Coming to the end of our time on the other side of the world, a further reflection on culture and difference, self-righteous certainty and the complex path of cultural discovery.

Walking alongside the legacy of Empire is a reminder of how enduring (and current) is the failure of human being to learn and the change. There must be a better way.

While studying at the University of Hull in the mid-'80s I often sat in the theology section of the library. The librarian, Philip Larkin, had decided that the best place for the aloof subjects of philosophy and theology was on the seventh and highest floor of the Brynmor Jones Library. Sometimes, during a winter term, I would gaze out of the windows watching snow approach slowly from the direction of the Yorkshire Wolds. As the hills disappeared I knew it wouldn't be long before snowflakes started to eddy around the building.

The village churches of Yorkshire possess some exceptional art that has survived across the centuries. They are also surrounded by wildlife protected from modern developments and offer a habitat for nature to thrive.

A T Kabe Wilson, an artist, experimental poet and archival scholar will be working with the College until March 2026.

Language has a powerful way of expressing our visceral experiences in general, and the weather in particular. A memory from Iona in winter is a reminder of the rich vocabulary we have the basic elements in which we live.

Luke Jerram's 'Helios' installation at Fountain's Abbey brings an extraordinary light into a place once dedicated to prayer.

As we near the announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury it's time to reflect on the state of the Church of England, and what might arise from the Church's long decline.