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Stephen Platten

The Rt. Rev. Stephen Platten is the retired Bishop of Wakefield.

In Search of a Big Picture of English Faith

We begin with Bede, who for Peter Ackroyd marks the beginning of English faith.

St. Paul the Moral Philosopher

The Rt. Rev. Stephen Platten reviews Pauline Theology as a Way of Life: A Vision of Human Flourishing in Life.

A Worthy Successor in English Hymnals

The Rt. Rev. Stephen Platten reviews The Revised English Hymnal.

Tracing the Path to Unity

Moravians and Anglicans Ecumenical Sources Compiled by Richard J. Mammana Jr. Project Canterbury, pp. iv + 206, $19.99 Intercommunion Between the Episcopal Church and the Polish National Catholic...

Behold, The Man

Sometimes seen as the lesser of Bach’s passions alongside the far longer setting of Matthew, many would now argue that its compactness and use of drama gives the St. John Passion the edge over all Bach’s other sacred music.

Peter Leithart on the Trinity: Intriguing, eccentric, vivid, laudable

Peter J. Leithart’s approach has much to commend it, albeit with some significant caveats.

Chronicles of Joy

Review by Stephen Platten • Alister McGrath draws a vivid and critically authentic picture of C.S. Lewis.