Radio review: Kate McCann and Stig Abell with Times Radio Breakfast, Front Row, and Sunday ANOTHER sign of changing times came on Kate McCann and Stig Abell with Times Radio Breakfast (Thursday), when they discussed Esther Walker’s piece in that day’s paper about starting to go to church, not because she believed in God, but because she...

Gerry Lynch listens to a discussion on churchgoing, a programme on the continuing appeal of St Francis of Assisi, and another highlighting the voices of Iranian Christians 📻

#radioreview #timeradio #churchgoing #stfrancis #iran

The Nativity in a new light: the art of Britain’s medieval churches Think you know the Christmas story? From ‘Jesse trees’ to depictions of Christ’s circumcision, Britain’s oldest church art might surprise you, says the stonemason and writer Andrew Ziminski

Fascinating festive reading from stonemason and author of #ChurchGoing @old-church-going.bsky.social in @thetimes.com this weekend ✨

A rectangular graphic with an orange background, with painted church floor tiles in the corners. In the centre is the paperback book Church Going by Andrew Ziminski. The Profile Books logo is in the bottom, right-hand corner.

@old-church-going.bsky.social's critically-acclaimed, glovebox-essential #ChurchGoing publishes in paperback today📖⛪️

Don't miss this charming guide to the architectural features and furnishings of Britain's medieval churches, out now!

tinyurl.com/ChurchGoingPB

A rectangular graphic with a stained glass inspired background. On the left of the graphic is the cover of the paperback book Church Going by Andrew Ziminski. To the right of this is the following text, 'Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Church Going. Andrew Ziminski'. A line at the bottom of the graphic reads, 'Buy instore or online at Blackwells.co.uk'.

Exciting news to kick off the month: #ChurchGoing by @old-church-going.bsky.social is @blackwells.bsky.social's Non-Fiction Book of the Month! Join stonemason Andrew Ziminski on a charming tour of our best medieval churches ⛪️

Publishing in paperback tomorrow: tinyurl.com/ChurchGoingBlackwells

In Porepunkah, sovereign citizen thinking is splitting the community The alleged actions of Dezi Freeman, accused of shooting dead two police officers, reveal a tiny town fraying over anti-authoritarian ideology taken to its unthinkable extreme.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
While unusual for Australia, the red flags from similar events in the US should be obvious #gunOwning #churchGoing #Whiteguy Do a quick search of the recent gun incidents to check

A graphic with a yellow background featuring the cover of Church Going by Andrew Ziminski, alongside a photo of the author himself. The text on the graphic reads, 'Hexham Book Festival. Andrew Ziminski – Church Going. Sunday 11th May, 12:45-1:45pm. Sponsored by Vindolanda, Charitable Trust.'

Calling all church enthusiasts! Join Andrew Ziminski (@old-church-going.bsky.social) as he talks about #ChurchGoing, his guide to the churches of the British Isles, at the Hexham Book Festival. Details below!

📅 Sun 11th May
🕛 12:45–1:45pm
📌 Hexham Library
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I love a good roof boss. So so weird and delightful.

#churchgoing #architecture #history

Stonemason’s guide to the writing on the wall Murals in medieval churches created a shared religious experience, suggests Andrew Ziminski

'Decorative patterns, motifs, and the red-painted outline of faux masonry are commonly seen painted on church walls ... They are often faded ... but it’s worth making the effort to interpret their time-worn stories'

From #ChurchGoing by @old-church-going.bsky.social:

Gargoyles, doom paintings and bells — how to read a church Ever wondered why Britain’s churches look the way they do? Let the stonemason and author Andrew Ziminski give you a guided tour

Take a tour of Britain's churches with #ChurchGoing author Andrew Ziminski's fascinating piece for @thetimes.com this weekend 👇

The blessings on our doorsteps | Bijan Omrani | The Critic Magazine Ziminsky does not offer a dry or academic history of the development of church architecture, but rather takes us on a tour of the features of a church

'A wonderful paean and vademecum to the medieval parish churches of the British Isles'

A fantastic review for #ChurchGoing by Andrew Ziminski from The Critic ✨

Secrets of medieval churches History Extra podcast · Episode

#ChurchGoing author Andrew Ziminski reveals the secrets of Britain's best medieval churches in the latest episode of the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast.

Listen below! 👇🎧

The 10 best art books of 2024 Journey from Paul Gauguin’s Tahiti to Vincent van Gogh’s Arles, taking in auction houses and our finest parish churches on the way

'Every seat and stone has a story to tell. Ziminski tells them with aplomb'

Andrew Ziminski's charming history of our British churches #ChurchGoing has been chosen as a best art book of 2024 by @thetimes.com.

Just back from a trip to Derby Cathedral with the great alabaster monument of Bess of Hardwick and the wonderful C17th blacksmith wrought screen by Robert Bakewell. #churchgoing #churchcrawling

A winter wander up to my new favourite church at Pennant Melangell, mid Wales to see the incredible Rood loft and Romanesque shrine. #churchcrawling #churchgoing

Church Going: A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles Buy Church Going: The Curious Story of Britain's Churches by Ziminski, Andrew from the RIBA online Bookshop. ISBN 9781800818682

Andrew Ziminski's new book #ChurchGoing might fit the brief - available to pre-order now, ahead of publication in October 2024
www.ribabooks.com/church-going...

' ... If only that so many dead lie round.'

#larkin #churchgoing