Can Christians serve in the military? Was the Church of England founded on a Scandal?

Can a Christian serve in the military, knowing they may one day be required to take another person’s life? And how should believers reconcile the call to peacemaking with the responsibility to protect the vulnerable?

In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle Christian vocation and the ethics of warfare, drawing on Mike’s experience in the Australian Army and Tom’s reflections on Romans 13, just war and the difficult moral decisions faced by soldiers.

Then, what is the Bible’s most important image of new creation? Tom explores the extraordinary relationship between temple and marriage, explaining how both point towards God’s ultimate purpose of bringing heaven and earth together.

Finally, should Anglicans be embarrassed that their church was founded by Henry VIII? Tom challenges the popular story, tracing the English Reformation back to reformers such as William Tyndale and John Frith, whose work began well before Henry’s notorious break with Rome.