Glacial Gravity or Opportunist Autonomy?: Fulcrum Newsletter June 2009

Glacial Gravity or Opportunist Autonomy? Fulcrum Newsletter June 2009 by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne prepublished, with permission, from the Church of England Newspaper, 3 July 2009 discuss this newsletter on the forum thread Glaciers, moving slowly and powerfully, reshape the landscape. They work through gravity. It may be that the Anglican Covenant appears to … Continue Reading

The Christian Code: Sermon at Graham Kings’ Consecration as Bishop of Sherborne

The Christian Code Sermon: Professor David F Ford, Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11; Galatians 3:23-end; Luke 1:57-66, 80 at the ordination and consecration of Graham Kings to be Bishop of Sherborne, 24 June 2009, Westminster Abbey A voice says, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’(Isaiah 40:6) A … Continue Reading

Pentecost Prose Poem

Pentecost Prose Poem by Graham Kings It seems to me that the Holy Spirit may appropriately be called ‘He’ or ‘She’, but not ‘It’, for the Spirit is profoundly personal not a simple force. For a change, let’s try ‘She’. She bubbles like a spring, tumbles like a waterfall, meanders like a river and welcomes … Continue Reading

Christology, Messianism and Jewish-Christian Relations

Christology, Messianism and Jewish-Christian relations by Tim Dean For Christians down the ages, the foundational Christological idea that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah has determined the Church’s attitudes to Judaism and Jews. Jewish expectation of the coming of the Messiah proceeds unabated since the birth of Christianity. In Jewish prayer books and recited regularly … Continue Reading

Why I am still an Anglican

Why I am still an Anglican by Tim Goodbody This article began life from an online discussion between Cranmer’s Curate (Revd Julian Mann) and myself. Cranmer’s Curate published what amounts to an abridged version of what follows here on his blog on the 29th of April 2009. At the time that discussion started I was … Continue Reading