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Banks need fear of hell and hope of heaven, says Welby

WHEN the Archbishop of Canterbury took to the stage on Wednesday evening to debate "What makes a good bank?" news had just hit the City that the banker he once took to task over his response to a similar question, had stepped down. Madeleine Davies. Church Times. 14 June 2013

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Fulcrum Book Review of The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism

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Misrepresenting Same-Sex Marriage: The Bishop of Salisbury

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Bowman writes:  Martin probably distinguishes between fornication and marriage! I should imagine he does too! However these days the distinction is very difficult to define. A couple who had sex before they got married, when they were committed to each other - weren't they really married beforehand? A couple who don't ever marry but have children and stay together for...

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John Sentamu and the Church of England's slow retreat on gay marriage

The archbishop of York's anti-gay marriage speech articulates the view of a church that drowned out liberal voices 20 years ago Andrew Brown. Guardian. 18 March 2013

'Christians in the World' - an article for Outlook magazine

The latest issue of Canterbury Diocese's Outlook magazine is focused on how Christians put their faith into action. In this introductory column, Archbishop Justin writes that following the economic crisis Christians have "a great opportunity" to demonstrate the love of Christ in their daily lives Archbishop of Canterbury's website. 17 June 2013

Guides drop God and country  but keep the Queen

The Girl Guides are to drop references to God and country from their traditional pledge but are to retain a public expression of allegiance to the Queen. John Bingham. 18 June 2013

A Fulcrum Review of 'Stories from the Street' by Jon Kuhrt

Jon Kuhrt critiques David Nixon's attempt to articulate a good theology of homelessness

Misrepresenting Same-Sex Marriage: The Bishop of Salisbury by Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard critiques the Bishop of Salisbury's re-presentiation of his views on same-sex marriage

The Iron Lady and the Dissident by Michael Bourdeaux

Michael Bourdeaux gives us a new insight into Margaret Thatcher

A very brief note about "decline" in a living society posted by Bowman

Adrian-- I was recently flabbergasted to be told, by several who would know, that the Unitarian-Universalists around Boston are mostly "Jesus is Lord!" Universalists at the core, and that their "liberalism" consisted mainly in suspicion of the anti-gnostic strain of the orthodox tradition, which is ...

Progressive Orthodoxy: a way out of the impasse? posted by Bowman

Adrian-- In discussions where liberal religion is important yet underrepresented, your personal perspective and the journey that led to it are interesting in their own right. Your take on modern English church history is a useful counterweight to some idealised recollections. On several policy topic...

Command & Motivation: two sorts of divine rule in Christ posted by WATERANGEL

Dave Your post mad me think about where th boundaries of morality begin and end. For as you have explained that morality has changed over the years, but more importantly you highlight hypocracy of those that judge. It seems like the issue is in different codes of conduct and culture, but actually ...

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