This is the third in a three-part series. You can read part one here and part two here or the full article here. Looking ahead – where do we go from here? What the bishops have offered in their response and what the Synod has (with the significant Cornes amendment) supported was described as indicating … Continue Reading
This is the second in a three-part series. You can read part one here and part three here or the full article here. Looking at the issues No change to the doctrine of marriage The bishops in their response to LLF stated “we have agreed at this time to maintain the doctrine of Holy Matrimony which … Continue Reading
This is the first in a three-part series. You can read part two here and part three here or the full article here. AUTHOR’S NOTE: Shortly before General Synod, in the light of what I had earlier written at the start of the discernment process concerning what was needed from the bishops and possible ways … Continue Reading
What have the bishops changed in relation to marriage? Summary: By setting out what the bishops (and their legal advisors) are now saying about marriage in our society, this article argues that there are significant changes in their account which have not been clearly explained or defended. It traces how the church has viewed marriage … Continue Reading
What has happened? It is only two weeks since a leak from the House of Bishops concerning their proposals following the discernment period of the LLF process prompted instant and vehement reactions that spread further when it was followed the next day by a press release giving more details officially. It was not until Friday … Continue Reading
Last year I reviewed a very useful collection of essays on the Lambeth Conference, the ten-yearly gathering of the bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion. (The next meeting is to take place this summer in London and Canterbury). In that review, I wrote: There is much more room left for detailed historical work on past conferences – … Continue Reading
The question of who will be attending Lambeth which was explored in the first article last week is distinct from, but connected to, the question of where Lambeth is going, what it will do, what outcomes are being sought. The significant recent development here is the announcement that the Archbishop of Canterbury has decided that this Conference … Continue Reading
Much has been written about Henry Martyn. The Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide (CCCW) Library has a range of books by different authors, for example David Bentley-Taylor, C. D. Bell, Jim Cromarty, Barbara Eaton, Kellsye Finnie, John Martyn, Constance Padwick, Jesse Page, John Sargent, George Smith and Vivienne Stacey. A number of these focus on … Continue Reading
Ahead of COP26, and in light of the current and ongoing climate emergency, Fulcrum will be posting a series of articles exploring climate change, theology and our ethical response during September and October. This is the first in this series: a lecture given at Christ Church Oxford Summer School 2018. Do you recall the … Continue Reading
Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring the bells of Easter Day over land, over sea, over all the earth. Bring the clang of nature’s joy up from earth, to the skies, midst the furthest stars: ‘Christ is Risen from the tomb’ sounds the call of the tow’rs to the rising gulls. ‘He is Risen, death is … Continue Reading