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Best of the SpectatorHoly Smoke: the next Archbishop of CanterburyIt is 10 months since the resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. Now, finally, the Crown Nominations Commission is believed to have drawn up a shortlist of candidates, and a successor to Welby could be approved by October.Theologian and author Andrew Graystone joins Damian Thompson to talk through what he calls ‘a weak list’ of potential candidates – weak because there are no obvious frontrunners and the Commission is choosing between ‘half a dozen equals’. These range from the more talked-about Michael Beasley (Bath and Wells), Guli France-Dehqani (Chelmsford) and Rose Hudson-Wilson (Dover) [all...
2025-09-1421 min
Holy SmokeArchbishop of Canterbury: who's on the shortlist?It is 10 months since the resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. Now, finally, the Crown Nominations Commission is believed to have drawn up a shortlist of candidates, and a successor to Welby could be approved by October.Theologian and author Andrew Graystone joins Damian Thompson to talk through what he calls ‘a weak list’ of potential candidates – weak because there are no obvious frontrunners and the Commission is choosing between ‘half a dozen equals’. These range from the more talked-about Michael Beasley (Bath and Wells), Guli France-Dehqani (Chelmsford) and Rose Hudson-Wilson (Dover) [all...
2025-09-1221 min
The Big Conversation: The Children's Commissioner's PodcastRachel Treweek, Bishop of GloucesterThe Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children's Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children.In Episode 4 my Youth Ambassadors, Tamar, Emmanuel and Zara speak to Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester and Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons in England and Wales, about young people's involvement in the 2024 riots, community engagement and supporting young people to understand their value and transform their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-01-3044 min
Woman's HourBishop Rachel Treweek on Justin Welby, Forgotten Children, COP29 and maternal outcomesThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has resigned, following pressure to stand down over his failure to report prolific child abuser John Smyth. What's the reaction from female leaders in the Church of England? Nuala McGovern speaks to Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek, and Reverend Canon Lucy Davis, Chair of the National Association of Diocesan Advisers in Women’s Ministry.We hear the third part of our week-long series Forgotten Children, which looks at the impact on families when one or both parents serve time in prison. Reporter Jo Morris spoke to Nan (not her real name), wh...
2024-11-1353 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #7 ~ Vicky FobelThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Vicky Fobel, Head of the Better Justice Partnership.
2024-10-2730 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #6 ~ Edwina Grosvenor on Hope StreetThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Edwina Grosvenor, a philanthropist and criminologist who has worked in and around the prison system in England and Wales for 25 years.In this sixth podcast in the series of 'Holding the Key: Unlocking the door to doing prison differently', Edwina tells us, "If we are looking to bring people out [of prison], let's look at the people who shouldn't be there in the first place. Lots of women who are in prison in the female estate; they really don't pose a risk to...
2024-10-2232 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #5 ~ John Podmore on transforming our approach to sentencingThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with John Podmore. In this fifth podcast in the series of 'Holding the Key: Unlocking the door to doing prison differently', John tells us, "We should be locking up people we’re scared of, not mad at."John was a prison governor and inspector of prisons, and now acts as consultant with a particular interest in human rights and prison anti-corruption.Bishop Rachel and John discuss potential ways to change the approach to using prisons and sentencing; "We don’t have prison prob...
2024-10-1035 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #4 ~ Charlie Taylor on the overcrowding crisisThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.In this fourth podcast in the series of 'Holding the Key: Unlocking the door to doing prison differently', Bishop Rachel and Charlie Taylor talk about the current overcrowding crisis in prisons. Charlie tells us, "We have more prisoners than we have capacity for. In many prisons we have enormous levels of overcrowding. Like Leeds, where something like 80% of prisoners are living in overcrowded accommodation. And what that means in reality; you've got two men sharing a...
2024-09-3035 min
SundayDefining church, US religious electorate, Prison ReformThe word ‘church’ was not used to describe hundreds of new Church of England congregations, initiatives and community groups set up over the last decade. Research by the Centre for Church Planting Theology and Research, at Cranmer Hall, Durham, found that in the past ten years, around 900 so-called “new things” have been started in 11 dioceses. But none of the dioceses used the term “church” as its main description of those ‘things’. Rev Canon Professor Alison Milbank, theologian and author of The Once and Future Parish (2023), and Rev Canon Dave Male, the Church of England’s co-director for vision and strategy, discuss...
2024-08-2538 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #3 ~ Marc Conway on IPPThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Marc Conway, CEO at Fair Justice, an organisation which aims to help get the voices of those who live and work within the criminal justice system, out and into the public.In this third podcast in the series of 'Holding the Key: Unlocking the door to doing prison differently', Bishop Rachel and Marc Conway talk about Marc's lived experience of the criminal justice system, his work with offenders and ex-offenders, and specifically around the injustices and issues with historical IPP prison sentences.
2024-08-1936 min
Trapped: The IPP Prisoner ScandalIndefinite InjusticeTheresa and Josh’s story. Today we hear from Theresa, whose son Josh has been serving an IPP sentence since he was 18. Josh was sentenced to an IPP in 2008 for GBH, he’s now 34. When Sam meets Theresa in May 2024, Josh is still recovering from his recent set-back with the parole board. Theresa has shared an open letter from Josh in prison, written to alert the outside world of his crisis.We also catch up with Roddy Russell who was featured in Episode 4: A Catch 22 and who has now had the first visit...
2024-08-1932 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #2 ~ Tom Wheatley and Mark IckeThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Tom Wheatley and Mark Icke of the Prison Governors’ Association.In this second podcast in the series of 'Holding the Key: Unlocking the door to doing prison differently', Bishop Rachel talks to Tom Wheatley, President of the Prison Governers' Association, and Mark Icke, Vice President of the Prison Governors' Association. Tom and Mark bring over 57 years combined experience working in Prison leadership roles, and they discuss their experience of the effectiveness of the justice system, as well as their hopes for what the fu...
2024-08-0538 min
The Church Times PodcastBishop of Gloucester on listening to the voices of Palestinian Christians in the West BankOn the podcast this week, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, is interviewed by Francis Martin about her visit this month to Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Since the “awful atrocities” committed by Hamas on 7 October and the subsequent “horrors of the war in Gaza”, she said, “there has been an absence of a focus on the West Bank.
“One of the main points of my trip was to go to the West Bank, to listen to the voices of Palestinian Christians, to see how things are for them in the light of all that's been going on sin...
2024-06-2839 min
In conversation …Holding the key, Episode #1 ~ Andrea Coomber and Pia SinhaThe Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, led a visit to the Netherlands to discover more about their criminal justice system as she continues with her commitment to inspire alternatives to prison in England and Wales.In this podcast Bishop Rachel, Pia Sinha (CEO of the Prison Reform Trust) and Andrea Coomber (Chief Executive for the Howard League for Penal Reform), reflect on what they learnt during the visit and their key takeaways from the meetings that took place and the visit of PI Alphen aan den Rijn prison.This is...
2024-06-1732 minSundaySame Sex Marriage and the Church of EnglandIt's been a tough week for the Church of England. The announcement that same sex marriages will remain banned in the Church though blessings for civil marriages of same sex couples would be allowed has been criticised by people on both sides of the debate. We hear from the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell who says he will take part in blessing services even though the Archbishop of Canterbury says he won't.The story of Fr Isaac Achi who was burned alive by bandits in his home in Nigeria has reverberated around the world this week and...
2023-01-2243 min
In conversation …Episode 20: Young people and mental healthBishop Rachel Treweek visits the Cotswold School to talk to two young people there; Sam (y13) and Maya (y11). They are joined by Helen Ford of NHS Gloucestershire, programme Director for the Development of Children's Mental in Gloucestershire, and Jodi Carter, Deputy Head for Cotswold School.
2022-05-3049 min
JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina GrosvenorIn Conversation with... The Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Bishop of GloucesterIn this episode, Edwina talks to The Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, the first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England. We talk about her role as Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons and her important work in the House of Lords, raising the need for justice system reform, particularly for women. Listen as Bishop Rachel describes her unique role, and the insights she has gained into many areas of the justice system that inform her passion for advocating for change.Follow Bishop Rachel on Twitter: @BishGloucesterRead more about the One Sm...
2022-01-2445 minJUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina GrosvenorIn Conversation with... The Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Bishop of GloucesterIn this episode, Edwina talks to The Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, the first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England. We talk about her role as Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons and her important work in the House of Lords, raising the need for justice system reform, particularly for women. Listen as Bishop Rachel describes her unique role, and the insights she has gained into many areas of the justice system that inform her passion for advocating for change.Follow Bishop Rachel on Twitter: @BishGloucesterRead more about the One Sm...
