Dr Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson is programme leader for the Theology and Worship Studies degree at London School of Theology
ReviewsOur forefathers used Christian theology to justify slavery. David Olusoga’s Empire is right to be critical
David Olusoga’s three-part BBC series on the British empire has provoked widespread debate. UK Christians should honestly confront their past without trying to balance the scales, suggests Dr Daniel Johnson
OpinionAngry Christians are condemning Skillet’s ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ as ‘demonic filth’. I think they’re wrong
Christian heavy metal bands are reaching countless people who would never step foot inside a church, argues London School of Theology’s Dr Daniel Johnson. You may not love their sound but you should be supporting Skillet’s evangelistic mission, he says
OpinionRowan Williams wants to ditch ‘bland’ hymns. Do we need to rediscover the ‘great classics’?
Lord Williams of Oystermouth says many of the hymns sung at weddings and funerals, including ‘All things bright and beautiful’, are comparable to “baby food”. But hymn scholar Dr Daniel Johnson says churches should be sharing the treasures of the hymn tradition with as much joy as possible
Opinion‘Blest is the man whose bowels move’
This year marks 350 years since the writer of ‘When I survey the wondrous cross’ was born. Dr Daniel Johnson takes a closer look at one of Isaac Watts’ lesser-known works
