A Review of Rediscovering Values: A Moral Compass for the New Economy by Jim Wallis By John Watson This article was intended to be book review of the recent publication by Jim Wallis Rediscovering Values: A Moral Compass for a New Economy and in one sense it still is. The issue of social transformation or … Continue Reading
Abstract Summary The Presidential Address of the Bishop of Liverpool is a significant development in the evangelical and wider Anglican debates about sexuality. It draws attention to key questions and is driven by a passionate concern for unity and more Christ-like patterns of discussion. It is, however, seriously flawed in its response to these concerns, … Continue Reading
The Long Life of an Un-confessed Lie by Elaine Storkey first published by Church Times It is interesting how long a lie hangs around. It is more than ten years since tennis icon Andre Agassi used a forbidden drug, but now he admits he lied to the Association of Tennis Professionals to escape a ban. … Continue Reading
In the last few weeks, attention has been drawn to new legislation proposed in Uganda in the form of “The Anti-Homosexuality Bill”. It proposes extreme measures supposedly to “establish a comprehensive consolidated legislation to protect the traditional family” and “aims at strengthening the nation’s capacity to deal with emerging internal and external threats to the … Continue Reading
Gays, greed and biblical orthodoxy by Jon Kuhrt I have watched with interest the reactions to Stephen Kuhrt’s article about the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCAUK) and its role within the controversies about gay and lesbian relationships within the Church. Stephen called for “a careful, nuanced and loving engagement with the issue, its complexities and … Continue Reading
“Do justice”: Why torture must be exposed by Andrew Goddard St Augustine famously wrote, in City of God Book 4 Chapter 4, Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is ruled by the authority … Continue Reading
Christians: armchair critics or positive change-makers? By Matthew Vaughan In 2007 a study by the Barna Group, an organisation which describes itself as a “research organization focused on the intersection of faith and culture”, published a report into public perceptions of Christianity in the USA1. The findings of the report are striking. Among the most … Continue Reading
The Darkness we call Providence by Tim Dean Is there any point to a doctrine of providence, can it be said to be of any practical consequence for humankind? For ‘Providence’ may appear to raise many insuperable problems and offer very little light. Even if it is right to conclude that the doctrine is of … Continue Reading
The Reading Church Scriptural Authority in Practice a lecture given at St Mary Islington, 27 April 2009, at the launch of his book ‘A Conversation Waiting to Begin: the Churches and the Gay Controversy’ (SCM Press, 2009) an extract was copublished in the Church Times, 1 May 2009 by The Revd Professor Oliver O’Donovan FBA … Continue Reading
Self Control and Lust A sermon on Proverbs chapter 9 and Mark chapter 7 at St Mary Islington on 22 February 2009 by Toby Hole Introduction As we are looking through our pairings of the wisdom of Proverbs and the Fruit of the Spirit, we come now to that rather contentious subject of self-control, and … Continue Reading