2022-01-2445 min
St Paul's CathedralEncountering Jesus - Rachel Treweek (2021)Bishop Rachel says that encounter and relationship are at the heart of faith and of life. At a time when ‘social distancing’ is our daily reality, she calls us to celebrate community, intimacy and the discovery of ourselves and each other through close encounter with God and our neighbour - the adventure of faith that Jesus calls us to - and to find hope even in times of darkness.
Rachel Treweek is the Bishop of Gloucester, was the first woman to become a Diocesan Bishop in the Church of England, and was previously a paediatric speech and language therapist. She is t...
2021-05-2546 min
The Church Times PodcastSimon Parke on Gospel: Rumours of LoveOn this week’s podcast, Ed Thornton talks to Simon Parke about his new book Gospel: Rumours of love. A work of historical fiction, it is narrated in the first-person through the eyes of Jesus (Yeshua), Mary Magdalene (Miriam), and Mary, the mother of Jesus.
“I was interested in going and having a look at some of the gaps,” Simon says. “What was it like for Jesus to leave home?. . . What was it like to wake up in a tomb after you’ve been crucified? There are big holes in the gospel narrative which I wanted to explore.”
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2021-01-2122 min
In conversation …Episode 16: The Domestic Abuse Bill; What do we welcome and where does it need to do more?Bishop Rachel enters into conversation with Nicole Jacobs, the Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, and six women in key roles who welcome the domestic abuse bill and yet also long for more as the Bill returns to the House of Lords for the second reading.In conversation:Nicole Jacobs, Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and WalesRobyn Andréo-Boosey, Co-director, IC Change and Manager, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s Preventing Violence Against Women Program.Niki Gould, Head of Women’s Community Servi...
2020-10-2042 minSundayGeorge Floyd death reaction, Sikh representation row, ‘Most popular hymn of hope’There have been several nights of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody this week. Before moving to Minneapolis in 2018, the 46-year-old lived in Houston’s Third Ward housing projects, where he has been described as a "person of peace" and a "mentor to a generation of young men”. His friend, Pastor Patrick Ngwolo, responds to the news of his death.When the Church of England comes out of the pandemic how will it survive in a world where financial, political and social norms have changed dram...
2020-05-3143 min
The ProfileBishop Rachel Treweek: Smashing the stained-glass ceilingLong before Rachel Treweek shattered the so-called stained-glass ceiling by becoming the first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England, she was challenging the status quo. As a young girl growing up in leafy Hertfordshire, the church she attended – a local traditional Anglican parish – had an all-male robed choir. With a keen sense of her own worth and talents, she asked the priest if she could join, and the rest, as they say, is history. Quite literally, in the bishop’s case, as she went on to become the first woman clergy to sit in the House of Lords...
2019-06-1257 min
The Church Times PodcastInterviews with Damian Hind, the Bishop of Gloucester, and the Bishop of LiverpoolThis week, the education secretary Damian Hinds talks to Hattie Williams about why he would like more faith schools to convert to academies.
The Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, talks to Adam Becket about how churches must not ignore the realities of domestic abuse.
And the Bishop of Liverpool, Paul Bayes, talks to Madeleine Davies about his new book, The Table.
2019-02-0135 min
WordView PodcastOur Mother in Heaven?EPISODE 51 // Is it 'problematic' to use gendered pronouns for God as Bishop Rachel Treweek has suggested? We take a look at this issue and discuss the nature and mission of the Church. Also on this weeks show; 55% of Doctors believe they have witnessed a miracle in their practice. Check out wordview.co.uk for more content.
2018-09-2039 minSundayThe Young Pope, Holiday hunger, ScientologyMonsignor Nizar Semaan of the Syriac Catholic Church speaks to Edward Stourton about the hopes and fears of displaced Iraqi Christians as the operation to retake Mosul from the so-called Islamic State continues.The link between freedom of religion or belief and the prevention of violent extremism was the subject of a conference hosted by the Foreign Office this week. Trevor Barnes went along to hear the arguments.This half term, an estimated 13 thousand meals will be served to children who would usually have free school lunches. Rachel Warwick, founder and director of 'Make Lunch...
2016-10-2342 min