Anna Leigh Kubbe, archdeacon of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan, writes that the diocese wants its deacons to emphasize justice as much as mercy. Recalling the diocese’s tent revival on Sept. 7, 2013, she adds:On that day, Episcopalians throughout the diocese sought to expand new diocesan social ministries to include poverty, anti-racism, food justice, literacy, violence, … [Read more...] about E. Michigan Stresses Justice
Archives for May 7, 2014
ACNA, IRD, PB Back Pledge
Jeff Walton writes for the Institute for Religion and Democracy’s weblog, Juicy Ecumenism:Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus, hosted a Capitol Hill press conference this morning featuring several prominent American Christian leaders who will be releasing a “Pledge of Solidarity & … [Read more...] about ACNA, IRD, PB Back Pledge
Lessons from Clapham
Nathan Finn writes at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s Canon and Culture:The Clapham Sect was a close-knit group of mostly upper class Anglican evangelicals who were active between 1790 and 1830. They were named for the London neighborhood in which most of them lived and worshiped. The best-known member of the Clapham Sect is William Wilberforce (1759–1833), the … [Read more...] about Lessons from Clapham