From The Episcopal News, Diocese of Los AngelesThe Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd — whose human-rights advocacy shaped most of his 30 books including the 1965 best-seller Are You Running With Me, Jesus? — died Feb. 27 while in private hospice care in Los Angeles. Severe complications of pneumonia caused Boyd’s death at age 91, said his life partner, Mark Thompson.Boyd was ordained 60 … [Read more...] about Rise in Glory: Malcolm Boyd
Archives for February 2015
Imagine No Religion
“Imagine there’s no heaven,” John Lennon sang in 1971. “It’s easy if you try. No hell below us, above us only sky.” Well, one does not need much imagination in Albania — it’s pretty much everyday reality. According to one recent reckoning, three-quarters of the nation’s residents are self-professed atheists, and only a small number of those who identify as Muslim or Christian … [Read more...] about Imagine No Religion
Editor Returns to World Vision
Adapted from Anglican Communion News ServiceJan Butter, the Anglican Communion Office’s director for communications for five years, is returning to his previous employer, World Vision International, effective March 19. Butter will become World Vision's director for global health communications.Butter’s work has included strengthening Anglican Communion News Service, … [Read more...] about Editor Returns to World Vision
Malcolm Boyd in Hospice Care
From the Facebook page of the Diocese of Los Angeles:The Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd — whose writings on holy dying include this title adapted from the poetry of Dylan Thomas — today [Feb. 26] has entered private hospice care due to severe complications of pneumonia.Bishop Jon Bruno requests continuing prayers for Malcolm, who is resting peacefully, and for his life partner, Mark … [Read more...] about Malcolm Boyd in Hospice Care
20 New Scholarships for EDS
Adapted from an EDS announcementEpiscopal Divinity School will offer 20 additional student scholarships in 2015-16. Ten will be full-tuition scholarships for master’s degree candidates, five of which will be awarded to students of color. The other ten will be first-year scholarships with a school commitment to meet all financial need through financial aid in subsequent … [Read more...] about 20 New Scholarships for EDS
Austin Church Picks Ft. Worth
Adapted from a Diocese of Fort Worth announcementThe Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker has received a letter from the Rev. Canon Len Giacolone, rector of St. Francis Anglican Church in Austin, Texas, saying that the parish voted unanimously at its annual parish meeting on Feb. 1 to seek affiliation with our Diocese.The parish was formed in 1993 as part of the Episcopal Missionary Church, … [Read more...] about Austin Church Picks Ft. Worth
Church Writes to U.N. Group
Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsWith the 2015 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) meeting on the horizon, the Episcopal Church submitted its first official written statement [PDF] to the 59th Session last October, detailing persistent challenges to women’s empowerment and gender equality and offering action steps.This year, UNCSW will undertake a … [Read more...] about Church Writes to U.N. Group
Islam’s Anglican Thinker
Review by Lucinda Mosher Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877/78-1960) wended his way into my doctoral research in 1999. Ian Markham commenced his study of Nursi in 2002. Of the relatively short list of English-language scholarly books about Nursi, several contain an essay by one or both of us. Markham, however, has gone steps farther than I. He included a chapter on Nursi in his … [Read more...] about Islam’s Anglican Thinker