Charlie Bączyk-Bell
Priest in the Diocese of Southwark who supports a reformed form of establishment and urges the Church of England to listen more to the nation and engage in dialogue over contentious issues.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 58min
Is an Established Church Morally Defensible?
Charlie Bączyk-Bell, a Southwark priest urging reform and dialogue. Jonathan Chaplin, an Anglican political theologian who supports disestablishment. Andrew Copson, Humanists UK leader and secularism advocate. They debate the Church of England’s constitutional role, its legal exemptions, whether establishment protects or harms pluralism, and proposals for reform or separation from the state.
