem może być obecność biznesowa w różnych projektach. Od szkoły nauki jazdy, poprzez sklepy stacjonarne i internetowe w różnych branżach, po portale informacyjne. Od roku 2012 prowadzi sieć butikowych salonów optycznych pod marką Optique skupionych w dwóch największych miastach w regionie CEE - Warszawie oraz Pradze. Uwielbia sport i koleżeńską rywalizacje. Ambitny triathlonista, uczestnik kilkudziesięciu imprez biegowych oraz triathlonowych. Stawia na codzienne, intensywne treningi oraz zdrową, zbilansowaną dietę, które pozwalają mu nabrać siłę na nadchodzące wyzwania, zarówno w życiu prywatnym jak i biznesowym. Wraz z żoną oraz trójką wspaniałych dzieci mieszka na warszawskim Wilanowie.Transkrypcja, wideo i dodatkowe linki: https://gregalbrecht.io/krzysztofmachnickiDołącz do klubu Greg Albrecht Podcast: https://gregalbrecht.io/klub
A conversation between Canon Mark Oakley and the artist Gerry Judah, in which they discuss the twin sculptures created to commemorate the Great War.
Sermon - The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor, at Evensong, on Sunday 24 June 2018, The Birth of John the Baptist.
Sermon by Canon Mark Oakley, Chancellor, at Evensong with installation of Prebendaries, the First Sunday after Trinity, Sunday 3 June 2018.
The first Church Times Festival of Poetry was held in the picturesque setting of Sarum College in Salisbury Cathedral Close, during one of the finest Bank Holiday Weekends in memory. The opening talk was given by Canon Mark Oakley, the Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, titled A Splash of Words: 'Why poetry'? There is full coverage of the festival in this week's Church Times. Picture credit: Ash Mills
Please note that this podcast has been edited to remove any poems read out at the workshop due to copyright issues. Poems which were read out were at 00.05.25.517 - 'The Kingdom' from the collection 'Hm'm', at 00.23.50.331 - 'This To Do' which can be found in Collected Poems, at 00.33.52.143 - 'Kneeling' which can be found in Collected Poems and at 00.43.16.446 - 'The Gap' which can be found in 'Frequencies'. R.S. Thomas is one of the finest poets of the 20th century. His subject matter is the search for God, and his insights into the life of faith – from rebellion to reverence – are razor-sharp. Seamus Heaney described him as ‘a loner taking on the universe, a kind of Clint Eastwood of the spirit’. This workshop was originally to be led by Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, but due to unforeseen circumstances, Carys Walsh led the workshop in his place. The Revd Dr Carys Walsh is Tutor and Lecturer in Christian Spirituality at St Mellitus College in the London Diocese, and has a Phd in Christian Spirituality, focussing on the Sacramental Vision of R S Thomas. She previously worked in the Ministry Division of the Church of England, selecting those who go forward for training to be ordained, and as a psychotherapist. Recorded 14 April 2018.
The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley, Chancellor, preaches at Evensong on the Eve of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sunday 8 April 2018.
Part of the 2018 Lent Sermon Series: Reel Spirituality - Faith and Film. The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor, explores the film 'Life is Beautiful' directed by Roberto Benigni (1997) and the ways in which it might open up our understanding of God, the world and the life of faith. Sermon recorded at Evensong on Sunday 18 March 2018.
Is Christ on the cross our brother in suffering or our King in triumph? Jesus’ death is at the heart of Christianity, but the four Gospel accounts are very different and the cross has been seen as both the throne of God’s glory and the place of ultimate desolation and defeat. In addition we have 2,000 years of interpretations, paintings, poems, theologies and liturgies that add to the complexity, and sometimes to the confusion. Paula Gooder and Mark Oakley will look at different aspects of the cross through the gospels and poetry, exploring some of what we might learn from it not only of sin and reconciliation, but also of new life, love, freedom and creation made new. Recorded 13 March 2018 at St Paul's Cathedral.
A conversation in which Andrew Carwood, Director of Music, and Canon Mark Oakley, Chancellor, discuss Bach’s St Matthew Passion. The conversation refers to two upcoming events - a reflective day about Bach’s St Matthew Passion taking place on 17 March and a performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion taking place at the Cathedral on 21 March. Bach's intense masterpiece narrates the events leading to the crucifixion of Christ and will be sung by St Paul's Cathedral Choir and Chorus, with the City of London Sinfonia. Further details on how to book tickets can be found at https://www.stpauls.co.uk/easter (Conversation recorded on Wednesday 28 February 2018).
