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Author Archives: Josh Russell

Outside of his degree, Josh enjoys sports and music, including football and golf. He has written articles in the Old Veseyan and enjoys reading modern history books, especially post-WW2.

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Are some colleges better than others?

Josh Russell Feb 24, 2026 4 min read
Are some colleges better than others?

Image credit by Andrew Shiva. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license via Wikimedia Commons For many of us, studying at the University of Oxford…

Redefining the ‘Canon’: The Catholic Church’s New Musical Direction

Josh Russell Feb 23, 2026 7 min read
A picture from inside St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

“Music is not only an innate expression of the individual but also an entity with powerful cultural significance. It is no wonder that Christianity has…

I love these four abstract paintings, and you should, too

Josh Russell Feb 23, 2026 9 min read
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“In the practice of magic, shapes have been a part of its basic language for thousands of years.” Jas Inayat Singh Mauj explores how we…

Anglican Communion at Crossroads

Josh Russell Feb 23, 2026 8 min read
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On 3 October 2025, the Church of England announced that Bishop Sarah Mullally had been nominated as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the…

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