This is the Think, Question, Believe podcast where we look at the Christian faith from a progressive and inclusive perspective - and that means taking the Bible seriously but not literally, honouring the past, but looking to today and into the future, and seeking to build an affirming church that serves all people with love, tolerance and acceptance. Coming from St Columba's, Ennis, Church of Ireland - a progressive and inclusive church.

There is a critical question that I believe every honest Christian should ask themselves - one that all too often we either skate over and ignore, or simply don’t understand, but the answer to which has profound implications for what we believe and how we practice the Christian faith ...
Do you believe in the ‘Fall’?

There is a critical question that I believe every honest Christian should ask themselves - one that all too often we either skate over and ignore, or simply don’t understand, but the answer to which has profound implications for what we believe and how we practice the Christian faith ...
Do you believe in the ‘Fall’?

Do you believe in 'The Fall'?

As a parish priest, first in England and now in Co. Clare, Ireland, whenever someone says to me ‘I don’t believe in God’ generally the first question I ask is “Define the God you don’t believe in’ and the second is ‘What do you mean by the word ‘believe’”?
Because all too often we use these words as if there is one agreed definition as to what they mean, but, in reality, we can all mean something quite different when we profess to believe or not believe in God.

As a parish priest, first in England and now in Co. Clare, Ireland, whenever someone says to me ‘I don’t believe in God’ generally the first question I ask is “Define the God you don’t believe in’ and the second is ‘What do you mean by the word ‘believe’”?
Because all too often we use these words as if there is one agreed definition as to what they mean, but, in reality, we can all mean something quite different when we profess to believe or not believe in God.