Vaughan Roberts
@vaughanroberts.bsky.social
Writer and speaker; priest and canon emeritus, spouse, father and grandfather. Interested in sport, culture, religion and how organisations function.
My recent encounters with Van Gogh: (1) alongside Anselm Kieffer at the Kieffer – Van Gogh exhibition @royalacademyarts.bsky.social (2) and alongside John Lennon in the play "When Vincent Met John" at the Minerva Theatre. Both most enjoyable!
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My recent encounters with Van Gogh: (1) alongside Anselm Kieffer at the Kieffer – Van Gogh exhibition @royalacademyarts.bsky.social (2) and alongside John Lennon in the play "When Vincent Met John" at the Minerva Theatre. Both most enjoyable!
Excellent MODEM conference yesterday on "The Common Good in Organisations" with two fascinating keynote speakers Stephen Cherry (Dean of Chapel, King's College Cambridge) and Jo Berry CBE (founder of Building Bridges for Peace).
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Excellent MODEM conference yesterday on "The Common Good in Organisations" with two fascinating keynote speakers Stephen Cherry (Dean of Chapel, King's College Cambridge) and Jo Berry CBE (founder of Building Bridges for Peace).
Great to have been at Sunderland Minister and Hexham Abbey this week for an excellent Major Churches Network conference. (📷 Sunderland's Bede Chapel windows by Thomas Denny and St Wilfred's Throne/Frith Stool at Hexham.)
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Great to have been at Sunderland Minister and Hexham Abbey this week for an excellent Major Churches Network conference. (📷 Sunderland's Bede Chapel windows by Thomas Denny and St Wilfred's Throne/Frith Stool at Hexham.)
It was fun on Monday afternoon exploring theological themes in the @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social "Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers" exhibition with the @chicathedral.bsky.social Fellowship.
September 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It was fun on Monday afternoon exploring theological themes in the @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social "Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers" exhibition with the @chicathedral.bsky.social Fellowship.
My recent review for the 'Journal of Contemporary Religion' of Mark T Mulder & Gerado Martí's 2025 biographical/sociological analysis of Robert H Schuller's groundbreaking (literally & metaphorically) ministry in the US is available online here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My recent review for the 'Journal of Contemporary Religion' of Mark T Mulder & Gerado Martí's 2025 biographical/sociological analysis of Robert H Schuller's groundbreaking (literally & metaphorically) ministry in the US is available online here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I'm looking forward to speaking at the Chichester Cathedral Fellowship on 22 Sept about the 'Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery earlier this year and some of the Christian themes in his work. More information here: www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/events/cathe...
September 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I'm looking forward to speaking at the Chichester Cathedral Fellowship on 22 Sept about the 'Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery earlier this year and some of the Christian themes in his work. More information here: www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/events/cathe...
Mark T Mulder and Gerardo Marti's exploration of Robert H Schuller's life and ministry has arrived for me to review. My recent review of Richard N Pitt's "Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs" is available here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
July 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Mark T Mulder and Gerardo Marti's exploration of Robert H Schuller's life and ministry has arrived for me to review. My recent review of Richard N Pitt's "Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs" is available here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
Wednesday evening and it was off to “Marie and Rosetta” at the #MinervaTheatre with Beverley Knight as Rosetta Tharpe and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as Marie Knight. A tour de force on the stage plus lots of fascinating reflections on God, church and music.
July 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wednesday evening and it was off to “Marie and Rosetta” at the #MinervaTheatre with Beverley Knight as Rosetta Tharpe and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as Marie Knight. A tour de force on the stage plus lots of fascinating reflections on God, church and music.
Enormous fun to see #Oasis in #Cardiff on the second date of their #oasislive25 tour at the weekend. Lots of singing and lots of bucket hats!
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Enormous fun to see #Oasis in #Cardiff on the second date of their #oasislive25 tour at the weekend. Lots of singing and lots of bucket hats!
Another highlight from #glastonbury was seeing Patchwork (aka #Pulp) on the Pyramid Stage with other ‘common people’!
July 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Another highlight from #glastonbury was seeing Patchwork (aka #Pulp) on the Pyramid Stage with other ‘common people’!