Sermon from the Ash Wednesday Sung Eucharist with the Imposition of the Ashes by Canon Mark Oakley. Recorded Wednesday 14 February 2018.
Sermon from Sung Eucharist on Friday 2 February 2018, The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas), by the Reverend Canon Mark Oakley.
Revd Canon Mark Oakley gives a sermon at the 'Remembering with Hope' Commemoration service to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorists attacks on 11th September 2001. The service was held at St Paul's Cathedral, London.
Part i - Lost in a humble way - introducing George Herbert. George Herbert is one of the great 17th century poet-priests. His poems embrace every shade of the spiritual life, from love and closeness, to anger and despair, to reconciliation and hope. And his work is always rich with audacious playfulness: he seems to take God on, knowing God will win, as if he’s having an argument with a faithful friend he knows is not going to leave. In much of theology and spirituality, God is a critical spectator to human lives, but for Herbert, his sense of relationship with God is primarily of a friendship that can never be broken. Mark Oakley is Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, overseeing the arts and learning programmes at the cathedral. He writes regularly for the Church Times and The Tablet and broadcasts frequently on BBC Radio 4. His latest, bestselling, book The Splash of Words: Believing in Poetry (Canterbury Press) was published last year to great acclaim. Recorded 14 October 2017.
Love took my hand - part ii. Please note that this session was very interactive with lots of audience participation. It also refers to several poems in great detail - these poems were on handouts that the participants had been given. George Herbert is one of the great 17th century poet-priests. His poems embrace every shade of the spiritual life, from love and closeness, to anger and despair, to reconciliation and hope. And his work is always rich with audacious playfulness: he seems to take God on, knowing God will win, as if he’s having an argument with a faithful friend he knows is not going to leave. In much of theology and spirituality, God is a critical spectator to human lives, but for Herbert, his sense of relationship with God is primarily of a friendship that can never be broken. Mark Oakley is Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, overseeing the arts and learning programmes at the cathedral. He writes regularly for the Church Times and The Tablet and broadcasts frequently on BBC Radio 4. His latest, bestselling, book The Splash of Words: Believing in Poetry (Canterbury Press) was published last year to great acclaim. Recorded 14 October 2017.
Something understood - final reflections - part iii. Please note that this session was very interactive with lots of audience participation. It also refers to several poems in great detail - these poems were on handouts that the participants had been given. George Herbert is one of the great 17th century poet-priests. His poems embrace every shade of the spiritual life, from love and closeness, to anger and despair, to reconciliation and hope. And his work is always rich with audacious playfulness: he seems to take God on, knowing God will win, as if he’s having an argument with a faithful friend he knows is not going to leave. In much of theology and spirituality, God is a critical spectator to human lives, but for Herbert, his sense of relationship with God is primarily of a friendship that can never be broken. Mark Oakley is Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, overseeing the arts and learning programmes at the cathedral. He writes regularly for the Church Times and The Tablet and broadcasts frequently on BBC Radio 4. His latest, bestselling, book The Splash of Words: Believing in Poetry (Canterbury Press) was published last year to great acclaim. Recorded 14 October 2017.
Poetry is what we reach for when we are falling in love, when we are grieving and when we search the great mysteries. It’s easy to think the language of faith is in creeds, sermons and certainties, but Mark Oakley says that it is poetry that is the person of faith’s native language. In this talk he will invite us on an adventure into poetry’s power to startle, challenge and reframe our vision: like throwing a pebble into water, the words of a poem cause a splash whose ripples can, if we let them, transform the way we see the world, ourselves, and God. Recorded 8 November 2016.
Podcasts of Canon Mark Oakley talking about TS Eliot’s Four Quartets at St Paul’s Adult Learning reflective day in April 2016. TS Eliot’s Four Quartets is a classic in the great tradition of Western spirituality. By turns mystical, musical, philosophical and fragmentary, the Four Quartets scrutinise our relationship to time, the universe and the divine. In these podcasts, Mark Oakley first introduces the whole sequence, and then in the following four podcasts explores each of the Quartets by turn. The first two podcasts are rerecorded after the event as the podcast was lost, and the last three are ‘live’. Recorded April 2016.
Podcasts of Canon Mark Oakley talking about TS Eliot’s Four Quartets at St Paul’s Adult Learning reflective day in April 2016. TS Eliot’s Four Quartets is a classic in the great tradition of Western spirituality. By turns mystical, musical, philosophical and fragmentary, the Four Quartets scrutinise our relationship to time, the universe and the divine. In these podcasts, Mark Oakley first introduces the whole sequence, and then in the following four podcasts explores each of the Quartets by turn. The first two podcasts are rerecorded after the event as the podcast was lost, and the last three are ‘live’. Recorded April 2016.
