Chine McDonald
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, author, on faith, race, motherhood, and gender. Director of the Westminster-based religion and society think tank Theos.
Vice chair Greenbelt festival, trustee Christian Aid, Canon Theologian at Chester Cathedral
Vice chair Greenbelt festival, trustee Christian Aid, Canon Theologian at Chester Cathedral
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Greenbelt trustee @chinemcdonald.bsky.social's Thought For The Day from this morning
"Human fragility and commonality pierce through political polarisation..."
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"Human fragility and commonality pierce through political polarisation..."
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Thought for the Day - Chine McDonald - BBC Sounds
03 NOV 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Greenbelt trustee @chinemcdonald.bsky.social's Thought For The Day from this morning
"Human fragility and commonality pierce through political polarisation..."
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"Human fragility and commonality pierce through political polarisation..."
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I'm on the Thought for the Day rota again the morning after a national tragedy; and yet again guided by producer extraordinaire Rosie Dawson. You can listen on BBC Radio 4 Today programme just after 7.45am. Prayers for all those affected by the horrific train attack. Awful.
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm on the Thought for the Day rota again the morning after a national tragedy; and yet again guided by producer extraordinaire Rosie Dawson. You can listen on BBC Radio 4 Today programme just after 7.45am. Prayers for all those affected by the horrific train attack. Awful.
Amazing 😂
Jesus may have said “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God” but rich people don’t appear to be heeding the warning. Those earning over £100,000 are the most likely to think they’ll go to heaven.
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Amazing 😂
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"As if the role of Archbishop of Canterbury won’t be challenging enough, Mullally will face an extra layer of challenge precisely because she is a woman."
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social on the challenges and opportunities facing Dame Sarah Mullally.
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@chinemcdonald.bsky.social on the challenges and opportunities facing Dame Sarah Mullally.
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New Archbishop of Canterbury will face old evils
She may have shattered a stained glass ceiling but she will experience the same challenges as other female leaders
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October 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"As if the role of Archbishop of Canterbury won’t be challenging enough, Mullally will face an extra layer of challenge precisely because she is a woman."
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social on the challenges and opportunities facing Dame Sarah Mullally.
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@chinemcdonald.bsky.social on the challenges and opportunities facing Dame Sarah Mullally.
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Me for the @financialtimes.com on the Archbishop of Canterbury-elect on.ft.com/47cnfzC
New Archbishop of Canterbury will face old evils
She may have shattered a stained glass ceiling but she will experience the same challenges as other female leaders
on.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Me for the @financialtimes.com on the Archbishop of Canterbury-elect on.ft.com/47cnfzC
The man of the hour, Andy Burnham, will be delivering this year's @theosthinktank.bsky.social annual lecture on: 'Faith in Devolution'.
We're nearly sold out of tickets, so if you want to be there, then book your space today: www.theosthinktank.co.uk/events/2025/...
We're nearly sold out of tickets, so if you want to be there, then book your space today: www.theosthinktank.co.uk/events/2025/...
Theos Annual Lecture 2025 with Andy Burnham
Join us for what promises to be an inspiring evening with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.
www.theosthinktank.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The man of the hour, Andy Burnham, will be delivering this year's @theosthinktank.bsky.social annual lecture on: 'Faith in Devolution'.
We're nearly sold out of tickets, so if you want to be there, then book your space today: www.theosthinktank.co.uk/events/2025/...
We're nearly sold out of tickets, so if you want to be there, then book your space today: www.theosthinktank.co.uk/events/2025/...
Presenting Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning just after 7.45am
September 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Presenting Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning just after 7.45am
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"Jesus calls us to love both our neighbours and our enemies and to welcome the stranger. Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude others is unacceptable"
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social signs open letter condemning the misuse of Christian symbols at Far-right rally.
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@chinemcdonald.bsky.social signs open letter condemning the misuse of Christian symbols at Far-right rally.
bit.ly/4mrQWB4
Church leaders' condemn Tommy Robinson march 'co-opting and corrupting' crosses
Dozens of bishops and Christian leaders wrote: "Jesus calls us to love both our neighbours and our enemies and to welcome the stranger. Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude ot...
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September 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Jesus calls us to love both our neighbours and our enemies and to welcome the stranger. Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude others is unacceptable"
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social signs open letter condemning the misuse of Christian symbols at Far-right rally.
bit.ly/4mrQWB4
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social signs open letter condemning the misuse of Christian symbols at Far-right rally.
bit.ly/4mrQWB4
In case you missed it 👇🏿
Have you ever considered that you might be… wrong?
On BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, @chinemcdonald.bsky.social explores how owning up to our errors in judgment may not be such a bad thing.
🎙️ Tune in here
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On BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, @chinemcdonald.bsky.social explores how owning up to our errors in judgment may not be such a bad thing.
🎙️ Tune in here
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Thought for the Day - Chine McDonald - BBC Sounds
17 SEPT 2025
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September 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In case you missed it 👇🏿
Catch me presenting Thought for the Day tomorrow morning on BBC Radio 4's Today programme..
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Catch me presenting Thought for the Day tomorrow morning on BBC Radio 4's Today programme..
I'm back presenting Thought for the Day this morning on BBC Radio 4 Today programme just after 7.45am
September 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I'm back presenting Thought for the Day this morning on BBC Radio 4 Today programme just after 7.45am
"Secular thinkers are waking up to truths that the Christian tradition has long championed." On rest as resistance. My latest for Christianity magazine www.premierchristianity.com/columnists/p...
