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Can Patience Liberate Us?
By Reverend Phil Wales Some years ago, the British Museum held an exhibition called Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs. The museum’s curators brought together around…
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Reopening Rapture
The doors of Exeter Cathedral will be thrown open to all visitors once more at 9.30am on Monday 17 May. Covid restrictions will be…
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The Moral and Political Battle to Eradicate Slavery
Michael Taylor The Interest: How the British Establishment Resisted the Abolition of Slavery In 1807, Parliament outlawed the slave trade in the British Empire. Yet…
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All-Electric Mobile Café Shares Taste of Cathedral across Devon
Exeter Cathedral has launched a new initiative to connect with communities across Devon – using a custom-built mobile café. Staff and clergy at the Cathedral…
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The Ascension – A Necessary Mystery
By Canon Ian Morter On Thursday 13 May we celebrated the Feast of the Ascension of Christ. Coming forty days after Easter, it is the…
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Dawn Chorus to Welcome Visitors Back for Summer of Events
A double celebration will see Exeter Cathedral throw open its doors to the sound of birdsong at 7am on Monday 24 May. The Cathedral will…
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Review: A Ring-Side View of Contemporary Political Battles
Anne Applebaum Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends Friendships torn apart. Ideals betrayed. Alliances broken. Why did some of…
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Absolute Power need not Corrupt
By Canon Chris Palmer “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…” These famous words were written in…
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Cathedral News – May 2021
“Cathedral News” is a monthly journal published by Exeter Cathedral. It contains a mixture of community notices, articles, photographs and events listings. Download Cathedral News…
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William Smellie: Apothecary, ‘Man-Midwife’ and the Father of British Obstetrics
Next Wednesday, 5th May, the world will celebrate International Day of the Midwife. Perhaps surprisingly, Exeter Cathedral has a high number of midwifery books in…
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Review: Can We End War?
Margaret MacMillan War: How Conflict Shaped Us To make sense of our past we need to study war. So argues Margaret MacMillan in this book…