A New Syllabus of Errors
Edward Norman is the scourge of the liberal establishment, which still dominates the Church of England. He has one of the sharpest minds of all the commentators on the current religious scene and he writes passionately about areas in which others fear to tread.
Unfashionably, in this new book, he writes extensively about authority, the deposit of faith, and tradition. Norman writes in the first place as an historian. He is a former Reith Lecturer, fellow of Peterhouse Cambridge and now Professor of History at the University of York. He argues vigorously against disestablishment as he has observed the terrible lessons from history of the de-consecration of the State, the public recognition that its purpose resides almost solely in relation to the material welfare of its citizens.
