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And also on the SCM page, available for pre-order, would you believe it?
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

*currently UNavailable*!

The Anarchic Spirit: Interpreting the Bible and the World in troubled times Buy The Anarchic Spirit: Interpreting the Bible and the World in troubled times by Adams, Graham (ISBN: 9780334067009) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Ooh look, it's up on Amazon even though it's currently available - expected publication at the end of August ... and Amazon amusingly places it alongside books that are very different from it!
www.amazon.co.uk/Anarchic-Spi...

Cover of Holy Anarchy

Cover of God the Child

Cover of The Anarchic Spirit

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

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)

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-...

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?

"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."

Book cover with the title The Anarchic Spirit

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...

A stained-glass window of the cross shedding colourful light

Headshot of me next to a tapestry of the same stained-glass window

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

'Not one stone will be left upon another' Calling time on temples of doom

Some thoughts on the mischief of hope - grahamadams.substack.com/p/not-one-st...

Flags, Lies and Scapegoats A Quest for the Preferential Option

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

Resources

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

Great, I've messaged. Catch up soon!

I've got a couple of low-key talks coming up about economics and empire, so good to make connections

Oh thank you ! Great to hear. All the best

Large cardboard giraffe puppet in Manchester crowd

The same giraffe in front of Printworks

2 giraffes by Next

An elephant

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

Great to connect. I'm also keen on anti-imperial things #holyanarchy

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?

Reflection of one tall building in the curved window of another

Colourful umbrellas hanging in a tree, as part of the Indian section of a flower festival

A sign saying "the glamour of Manchester"

The mix of old buildings, a busy street and blue sky

Manchester

Trump-ianity The ancient struggle within the tradition

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

Telling a Better Story A Counter-narrative to the 'island of strangers'

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-...

Ah, good thought! They're some of the books that are informing/ inspiring my next book project...

Me and some Holy Anarchy books

Elephant & Castle underground station

Me & the CWM logo

Some London buildings

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.

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.

What connects this pile of books?

What was that? You want more rabbit pics?

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

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...

Me holding "Santa Anarchia"

Where to buy Santa Anarchia

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

Some pictures

One of my favourite modules!

Holy Anarchy: Empire, Liberation and Decolonial Practice in Mission - Council for World Mission About the Speaker Graham Adams is Tutor of Mission Studies, World Christianity and Religious Diversity, and programme leader of the postgraduate degrees, at Luther King Centre for Theology and Ministr...

Looking forward to this-
www.cwmission.org/event/holy-a...