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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A few pics of the launch event of The Anarchic Spirit - and a link to the recording... youtu.be/SnWSIk3xvJ4

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It may be the 3rd in a trilogy, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's finished ... 😉

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NEW on the SCM Press blog: Graham Adams writes about discerning the spirit(s) in the stories that shape us scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/discern... @grahamadams.bsky.social

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

There's something in the air ... or soil ... or cracks ...

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Not so long now ... The Anarchic Spirit is on the way (out in July)

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Religion is rightly a struggle between two impulses - the breaker represents the need for containment, to keep things orderly, though positioned by people while others lose out, and the gentle persistent power of the tide, moving things on, grain by grain, subverting human power #theanarchicspirit

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A privilege to contribute to this, in honour of Jione Havea. In fact, it occurs to me that a good question to ask ourselves, when thinking about decolonial scholarship or practice, is "What would Jione do?" He was a mentor and inspirer for so many.

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Huge sadness because of the sudden death of Jione Havea, brilliant biblical scholar, mischievous inspiration and decolonial troublemaker, who had kindly provided a playful Foreword for The Anarchic Spirit (which he epitomises, in many ways). A massive impact on so many

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It's true! (Well, most of it!)

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Borrowed this sign from a construction firm for my new business cards...

It says: Graham - apologise for any inconvenience caused by these works

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

So do people think the AI image is the worst thing? Here's a reflection on the deeper blasphemies in Christian Nationalism - grahamadams.substack.com/p/there-are-...

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There are worse Blasphemies at play

Christian Nationalism trumps an AI image

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A reflection on the vital role of Doubt in challenging systems which don't like awkward questions - grahamadams.substack.com/p/doubting-e...

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Doubting Empire

Daring to Touch the Wounds

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A new publication - it's exciting to have a chapter in this, with a fantastic range of global contributors www.bloomsbury.com/uk/construct...

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Reflection on AI, patriotism, and a better kind of loyalty - grahamadams.substack.com/p/ai-patriot...

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A.I., Patriotism, & 'Pistis'

Who's the real Supply Chain Risk?

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Filey, beach, horses, sky, shimmering

Inside an old bomb shelter on the beach, the light coming through the spy holes

Silhouetted people on a shimmering beach

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Sad news - that the brilliant and inspiring Sri Lankan theologian, Aloysius Pieris, has died - for whom the poor, of whatever religion and background, are intrinsic to the Body of Christ and call it to be faithful to God's Reign www.cca.org.hk/news/cca-mou...

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CCA mourns the passing of distinguished Sri Lankan theologian and scholar Fr Aloysius Pieris SJ | CCA

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Fr Aloysius Pieris SJ, a distinguished Sri Lankan Jesuit theologian and scholar known for his contributions to liberation theology, inter-religious dialogue, and social justice, ...

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The 3 covers together - while we wait for the third to be published in autumn

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Churches Together in Britain and Ireland @ctbi.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

WEBINAR 4 Feb 2026, 10.30am-12pm Credo: Reflection on “creeds” after the 2025 Nicaea anniversary Speakers: - Canon Dr Clare Amos, Diocese of Europe - Revd Dr Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social Chair: - Revd Dr Peter Colwell, @ctbi.bsky.social ctbi.org.uk/event/credo-...

CREDO: REFLECTION ON “CREEDS” AFTER THE 2025 NICAEA ANNIVERSARY
ONLINE WEBINAR
4 February 2026
10.30am – 12.00pm

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND
GUEST SPEAKERS / DISCUSSIONS
Canon Dr Clare Amos
Diocese of Europe
“Celebrating the 1644ᵗʰ anniversary of the so-called Nicene Creed”
Revd Dr Graham Adams
Luther King Centre, Manchester
“We believe … in Pontius Pilate”
CHAIR
Revd Dr Peter Colwell
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It's that time in the lectionary calendar when one of my worship ideas in Holy Anarchy is relevant! See the Appendix: the missing city & hidden empire - for January 25th. It's about how Sepphoris was written out, & how empires become hidden. To what do we give our loyalty?

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

"Christmas is a bit of a faff, isn't it." "Yes, it's what Jesus would have wanted. Like he said: I came that you may have faff, and faff in all its fullness."

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Next year, Holy Anarchy & God the Child will have a new literary sibling: The Anarchic Spirit: Interpreting the Bible and the World in troubled times, which I'm now editing...

Book cover with the title The Anarchic Spirit

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

At Heald Green URC, exploring 'waking up' to the-world-as-it-is (daring to notice & care) & the-world-as-it-could-be (taking sides with peace & justice) & thinking of worship as the gateway between these worlds, encouraging us to orientate our lives to that new horizon

A stained-glass window of the cross shedding colourful light

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I've not written here for a while, so here's a reflection on the flags and scapegoats grahamadams.substack.com/p/flags-lies...

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Flags, Lies and Scapegoats

A Quest for the Preferential Option

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Nice to see these books promoted on Progressive Christian Network in US - progressivechristianity.org/resource/

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Resources

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The Herds - performance art & climate activism, travelling 20,000 km - came to Manchester. www.theherds.org

Large cardboard giraffe puppet in Manchester crowd

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Good to speak at Sacred Trinity Open Table, about open-handed truth in a world where closed-handed truth is dominant. What might an alternative horizon look like?

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

A short reflection on Trump-ianity & the perpetual struggle within Christian faith - grahamadams.substack.com/p/trump-ianity

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Trump-ianity

The ancient struggle within the tradition

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A longer reflection, trying to counter the depressing rhetoric of 'island of strangers'. We need to tell better stories - grahamadams.substack.com/p/telling-a-...

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Telling a Better Story

A Counter-narrative to the 'island of strangers'

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Gave a #HolyAnarchy talk in London office of Council for World Mission - a partnership of churches in mission, which has helped me to be decolonial over recent years, & which is cited through the book. It was a good event.

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

What connects this pile of books?

The books are: Entangled life, Holy resilience, Hospicing Modernity, Creative chaos, Jesus and the politics of mammon, The Messianic Commons, The kingdom of children, God the Child, and Holy Anarchy.

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

What was that? You want more rabbit pics?

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

It's a surreal experience, seeing your book (or the translation of it) on a website, apparently reviewing it - then it turns out to be an extract from it, but I hadn't recognised it ... www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine...

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Teologia. La “santa anarchia” di Gesù: la debolezza svela il falso ordine

«Non ci sono alternative» è il proclama usato dalla logica del dominio. La prospettiva opposta ispira la Santa Anarchia, su cui riflette il teologo inglese Adams

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

For Italian readers out there, Holy Anarchy has been translated into Italian -

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

When you take your phone to be repaired, and they ask what number to call you on for the next hour...

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The recent worship conference -

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Lk 13:35: pharisees warn Jesus to go as Herod is out to kill him. 1) Rulers don't threaten you for saying 'all lives matter' - they want you dead for taking sides with their victims. Jesus was political & partisan. 2) We're used to antagonism with pharisees but here they're allies. Don't box ppl in

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Jesus embraced female imagery (mother hen), but this shouldn't be mistaken for cuddly-ness, because he called out (i.e. judged) 'foxes' - those who would harm 'the little'; it's politics against Strong Men (misogyny, bullying, abuse, non-empathy), advocating safety for all - a timely vision

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