Dec 21, 2024

What is the true meaning of Christmas? Is there such a thing?

What is the Luigi Mangione situation all about? Do we buy the billionaire and media narrative that he (or whoever The Adjuster is) should not be lionized?

And more importantly than any of that: why did we create S(h)ibboleth magazine, and what can readers...

Nov 21, 2024

Tony Campolo, the Baptist preacher, sociologist, Red Letter Christian and ceaseless campaigner for a Christian vision of social justice, has died.

In this episode, we pay tribute to Tony in the best way we know how: by letting him speak for himself. Eventually.

First, we talk about our own memories of him, and his...

Nov 19, 2024

The Far Right is on the rise. And, increasingly, fascists and proto-fascists are using Christian language and imagery to justify their position. 

What should a Christian response be? Can we really say that our faith is being 'hijacked' by racists and bigots, or is there deeper acknowledgement and repentance to be done...

Nov 7, 2024

Brian McLaren is one of the most important and influential voices in the Christian deconstruction movement. He's also one hell of a nice guy.

Brian's influence on the post-evangelical Church is hard to overstate, and yet he remains humble and approachable as ever. We caught up with him at Greenbelt festival in August...

Oct 8, 2024

One year on from the attacks of October 7th 2023, and from the disproportionate Israeli campaign of violence that followed, it is more important than ever for Christians and all people who care about human rights and political justice to stand up and speak out against genocide, occupation and collective...