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 A call for Christian
thinking and action
The life of Raymond Johnston

David Holloway

The life of Raymond Johnston shows how a Christian can be salt and light in society. Following the formation of the Nationwide Festival of Light, he became its first director in 1974. The NFOL was essentially a Christian grass roots movement of protest against certain changes in sexual and social morality that began in the 1960s. As director, he gave intellectual and political weight to a movement that had quiet but considerable influence. Much of his time was spent in research, writing, briefings, and coordination of campaigns.

As a strong Evangelical Anglican he was convinced that a strong family structure was essential for a healthy society. His 1978 London Lectures in Contemporary Christianity ‘Who Needs the Family?’ spelt this out and show how all his thinking was deeply rooted in a biblical Christian faith.

This booklet examines his life and his beliefs. It shows how Raymond Johnston was rooted in the Bible and the 16th Century Reformers, warned of the nation’s cultural disintegration and called for Christian thinking and action.

David Holloway is vicar of Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne. He knew Raymond Johnston personally from 1972. He is a Council member of Reform (which aims to revitalise the Church of England from within) and The Christian Institute. He has been a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, its Standing Committee and its Board for Social Responsibility. He is author of A Nation Under God, Church and State in the New Millennium and several other books. This booklet is based on a lecture given by David Holloway for The Christian Institute in November 2001.

 

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