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Zachary Guiliano

The Rev. Zachary Guiliano, PhD is a Guest Writer. He is rector of Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church, Champaign, Illinois. Previous appointments include Priest Vicar of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Chaplain of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford. His 2021 book The Homiliary of Paul the Deacon won the 2023 Book Prize of the Ecclesiastical History Society.

Church Growth & Decline

Some churches are growing while others are clearly withering. What obligations do the healthy outpost have for the tradition?

Crowns and Vows

As soon as the liturgy for the Coronation of King Charles III appeared online, the usual Twitter debate took off. I was surprised to...

Too Much Missing

The History of Christianity in Britain and Ireland From the First Century to the Twenty-First By Gerald Bray Apollos Press, pp. xx + 693, $83.99 Gerald Bray’s work...

Inns and Stables

I wrote an article recently about the “Poverty of Jesus,” responding to a few blog posts written by Ian Paul, which have come out regularly...

The Poverty of the Holy Family: Against Ian Paul

For the past five years, Ian Paul has tried to persuade us that various “sentimental” Christmas traditions about Jesus and the Holy Family are...

Why I Wear Black

By Zachary Guiliano I always knew I’d wear black. My first inkling came when I was 18 and an intern at a Pentecostal church. I attended...

The Problems of Hagiography

By Zachary Guiliano The Christian Church has no shortage of saints. This may come as some surprise to many, who associate the Church primarily with...

Church, We Need to Fundraise

By Zack Guiliano You may have noticed the Church of England is teetering toward financial crisis, amid broader declines. Sadly, this is nothing new, and...

Socialism for Tractarians and Ritualists

By Zachary Guiliano Recently, I found myself delighted and slightly disgruntled by the appearance of an essay by Tony Hunt, “To the Sources: A Study...

A Grateful End

My time as blog editor seems to have run its course.