Henna Cundill

John’s Gospel stands near the heart of authentic Christian spirituality. Bach is one of his great exponents. Music itself, after all, is incarnational: a strange glory, enriching the world through human skill. To sing, said Augustine, is to pray twice. To sing the passion – and Bach’s congregation would have joined in the chorales – is to share physically, with mind, body and breath, in the mystery of the word made flesh. Singing the Passion is thus second cousin to the Eucharist itself.

In case you hadn’t noticed, a speech given to an audience of about seven people in a sparse House of Commons recently went viral. Danny Kruger’s recent call for a Christian restoration in the UK has generated a lot of attention. I've noticed two distinct responses in recent days. On one side, there are three (or more) cheers for Danny. He has been interviewed at Christian festivals, lauded for a brave, deeply considered and soulful appeal to the Christian heritage of the nation.