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A Vision for the Fellowship of Anglican Churches

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My vision for the fellowship of Anglican churches is to be a communicative people and spiritual movement in the service of the church universal. This, I believe, puts the family of Anglican churches on surer footing to work out their particular vocation..

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A Time to Marry – Twice

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A Time to Marry – Twice by Jonathan Chaplin I was married twice in the same day and I would like to recommend the practice. It is a perfectly normal occurrence in the Netherlands, as it is in many other countries where civil marriage ceremonies are entirely separate from the religious ceremonies taking place in … Continue Reading

Inkling Five: Living Hopefully

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Inkling Five: Living hopefully by Sarah Cawdell (Read Inklings One, Two, Three and Four) As I return to these pages after some months allow me to remind you of the story so far: I have been exploring some markers of the church in mission, which I propose are present in a community of faith which … Continue Reading

Should we Redefine Marriage?

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Should we Redefine Marriage? By Andrew Goddard Recognising the Cultural Terrain Over 185,000 people have already signed the Coalition for Marriage (C4M) petition which states “I support the legal definition of marriage which is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. I oppose any attempt … Continue Reading

Church Services after a Civil Partnership Registration: What, and What is Not, Permitted

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Church Services after a Civil Partnership Registration: What is and is not permitted? By Gavin Foster Introduction What is a member of the clergy permitted to do when asked by a same-sex couple to provide a church service in recognition of their Civil Partnership? On the face of it the answer would seem to be … Continue Reading

Any Man’s Death Diminishes Me

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Originally published in the Church Times 13th January 2012 (used with permission) The Report from the Commission on Assisted Dying was entirely predictable. Its key recommendation – that we legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with less than a year to live- surprised no one. Indeed, what other outcome was likely from an initiative … Continue Reading