Going in the Wrong Direction: A Response to David Atkinson by Robert A J Gagnon A leader in the renewal movement of the Episcopal Church has informed me that a one-sided book on the homosexuality issue may have been sent to all Episcopal (and Anglican?) bishops as ‘preparation’ for the upcoming 2008 Lambeth Conference. The … Continue Reading
A Comment on ‘The Bible and Homosexual Practice’ by Robert Gagnon A paragraph from ‘The Church of England and Homosexuality’ in Terry Brown (ed.), Other Voices, Other Worlds: Global Church Speaks Out on Homosexuality(London: Darton Longman and Todd, 2006), written in 2005 by David Atkinson One of the most substantial and influential conservative contributions to … Continue Reading
Giles Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 29th May 2008 Dear Andrew Thanks for yours dated 8th March. I’m going to answer briefly because it may be that we should soon find other ways of seeking mutual understanding. It seems to me that the main content of your letter is a response to two points … Continue Reading
Andrew Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 8th March 2008 Dear Giles, Sorry that once again – in part due to more ‘little local difficulties’ – I’ve taken a while to respond to your last letter. It was really good to spend a few days together along with others last month talking about many of … Continue Reading
Giles Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 24th Jan 2008 Dear Andrew Thank you very much for your letter dated 13th December. I hope your Christmas and New Year were hopeful and filled with joy and that you look forward to 2008 after what was in many ways (for both of us) quite a depressing … Continue Reading
Andrew Goddard "Goddard 2 Goddard" contents page 13th December 2007 Dear Giles, Thanks for yours on 2nd December – let’s see if we can start to “perform” even if it means moving to Neptune to do so. I want to pick up your renewed invitation – in the light of the third of my four … Continue Reading
Andrew Goddard 12th Nov 2007 Dear Giles, Thanks for your letter and sorry my decision to focus on the pressing Communion issues in mid-Sept was ‘perplexing’ and left you ‘not absolutely sure how it fits into our correspondence’. It is interesting that discussing these political issues seems so fruitless. If I’m totally honest I have … Continue Reading
On Wednesday 28 February 2007, General Synod debates two Private Members’ Motions (PMMs) on matters relating to sexuality. What follows is based on a briefing paper written for the Evangelical Group of the General Synod (EGGS) and reproduced with permission along with additional comments added on the proposed amendments. The two PMMs both begin with … Continue Reading
No lack of love: the Fulcrum sermons of Oliver O’Donovan by Douglas Knight, assistant editor of Fulcrum Oliver O’Donovan is one of the most exciting theologians in the UK. He writes on current issues, like bioethics, just war, sexuality and the church. But his great strength, and the source of his evangelical authority, is his … Continue Reading
‘Good News for Gay Christians’, the seventh and last in the Fulcrum series of web sermons by The Revd Professor Oliver O’Donovan FBA, Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note … Continue Reading