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Church Leaders Oppose IRS Change: ‘Jesus Was Political But Not Partisan’

Episcopal leaders, including four bishops, express frustration and concern with an IRS statement undermining the Johnson Amendment.

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‘What Must I Do?’ (Pentecost 5, Year C)

Biblical religion is not meant to be a matter of logistics, but of love.

ACNA to Try Bishop on Mishandling Abuse Charges

According to three bishops who brought charges against him, the bishop did not initiate an investigation into allegations for nearly two years after hearing of a 9-year-old’s abuse.

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Kenyan Archbishop Opposes Church at State House

President William Ruto says he will not apologize for proposing the 8,000-seat church, which he says he will fund.

The Separation of Church and State Is Good for Both

To advocate for one political candidate over another, however well intentioned, takes us down an unsteady and perilous path, where discernment is considerably less clear.

Ripples Widen in a Case of Stalking

Venessa Pinto, a Church of England licensed lay minister, pleaded guilty in a civil court to stalking Jay Hulme. Scottish Bishop Anne Dyer recommended her work.

Trinity Anglican Seminary Goes ‘Whole Candlestick’

As a central hub in the ACNA, Trinity seeks to broaden beyond the low churchmanship that historically characterized it, and recently opened an event and conference space.

One Priest’s Dream of an African Orthodox Church

The African Orthodox Church wanted to prove its orthodoxy by its strict Anglo-Catholicism, as well as by constant reprinting of pieces about the legitimacy of its apostolic succession.

Prayers, Support Offered to Texas Flood Victims

Bishop David Read of West Texas offers prayers and support to a parish in Kerr County, Texas, where a flash flood claimed multiple lives, including those of children.

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Kenneth E. Bailey Saw Jesus Through a Local Lens

The conviction that a deeper awareness of Middle Eastern culture unlocks layers of meaning in stories from and about Jesus stayed with Kenneth Bailey and shaped his lifelong work.

Not Anglican Enough

Anglican Spirituality An Introduction By Greg Peters Cascade Books, 108 pages, $32 On...

The Creed’s First Home, Ten Feet Under

The 2014 sighting of a small, underwater basilica just a hundred feet from the ancient walls of Nicaea (modern Iznik) posed a series of intriguing questions.

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Richmond Webster: “In the Ark, God goes where his people go. In the Temple, God is unchanged and worshiped in glory.”

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Canadians Choose Mid-Election Nominee as Primate

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