Bijan Omrani

Bijan Omrani's new book, God is an Englishman: Christianity and the Creation of England, is published by Forum Press

In defence of cultural Christianity

Christian culture is under fresh attack. Those striving to preserve old Christian institutions, to maintain the Bible and Church traditions as a common cultural reference point, or to use scriptural ideas to influence society’s laws and ethics, regardless of whether society still possesses an underlying faith, are facing censure. This new assault has not come

What English Heritage gets wrong about the origins of Easter

Easter is, of course, the time of year when Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but don’t expect to learn that on the English Heritage children’s Easter trail. ‘Did you know Easter started as a celebration of spring?,’ children who take part in the trail are told. Any mention of Christ or