Category - Levellers

Restoring the earth to the people

Christopher Rowland — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:39:32 +0100

Gerrard Winstanley was a ‘true leveller’ in the C17th and a significant theologian, says biblical scholar Chris Rowland. We do well to remember his words and example.

Power to which people, exactly?

Simon Barrow — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:29:03 +0100

Britain counts itself as a mature democracy. But what really guarantees freedom and fairness, asks Simon Barrow, and how does the church relate to the will of the people in wider society?

The levelling power of religion

Simon Barrow — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:24:08 +0000

Religion has sometimes been a friend of democracy and sometimes an enemy. It is impossible to generalise (about either religion or politics). But the 'credit' side is often overlooked in current debates.

How religions can be a force for democracy

Giles Fraser — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:52:15 +0100

These days, it can so easily feel as if religion is an anti-democratic force in our polity, writes Giles Fraser. No one votes for Bishops in the House of Lords, for example. So it's worth remembering that in this country, as indeed in many others too, religion was the nursemaid of democracy.