John Fogerty’s Bad Moon Rising over @glastonbury.bsky.social on Saturday evening 🌒
June 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
John Fogerty’s Bad Moon Rising over @glastonbury.bsky.social on Saturday evening 🌒
Enormous fun today seeing the bands Wet Leg & @franzferdinandhq.bsky.social on the Other Stage @glastonbury.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Enormous fun today seeing the bands Wet Leg & @franzferdinandhq.bsky.social on the Other Stage @glastonbury.bsky.social
An encouraging regional meeting of the London & South East Major Churches Network at St Mary’s, Battle yesterday; followed by a fascinating, guided tour of Battle Abbey (built by William the Conqueror where King Harold was killed.)
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
An encouraging regional meeting of the London & South East Major Churches Network at St Mary’s, Battle yesterday; followed by a fascinating, guided tour of Battle Abbey (built by William the Conqueror where King Harold was killed.)
An evening out at a local cinema to see “The Salt Path”. Fascinating story at so many levels …
June 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
An evening out at a local cinema to see “The Salt Path”. Fascinating story at so many levels …
With the forthcoming election of the next Pope, I'm pleased to have recently seen a documentary about the process😉
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
With the forthcoming election of the next Pope, I'm pleased to have recently seen a documentary about the process😉
My review of Robert Beckford's "Decolonizing Contemporary Gospel Music Through Praxis" (Bloomsbury) for the Journal of Contemporary Religion available for download here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
April 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My review of Robert Beckford's "Decolonizing Contemporary Gospel Music Through Praxis" (Bloomsbury) for the Journal of Contemporary Religion available for download here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
My review of Robert Beckford's "Decolonizing Contemporary Gospel Music Through Praxis" for the Journal of Contemporary Religion are also still available:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
April 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
My review of Robert Beckford's "Decolonizing Contemporary Gospel Music Through Praxis" for the Journal of Contemporary Religion are also still available:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2PWVV...
My recent review of Richard N Pitt's book "Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs" (Oxford University Press) for the Journal of Contemporary Religion is now available to download here⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My recent review of Richard N Pitt's book "Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs" (Oxford University Press) for the Journal of Contemporary Religion is now available to download here⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
Great to give a short paper this week about embodied, theological themes in the National Gallery's recent Van Gogh exhibition at the Society for the Study of Theology conference.
April 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Great to give a short paper this week about embodied, theological themes in the National Gallery's recent Van Gogh exhibition at the Society for the Study of Theology conference.
My review of Kate Coleman's recent book on Church leadership entitled "Metamorph" is now available on the website for the MDOEM Hub for Management, Leadership and Ministry, here:
www.modemuk.org/2025/04/08/b...
www.modemuk.org/2025/04/08/b...
April 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My review of Kate Coleman's recent book on Church leadership entitled "Metamorph" is now available on the website for the MDOEM Hub for Management, Leadership and Ministry, here:
www.modemuk.org/2025/04/08/b...
www.modemuk.org/2025/04/08/b...
Interesting to hear my former training incumbent, Bishop Christopher Herbert, talking at the Worthing Theological Society yesterday evening about his experience discussing assisted dying in the House of Lords and where the debate has moved to now.
April 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Interesting to hear my former training incumbent, Bishop Christopher Herbert, talking at the Worthing Theological Society yesterday evening about his experience discussing assisted dying in the House of Lords and where the debate has moved to now.
My recent review of Richard N Pitt's book "Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs" (Oxford University Press) is now available to download here⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
March 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My recent review of Richard N Pitt's book "Church Planters: Inside the World of Religion Entrepreneurs" (Oxford University Press) is now available to download here⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F4NGP...
Moving production of Paula Hawkins’ novel “The Girl on the Train” at the Chichester Festival Theatre yesterday🎭
March 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Moving production of Paula Hawkins’ novel “The Girl on the Train” at the Chichester Festival Theatre yesterday🎭
Great fun this week @chichesterft.bsky.social watching “Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)” 🎭
February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Great fun this week @chichesterft.bsky.social watching “Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)” 🎭
Excited to be giving a short paper at the forthcoming Society for the Study of Theology conference on "Flesh & Blood Theology in the Art of Vincent van Gogh", reflecting on the recent National Gallery "Poets & Lovers" exhibition.
February 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Excited to be giving a short paper at the forthcoming Society for the Study of Theology conference on "Flesh & Blood Theology in the Art of Vincent van Gogh", reflecting on the recent National Gallery "Poets & Lovers" exhibition.