“And apart from other things there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches” (2 Corinthians 11:28) At the still centre of the storm in the Anglican Communion stands the isolated, scholarly figure of the current Archbishop of Canterbury – the first holder of that office since the Reformation, it … Continue Reading
At its General Convention in 2003, the Episcopal Church (TEC) made decisions that tore the fabric of the Anglican Communion. The Windsor Report set out a vision of life in communion and ‘some ways in which the Episcopal Church (USA)…could begin to speak with the rest of the Communion in a way which would foster … Continue Reading
‘The Failure of the Liberal Paradigm’, the first in a series of seven ‘Sermons on the Subject of the Day’ by The Revd Canon Professor Oliver O’Donovan FBA, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, University of Oxford and a Canon of Christ Church. “Your treaty with death will be annulled, and your pact with … Continue Reading
A great deal has been written to date on the conduct and fall-out between Revd Richard Coekin and the Bishop of Southwark. I do not propose to go over old ground, and there is much material which can be found elsewhere. Furthermore I do not wish to plough over the legal ramifications which have already … Continue Reading
Introduction There is already a burgeoning literature on the subject of the 61-page Report of the Special Commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. As might be expected, comments, criticisms, suggestions and pleas have been flying around from and in all directions. Having tried to keep up with this over the last few … 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
A Fulcrum Response by Andrew Goddard The instant responses to the judgment in the Coekin case by the Bishop of Winchester and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s determination have perhaps been predictable given the outcome. There is barely restrained delight on the part of Richard Coekin and of evangelicals who supported him such as Anglican Mainstream. … Continue Reading
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s ‘Determination’ has two key parts to it, both of which need weighing carefully. ‘My conclusion is that the revocation of Mr Coekin’s licence be cancelled, for the reasons given in the Bishop [of Winchester’s] Report. The Appellant must, however, understand that the restoration of his licence as a minister in the … Continue Reading
The response of the Primate of Kenya to the Bishop of Chelmsford has raised a number of questions about the nature of communion, its impairment and the consequences of such impairment for the wider church when it occurs between bishops. What has happened? At present, even after the recent press release and press conference from … Continue Reading