The church year tells the story of Christ’s life slowly, in tune with nature’s seasons, allowing us to explore all the seasons of our spiritual lives and the Gospel in all its mysterious richness. Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, explores what it offers our spiritual lives. 5 Feb 2017.
Podcasts of Canon Mark Oakley talking about TS Eliot’s Four Quartets at St Paul’s Adult Learning reflective day in April 2016. TS Eliot’s Four Quartets is a classic in the great tradition of Western spirituality. By turns mystical, musical, philosophical and fragmentary, the Four Quartets scrutinise our relationship to time, the universe and the divine. In these podcasts, Mark Oakley first introduces the whole sequence, and then in the following four podcasts explores each of the Quartets by turn. The first two podcasts are rerecorded after the event as the podcast was lost, and the last three are ‘live’.
Podcasts of Canon Mark Oakley talking about TS Eliot’s Four Quartets at St Paul’s Adult Learning reflective day in April 2016. TS Eliot’s Four Quartets is a classic in the great tradition of Western spirituality. By turns mystical, musical, philosophical and fragmentary, the Four Quartets scrutinise our relationship to time, the universe and the divine. In these podcasts, Mark Oakley first introduces the whole sequence, and then in the following four podcasts explores each of the Quartets by turn. The first two podcasts are rerecorded after the event as the podcast was lost, and the last three are ‘live’.
Podcasts of Canon Mark Oakley talking about TS Eliot’s Four Quartets at St Paul’s Adult Learning reflective day in April 2016. TS Eliot’s Four Quartets is a classic in the great tradition of Western spirituality. By turns mystical, musical, philosophical and fragmentary, the Four Quartets scrutinise our relationship to time, the universe and the divine. In these podcasts, Mark Oakley first introduces the whole sequence, and then in the following four podcasts explores each of the Quartets by turn. The first two podcasts are rerecorded after the event as the podcast was lost, and the last three are ‘live’. Recorded April 2016.
St Paul's Chancellor, Canon Mark Oakley, discusses the difficulty in reconciling the realities of life with easy and comfortable notions about faith. He reflects on faith as a collage of traditions, texts, and the myriad experiences of living, imagination, silence and prayer by which we respond to the grace of God. Recorded March 2013.
The Revd Canon Mark Oakley and psychoanalyst Susie Orbach explore the meaning of Happiness as part of the 2010 St Paul's Forum series 'Love, Suffering, Death and Happiness'.
A day exploring the relationship between language and faith with Canon Mark Oakley. God is not the object of our knowledge but the cause of our wonder, so what sort of language must we use on our God search? Recorded at The Meditatio Centre, Saturday 27 May 2017 Mark Oakley is Chancellor of St Paul’s. He writes and broadcasts on the areas of poetry, spirituality and human rights. He is a trustee of the Civil Liberties Trust, an ambassador for Stop Hate UK, Patron of Tell MAMA and a Visiting Lecturer at Kings College, London.
A day exploring the relationship between language and faith with Canon Mark Oakley. God is not the object of our knowledge but the cause of our wonder, so what sort of language must we use on our God search? Recorded at The Meditatio Centre, Saturday 27 May 2017 Mark Oakley is Chancellor of St Paul’s. He writes and broadcasts on the areas of poetry, spirituality and human rights. He is a trustee of the Civil Liberties Trust, an ambassador for Stop Hate UK, Patron of Tell MAMA and a Visiting Lecturer at Kings College, London.
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In this episode of Watch.Read.Listen., we discuss our top 5 comics without superheroes. David's List: 5) Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory; 4) Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson; 3) Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez; 2) Fear Agent by Rick Remender and Tony Moore; 1) Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon Duane's List: 5) Gunsmith Cats by Kenichi Sonoda; 4) Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley; 3) Bone by Jeff Smith; 2) Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley; and 1) Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore Honorable Mentions Duane: Maus, The Maxx, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Yotsuba&, Genshiken, Welcome to the NHK David: The Maxx, The Walking Dead, 100 Bullets, Sin City, Ronin, From Hell, V for Vendetta This Week: Duane: The Cure at the Toyota Center; Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, Driftless Pony Club, Harry and the Potters, Andrew Huang, and Rob Scallon at Super Happy Fun Land; the Canon podcast on Se7en. David: The Hitcher (movie); The Fury (movie); Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes (band); Nails (band)
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