The Anglican Communion after New Orleans and the Joint Standing Committee Report

As many predicted, some hopefully and some fearfully, the Joint Standing Committee (JSC) have given a positive assessment of the response of the The Episcopal Church’s (TEC) House of Bishops to the Primates’ Questions from Dar Es Salaam. In particular, in relation to the two key requests concerning TEC’s response to The Windsor Report (TWR), … Continue Reading

Half Empty? Half Full? Too Little? Too Late?

An analysis of the Response to the Primates by TEC HoB

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"Goddard 2 Goddard" – Andrew 5

A personal discussion between Andrew Goddard (Fulcrum) and Giles Goddard (InclusiveChurch) on issues of our time Andrew GoddardAndrew Goddard served on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum from its launch in 2003 until 2020. He currently teaches Christian ethics at Westminster Theological Centre and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and is Assistant Minister at St James the Less, … Continue Reading

The Anglican Covenant: Background and Resources

The Original Proposal The proposal for a covenant was made by the Lambeth Commission on Communion in The Windsor Report published in October 2004. In paras 113-120 of Section C (‘Our Future Life Together’), the Commission discussed the work of the Anglican Communion Legal Advisers’ Network, especially on the common principles of canon law and … Continue Reading

The Anglican Covenant

A Briefing Paper for the Evangelical Group on General Synod by Andrew Goddard What is the proposed Anglican Covenant? The idea of an Anglican Covenant originates in one of the main proposals of The Windsor Report (TWR) as a response to the recent crisis in the Communion. The principles of TWR were supported by General … Continue Reading

Motions on Sexuality: General Synod February 2007

On Wednesday 28 February 2007, General Synod debates two Private Members’ Motions (PMMs) on matters relating to sexuality. What follows is based on a briefing paper written for the Evangelical Group of the General Synod (EGGS) and reproduced with permission along with additional comments added on the proposed amendments. The two PMMs both begin with … Continue Reading

Goddard 2 Goddard – Andrew 4

Andrew GoddardAndrew Goddard served on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum from its launch in 2003 until 2020. He currently teaches Christian ethics at Westminster Theological Centre and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and is Assistant Minister at St James the Less, Pimlico where his wife, Lis, is Vicar. He has previously taught at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and … Continue Reading

Fulcrum response to Sub Group’s Report on General Convention

Fulcrum response to the Report on General Convention 2006 by the Communion’s Sub Group of the Joint Standing Committee by Andrew Goddard (Co-published with the Anglican Communion Institute) The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number The Report of the Communion … Continue Reading

Goddard 2 Goddard – Andrew 3

Andrew GoddardAndrew Goddard served on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum from its launch in 2003 until 2020. He currently teaches Christian ethics at Westminster Theological Centre and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and is Assistant Minister at St James the Less, Pimlico where his wife, Lis, is Vicar. He has previously taught at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and … Continue Reading