
Shaping Faith: exploring God, life and the Church of England
Two priests from the Church of England discussing the Church year and how it's journey and themes can help us to explore more deeply questions of faith and life.
Episodes
11 episodes
The Lenten journey for redemption through prison: Jonathan Aiken interview part 1
In their episode for Lent and Holy Week this year, Frs George and are in conversation with former cabinet minister and current priest and prison chaplain, the Reverend Jonathan Aitken. The conversation draws how Jonathan's journey from perjury,...
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Episode 2
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48:16

From the Magi to philosophers: searching for God through evil and suffering
In the first episode of 2025, Frs George and John look back at the start of the year, up to the point just before Lent begins. They begin with the Magi and go on to discuss modern philosophers, what helpful debate looks like and how faith helps...
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Episode 1
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Kingdom Season: Connecting with heaven
This is the final episode of Fr George and Fr John's journey through the church year. They think through Kingdom season, the spirituality of remembering and the hope this season gives us, even if the world seems bitterly divided and tearing chu...
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51:34

Ordinary Time Part 2: Punchlines and poetry
In the episode for September, Fr George and Fr John continue the conversation around the long period of Ordinary Time. They consider how the period pushes us to go deeper with our faith, 'beyond the punchline and into the poetry'. They also ref...
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Ordinary Time: Walking with Jesus, voting with Jesus
In the episode for July, Frs George and John spend some time discussing how we can be fed by God and grow through habit, rest and journeys. They go on to explore how our faith can give us the right headspace to vote with confidence and grace in...
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Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday: Taking part in the nature and mission of God
In this episode Fr's George and John look back at some of the biggest events that the Church has recently travelled through. They explore some of the themes that come out of these significant points and ponder how they connect to our current li...
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45:41

Eastertide: Ultimate life beyond death
In a first interview for the podcast, Fr's George and John are joined by The Revd Dr Joanna Collicutt. They discuss the joy of Easter, living well and dying well.
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48:12

Holy Week: Walking through the death of Jesus
For March's episode Fr.'s George and John meet to discuss the holiest time of the year. They consider what happened and why Jesus died, alongside the power of digging deeply into the journey of this sacred week.
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47:43

Lent: Turning back to God
In the episode for this month, Fr.'s George and John discuss all things Lent, with the help of their first question from a listener in Bristol.
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