Icon (Close Menu)

David Goodhew

The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew is vicar of St. Barnabas Church, Middlesbrough, England, and visiting fellow of St John’s College, Durham University.

Stalinism in British Museums

By leaving out the Christian faith of important historical and cultural figures, museums are telling a distorted story.

Jane Austen On Prayer

Jane Austen was a person of deep prayer. Although her novels rarely mention prayer, it undergirds her writings.

Frances Kilvert’s Anglican Pastoral Care

The obscure 19th century Anglican cleric Frances Kilvert left behind a diary rich with lessons for pastors. The way up is the way down.

How Much Influence Will the Anglican Communion Have in Choosing the Next Archbishop of Canterbury?

How much influence will the Anglican Communion have in choosing the next archbishop of Canterbury? Does their representation reflect growth?

Reforming the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral

The fourth article of the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral speaks about bishops. Maybe it should also say something about parishes, local congregations where people come to faith in Jesus.

TEC’s Latest Numbers: The Good News and the Bad News

Editor's Note: Dr. Goodhew would like to thank Mark Michael and Katie Nakamura Rengers for their advice on this article. Given the doleful statistical tidings...

The Collapse of the Anglican Church of Canada

New numbers for the Anglican Church of Canada (ACoC) are out, and they show that Canada is the first major province of the Anglican...

Anglicanism and Depression

With the launch of TLC‘s new website, you can now subscribe to Covenant, receiving it every day right in your inbox. — Editor. “Good blazing fires” — that’s...

The Church of England After COVID: Quo Vadis?

This essay is being published jointly with Psephizo. The Church of England is beginning to recognize that the years of COVID had a hugely corrosive effect....

After COVID: The Deepening Decline of the Church of England

COVID was bad for the Church of England. And new data show just how bad. Overall, the church lost one in five of its...