By Peggy EastmanThe paradox of fear and hope that is China today includes flouting the rule of law, corruption, gross violations of individual rights, wrongful imprisonment, harassment of those who criticize the Communist Party, and real optimism that change is coming with new leadership, according to Chinese lawyer and human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng.Chen drew a standing … [Read more...] about Chinese ‘Losing Their Fear’
Archives for January 2013
Feb. 17 TLC Posted
The Feb. 17 edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. … [Read more...] about Feb. 17 TLC Posted
Luke for More of Us
Review by Garwood P. Anderson Among the very few things on which our diverse church can agree is the sorry state of biblical literacy. The complaint comes, not unexpectedly from biblicist precincts, that lay people lack sufficient familiarity, and clergy sufficient facility, with the Bible’s narratives and precepts. Meanwhile, on the “left” comes the rejoinder, not without … [Read more...] about Luke for More of Us
Mumford & Friends
John Mumford, national director of Vineyard Churches in the UK and Ireland, interviewed Justin and Caroline Welby on Jan. 27. Mumford and the Welbys are longtime friends, and humor flows throughout the interview.Mumford’s first question: “Justin, of the 105 archbishops of Canterbury, five have been murdered. How does that make you feel?”“Well, it’s about 21 to one,” Welby … [Read more...] about Mumford & Friends
ACNA Bishops Join March
By Jeff WaltonRobed in purple and accented with mittens and scarves to fend off chilly temperatures, 15 bishops from the Anglican Church in North America braved inclement weather in the nation’s capital Jan. 25 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.“We’d all like to see the culture of death turn into a … [Read more...] about ACNA Bishops Join March
Augustine Wears Augustine
By G. Jeffrey MacDonaldTLC CorrespondentA Wisconsin parish priest has received one of the Anglican Communion’s highest honors in recognition of his efforts on behalf of persecuted Christians and peacemaking around the world.The Very Rev. Patrick P. Augustine, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in La Crosse, received the Cross of St. Augustine during a Dec. 16 service at his … [Read more...] about Augustine Wears Augustine
Six Nominees for New Jersey
The Diocese of New Jersey has announced three men and three women as nominees in the search for its 12th bishop. The nominees are:The Rev. David Anderson, rector, St. Luke’s Church, Darien, Connecticut: “I often pray in the sacristy — just as the altar party is ready to go — that we would all be hidden behind the cross of Christ. The point of liturgy is, it’s the work of the … [Read more...] about Six Nominees for New Jersey
Human Buttresses at St. John’s
Review by Richard J. Mammana, Jr.This attractive new book by Francis Sypher is the most recent in his series of insightful histories of parishes and institutions of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Following his 2010 bicentennial history of St. James’s Church, Madison Avenue, and the surprisingly wonderful St. Agnes Chapel of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New … [Read more...] about Human Buttresses at St. John’s