The Pharoah’s Concubine and the Egyptian Slave by Jody Stowell (this article was first published in an abbreviated form on sophianetwork and is published with permission) Quite often when we start to look at the thorny issue of the place of women in the Church, we forget that this debate is intensely personal.It is easy to talk ‘theologically’, … Continue Reading
The Church of England and Islam: Hospitality and Embassy – Theologies of Religion in Process 1. Pre-Lambeth 1988 by Richard Sudworth Part I of IV (see parts II, III, IV) On October 13th 2007, an unprecedented range of Muslim scholars and leaders issued the document A Common Word between Us and You1 to representatives of … Continue Reading
Seeds and Surprises: North London Lammas by James Mercer He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then … Continue Reading
BLESSING: A Scriptural and Theological Reflection (Part V) by Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College part V of V (read parts I, II, III, IV) 8. Aspects of Same-Sex Partnerships Bound to the Good and to the Extension of Life What concrete recognizable goods might there be in homosexual relationships? Here are four possibilities that I have … Continue Reading
Review of Andrew Marin, Love is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community IVP USA, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8308-3626-0 by Andrew Goddard I have to confess that over recent years I must have read dozens – no, let’s be honest – probably over a hundred books relating to homosexuality. The situation was such that … Continue Reading
FX, EC and the DNA of HUP Homogeneity and heterogeneity in emerging churches: a problem explored by Tim Dean The Church of England’s 2004 report, Mission-shaped Church, is a seminal document in the multi-denominational quest to create fresh expressions of church (FX) and emerging churches (EC), as it participates in the missio Dei. The Report … Continue Reading
Blessing: A Scriptural and Theological Reflection by Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College part IV of V (read parts I, II, III) 7. Contested Blessing Let me be clear that from my own perspective (and speaking on a purely linguistic level here) there is no such thing, in a Christian context, as a “marriage” between people of … Continue Reading
Federation Isn’t Enough: Only Communion Properly Reflects the Spirit of the Church Fulcrum Newsletter, August 2009 by Graham Kings Bishop of Sherborne and theological secretary of Fulcrum copublished, with permission, with Comment is free belief, The Guardian online, 5 August 2009 Desmond Tutu has often talked of the crucial support of the Anglican Communion when … Continue Reading
Rowan’s Reflections: Unpacking the Archbishop’s Statement by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N.T. Wright (in collaboration with ACI and Fulcrum) discuss this article on the forum thread Introduction 1. In the two days since the Archbishop released his ‘Reflections’ on TEC’s General Convention, they have already generated widely differing responses. We always knew, say some … Continue Reading
Rowan Williams and the Anglican Future by Jordan Hylden This is article was published by First Things and Covenant and is co-published here with permission of the author. Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, has issued his much-awaited response to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church: “Communion, Covenant, and our Anglican Future.” Although it’s not … Continue Reading