Madeleine Davies
@MadsDavies
Senior writer @ChurchTimes (all views my own). My book: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/lights-for-the-path
It’s now more than 40 years since the British theologian Lesslie Newbigin delivered his Warfield lectures at Princeton seminary, asking, “Can the West be converted?” This week I look at responses to secularisation and reports of revival churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…
‘[A] comprehensive, critically intelligent, challenging and original book, which genuinely breaks new ground in mapping the religious history of Europe.’ Thank you to Rowan Williams for his amazing review of ‘Silence of the Gods’ in @ObserverUK! 📚 observer.co.uk/culture/books/…
I spoke to the Archdeacon of Chelmsford about events in Epping. The local MP has called for the immediate closure of the Bell hotel, which has become the site of large protests churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…
Took my 3 and 5 year old to skatepark today on their scooters and the reaction of older skaters confirms Clueless Lore that these are essentially Good People
Eye-opening piece on the outsourcing of school meals. In the time it takes a dinner lady to earn £1, the person at the top of the company gets something around £50. In one school, the typical lunch became a sausage roll and a piece of fruit. newstatesman.com/business/2025/…
‘Attention is not directed towards the common wealth, but enriching the management, buyout partners and their institutional backers. That is the nature of the game.’ Wow this was utterly depressing/infuriating
How private equity ruined Britain spectator.co.uk/article/how-pr…
"something profound happening beneath the surface of our cultural conversations": an important observation from a YfC report on Gen Z, highlighting the cultural shift from which the 'quiet revival' is emerging.
"Social media has shown them both connection and isolation in equal measure. This combination created something unexpected: a hunger for authenticity, transcendence, and hope." churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…
Our lead story in tomorrow’s issue, featuring @BishGloucester & her Catholic counterpart as lead bishop for prisons. Story is already online here:  churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…
I found this a bit silly & unserious thetimes.com/comment/column…
‘In the name of God, I cry out against this barbaric assault on human life and dignity’ - statement from Archbishop of York on Gaza churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…
Dear God, this image.
Thursday's GUARDIAN: 'We have faced hunger before, but never like this' #TomorrowsPapersToday
“I can’t bear it when they have listeners ask them creepily sycophantic, fawning, jokey-jokey questions. I think ‘Get a life’.” Steve Coogan coming for certain podcast listeners . . . telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…
I understand justice matters but the reopening of cold cases is surely going too far now