He gradually turned his attention to ecclesiology. His next book was Against Establishment: An Anglican Polemic. In this book he announced that the Church of England was doomed, and that he considered himself a "post-Anglican." His third book was Anarchy, Church and Utopia: Rowan Williams on the Church– a critique of the Archbishop's ecclesiology, and perhaps of all ecclesiology. He has written for various journals and newspapers including The Guardian, The Times, The Spectator, and The Tablet.
His principal interests are the relationship between Protestant Christianity and secularism, which he believes is more positive than is generally understood; the relationship between theology and literature; and the post-ecclesial renewal of worship. He thinks that large-scale carnival-style celebration must replace church worship. He lives in Harlesden, London and is married with two children.
(Rolf Kasparek) Poisoned snakes with doubled tongues, pretend to know the law They menace with eternal hell, the fiend on velvet paws They say what you should do or not, to keep you just in line Praying they will fool the blind till the end of time Fight the fire, the licking flame of hate Fight the liar, the snake in the shade He spites his wicked lies, the poison He slithers round his victim till he bites He injects the fuel of hate, the poison And the fallen angel spreads his blackened wings They pray the wine, they serve the lie, that's dripping in your ears They daze your mind, they need your soul to oil their evil gear A mindless and obedient slave to the lord of flies Their hearts are weapped in blackest night, cashing in on lies Fight the fire, the licking flame of hate Fight the liar, the snake in the shade He spites his wicked lies, the poison He slithers round his victim till he bites He injects the fuel of hate, the poison And the fallen angel spreads his blackened wings The evilness lives in their heart, Lucifer's the name They bet your life, your soul's the prize, the pool in the game They say they saw the god of light, but they will never proof I know their god, they're praying to, two horns and cloven hoof Fight the fire, the licking flame of hate Fight the liar, the snake in the shade He spites his wicked lies, the poison He slithers round his victim till he bites He injects the fuel of hate, the poison And the fallen angel spreads his blackened wings
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