Talking Theology

How has the relationship between the British Army and Christianity changed over the past 70 years? What role has the Christian "just war" tradition played in shaping how the British Army approached and conducted recent armed conflicts? And is the partial resistance of the army to the secularisation of wider society simply because 'there are no atheists in foxholes'?

In this episode Revd Dr Nick Moore, Warden of Cranmer Hall, speaks to Professor Mike Snape, Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies at Durham University about his new book Embattled Belief: Religion and the British Army from Korea to Afghanistan, published in May 2026.

What does it mean to say we live in a post-truth era, and why is the Oxford English Dictionary definition not very helpful? What are the pitfalls and opportunities for the church when it comes to mission in this context? And what might we have learn from Pentecostalism in particular when it comes to thinking about the truth of Christianity in a post-truth world?

In this episode Revd Dr Josh Cockayne, Academic Dean at Cranmer Hall, speaks to Revd Dr Deborah Davies, Tutor in Mission at Ridley Hall, Cambridge about her research and experience in mission and ministry in a post-truth era.

What is the significance of the fact that Jesus was a refugee? How should we think about the relationship between immigration, Christian "values" and the idea of a "Christian nation"? And what role should Christians and churches play in seeking to shape the immigration policies of the nations of which they are a part?

In this episode Revd Dr Nick Moore, Warden of Cranmer Hall, speaks to Dr Barnabas Aspray, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St Mary's Seminary and University, about his co-authored book On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy, published in late 2025.

What is so remarkable about the Codex Amiatinus, a complete copy of the Bible made by the monks from Wearmouth and Jarrow in the 8th Century? How did it end up hundreds of miles away in northern Italy? And how should the story of the Codex Amiatinus encourage the church today?

In this episode Revd Dr Nick Moore, Warden of Cranmer Hall, speaks to Lauren Randall, PhD student in Theology and Religion at Durham University about her work on the Codex Amiatinus.

What is really going on Paul's letter to the Galatians?  How can we make sense of the idea that pagan converts were in danger of "returning" to something by adopting Jewish practices such as circumcision? And what light does the answer to that question shed on the relevance of the letter for Christian ministry today?

In this episode Revd Dr Nick Moore, Warden of Cranmer Hall, speaks to Dr Neil Martin, member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University and Associate Pastor at Oxford Presbyterian Church about his book Galatians Reconsidered: Jews, Gentiles, and Justification in the First and the Twenty-First Centuries, which was released in 2022.