“I'd signed up not just for Christianity but the established Church of England. That has a particular history and I think we rather lost it in the 19th Century, we became so much part of empire and colonialism, the language of the Church Of England still reflects that Victorian time. As the 20th Century developed, not surprisingly people left the church and I can see the church's role in losing people.” PeopleThinkingStillsI CanLostLeftLanguageChurchChristianityRolesCenturyParticularLosingEnglandEmpiresColonialism20th Century19th CenturyVictorianChurch Of EnglandVictorian Times Author:Alan Green
“Spirituality is a natural part of ourselves, as natural as emotions, but we've got all the language wrong and made this divide between secularism and spirituality, whereas instead it's about being human.” HumansMadeSpiritualityLanguageNaturalEmotionDividesBeing HumanSecularism Author:Alan Green
