Graham Kings The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Contents Introduction A. Proto-Fulcrum Planning for NEAC4: pressing for a third theme of Mission Reaction to Rowan Williams from Reform, Church Society and CEEC B. Founding and Launches Founding Informal Launch, September … Continue Reading
The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Dear Fulcrum friends, The Episcopal Church of the USA faces several choices at its General Convention in Columbus, Ohio, 13-21 June 2006. After sketching the background to, and the context of, the Convention, … Continue Reading
Here are some random, rambling jottings on The Da Vinci Code: Read the book this week (OK, so I’m a latecomer). Saw the film on its release afternoon, yesterday (…so that’s pretty early). Seminar this morning in church on Upper Street (for anycomers). At the open seminar, a young ‘new age-ish’ woman turned up (having … Continue Reading
The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Dear Fulcrum friends, In her book ‘Listening to God’, Joyce Huggett quotes a story told by Archbishop Anthony Bloom: A peasant had formed a habit of slipping into a certain church at a … Continue Reading
For God, matter matters: For the Word became flesh. In the beginning was the Meaning, And the Meaning became matter, And the matter became moment, And the moment became movement, And the Meaning moved us. For God, matter matters: For the Word became flesh. Graham KingsThe Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings is Honorary Assistant Bishop … Continue Reading
The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Dear Fulcrum friends, ‘Order, order’ is the familiar cry from the Speaker of the House of Commons during a debate. It could be interpreted as, ‘now settle down, keep quiet, so that we … Continue Reading
New hyperlinked version of ‘Passionate Patience’, review article of Rowan Williams’ ‘Anglican Identities’ by Graham Kings, vicar of St Mary Islington and theological secretary of Fulcrum, originally posted March 2004 The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Introduction Who is … Continue Reading
by Francis Bridger and Graham Kings Republished, with permission, from The Church Times, Friday 23 September 2005, which entitled it ‘Why Archbishop Akinola is Wrong’ Last week the Church of Nigeria announced that it had changed its constitution. In doing so, it made a key disconnection. Although to many, this may have seemed less than … Continue Reading
Dear Fulcrum friends, Introduction The subject of Jesus Christ, salvation and people of other faiths is currently a key global theological issue, particularly in the wake of recent events. Following on from my comments in the first Fulcrum newsletter on the London Bombings, it may be helpful to consider Paul’s response in Acts 17:16-34. Paul … Continue Reading
The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Dear Fulcrum friends, After the London bombings, lines from T S Eliot’s Dry Salvages, part of his Four Quartets, came to mind: ‘…To explore the womb, or tomb, or dreams; all these are … Continue Reading