Southwark Cathedral and the House of Bishops’ Pastoral Guidance
Reflections on Southwark Catherdral’s service marking a civil partnership and some of the wider issues it raises for the church
Synods, Sexuality and Symbolic and Seismic Shifts
Reflections on the July Synod debates on conversion therapy and welcoming transgender people and analysis of the voting.
Fiji: Mission in Oceania, Contexts and Currents
Graham Kings offers reflections on the recent Mission Theology in the Anglican Communion conference in Suva, Fiji and links to the papers presented.
Beer and Theology – “Singleness” (Fri 8 Sept)
Details of our next Beer and Theology on Singleness in September with Julie Gittoes
Some observations on the forthcoming Synod debate on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
Glynn Harrison and Andrew Goddard offer some reflections on sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) in the light of the forthcoming Synod debate and a recent paper by Michael King and Robert Song.
Christian Responses to Islamism and Violence in the name of Islam
If we are to think in a distinctively Christian way about Islamism and violence carried out in the name of Islam, what are the key questions that we need to be asking?
Whose Promised Land?
The conclusion of the latest edition of Colin Chapman’s “Whose Promised Land? The Continuing Conflict Over Israel and Palestine” (Lion, 2015).
“Order! Order!”: Reflections on The Jesmond Consecration
Reflections on the importance of church order and questions raised by the irregular consecration of a bishop by Jesmond Parish Church and REACH SA (CESA)
Beer and Theology – “Personhood, Death and the NHS” (Fri 16 June)
Details of our next Beer and Theology
Jerusalem Intercontinental Webinar
Graham Kings reports on the recent webinar on reconciliation and mission