In her Review of 'The Pattern of God' Dr. Priscilla Chadwick writes: ‘Why does the Bishop of Durham say that Christianity requires you to believe three impossible things before breakfast?’ This question from a parishioner used to be posed to prospective Anglican ordinands and understandably generated a wide range of responses. David Jenkins had a reputation for radical thinking, engaging his theological thinking in the public arena and thereby attracting much media attention. Not many bishops featured in Private Eye or had their own Spitting Image puppet. However Richard Truss, the author of this thoughtful and well written book, realised that, although Jenkins’ legacy was not so well known to the current generation, his theological ideas were still highly relevant to contemporary society. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE