Rowan Williams and the Anglican Future

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

Brave New Church

Brave New Church by Jordan Hylden This is article was published by First Things and Covenant and is co-published here with permission of the author. In short, the sad parallels to be drawn with the shriveled, largely post-Christian fate of the United Church of Christ are there without number. Of course, the winds of revival, … Continue Reading

Rowan's Rule: a review of the biography of an Archbishop by Rupert Shortt

Rowan’s Rule: a review of the biography of an Archbishop by Rupert Shortt by Jordan Hylden republished, with permission, from First Things and Covenant Rowan Williams is without doubt one of the most significant and learned theologians in the English-speaking world. Unfortunately, during his tenure at Canterbury, it has at times seemed that he has … Continue Reading

The Anglicans in Egypt: a Deeper Communion by Jordan Hylden

The Anglicans in Egypt A Deeper Communion republished, with permission, from First Things and Covenant 11 February 2009 by Jordan Hylden “Are we a global church, or are we a federation of local bodies?” At the close of last week’s meeting of the Anglican primates in Egypt, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams thus set … Continue Reading