Theo Hobson has a PhD from Cambridge University; he has written seven books and much journalism including for the Spectator and the Tablet. He usually writes on the Church of England, the history of ideas, especially the positive affinity of Christianity and political liberalism, and religion in public life. He is co-editor of a recent essay collection, Created for Love: Towards a New Teaching on Sex and Marriage (Canterbury 2025). He is currently an ordinand.