Productivity is not a fruit of the Spirit
God invites us to rhythms of rest and reliance on him, not endless to-do lists, says Chine McDonald
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August 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"Secular thinkers are waking up to truths that the Christian tradition has long championed." On rest as resistance. My latest for Christianity magazine www.premierchristianity.com/columnists/p...
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Is this the end of Theology in Higher Education?
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social unpacks our latest open letter which calls for Theology & RE to be protected in Higher Education.
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@chinemcdonald.bsky.social unpacks our latest open letter which calls for Theology & RE to be protected in Higher Education.
www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2025...
Is this the end of Theology in Higher Education?
Chine McDonald unpacks our latest open letter calling for Theology and Religious Studies to be safeguarded in Higher Education. 22/08/2025
www.theosthinktank.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Is this the end of Theology in Higher Education?
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social unpacks our latest open letter which calls for Theology & RE to be protected in Higher Education.
www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2025...
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social unpacks our latest open letter which calls for Theology & RE to be protected in Higher Education.
www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2025...
Chuffed that my piece on our fascination with the apocalypse is one of the Editor's picks in today's @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/4lzTVXT
Doom sells: why everyone’s talking about the end times
The apocalypse is in vogue because our fascination with catastrophe is lucrative
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August 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Chuffed that my piece on our fascination with the apocalypse is one of the Editor's picks in today's @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/4lzTVXT
Cannot wait to host these conversations with three amazing women (Adjoa Andoh, Prof Beth Allison Barr, and Liz Carr) at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social (plus a couple of other panels!) More details here: www.chinemcdonald.com/blog/in-conv...
August 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Cannot wait to host these conversations with three amazing women (Adjoa Andoh, Prof Beth Allison Barr, and Liz Carr) at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social (plus a couple of other panels!) More details here: www.chinemcdonald.com/blog/in-conv...
Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups, including @christianaiduk.bsky.social warn
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More than 100 humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza
A joint statement says aid workers are
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July 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups, including @christianaiduk.bsky.social warn
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"At moments like 7/7, fear is justified and entirely human. But what this fear should do is drive us towards more understanding, more bridge–building, rather than violence in return."
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social reflects on the July 7 attacks 20 years on.👇
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@chinemcdonald.bsky.social reflects on the July 7 attacks 20 years on.👇
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Fear, fracture and failure: 7/7 20 years on
Chine McDonald explores the impact of the attacks on July 7 2005 twenty years on. How has our cultural landscape changed? 10/07/2025
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July 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"At moments like 7/7, fear is justified and entirely human. But what this fear should do is drive us towards more understanding, more bridge–building, rather than violence in return."
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social reflects on the July 7 attacks 20 years on.👇
www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2025...
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social reflects on the July 7 attacks 20 years on.👇
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Jesus Wasn’t American, and 9 Other Inconvenient Truths to Ruin Your BBQ - RELEVANT
The Fourth of July is a sacred time in American culture. Grills are fired up. Flags are flying. "God Bless the USA" is blaring at a slightly-too-loud
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July 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Don't miss @chinemcdonald.bsky.social on
BBC Radio 4's 'Free Thinking' tonight discussing Christian faith, politics and culture.
📻 Tune in at 21:00
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BBC Radio 4's 'Free Thinking' tonight discussing Christian faith, politics and culture.
📻 Tune in at 21:00
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Christian faith, politics and culture
Anne McElvoy explores the visibility of Catholic and Christian faith in politics & culture
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June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Don't miss @chinemcdonald.bsky.social on
BBC Radio 4's 'Free Thinking' tonight discussing Christian faith, politics and culture.
📻 Tune in at 21:00
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4's 'Free Thinking' tonight discussing Christian faith, politics and culture.
📻 Tune in at 21:00
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Even the most conservative estimates of turnout (4-6 million) make No Kings the largest protest in American history
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‘No Kings’ Was Biggest Protest in U.S. History: Data Analyst
For reference, that’s between 1 and 2 percent of the total population of the United States.
www.thedailybeast.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Even the most conservative estimates of turnout (4-6 million) make No Kings the largest protest in American history
www.thedailybeast.com/data-guru-g-...
www.thedailybeast.com/data-guru-g-...
My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning explored Celtic spirituality and the importance of the body - even in death - after my profound experience of attending my friend's mother's wake in Belfast on Monday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - Thought for the Day, Chine McDonald
13 JUN 25
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June 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning explored Celtic spirituality and the importance of the body - even in death - after my profound experience of attending my friend's mother's wake in Belfast on Monday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Delighted to have joined the board of @demos-uk.bsky.social at this really important time for democracy. Thanks for having me!
🎉 New Demos Trustees! 🎉
👉 @chinemcdonald.bsky.social: Director of the think tank Theos with two decades in journalism, media, faith, and international development.
👉 Will Moy: Chief Executive of @campbellreviews.bsky.social, and previous Chief Executive of @fullfact.org.
Welcome to the team!
👉 @chinemcdonald.bsky.social: Director of the think tank Theos with two decades in journalism, media, faith, and international development.
👉 Will Moy: Chief Executive of @campbellreviews.bsky.social, and previous Chief Executive of @fullfact.org.
Welcome to the team!
June 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Delighted to have joined the board of @demos-uk.bsky.social at this really important time for democracy. Thanks for having me!