Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsPresiding Bishop Michael Curry has been discharged from the hospital in Virginia today and will return to his home in North Carolina.“God is God and I have lived my life trusting in him,” Bishop Curry said. “And I believe the Church and the world are in God’s hands even when it may not seem like it.”Presiding Bishop Curry expressed … [Read more...] about Bp. Curry Leaves Hospital
Archives for December 11, 2015
PB Suspends Three Leaders
Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsPresiding Bishop Michael Curry has issued this letter to the staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society:I need to inform you that on Wednesday I placed on administrative leave Bishop Stacy Sauls, Chief Operating Officer, Samuel McDonald, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission, and Alex Baumgarten, Director of … [Read more...] about PB Suspends Three Leaders
Climate Talks ‘Nearly There’
By Gavin DrakeACNSThe French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, chairman of the talks, said he would present another draft agreement Saturday morning to negotiators from almost 200 countries.“We are nearly there, I’m optimistic,” he told journalists, saying that he was “sure” that the revised text, which he described as “a big step forward for humanity as a whole,” would be … [Read more...] about Climate Talks ‘Nearly There’
Heaney Publishes on Theology
Adapted from Virginia Theological SeminaryThe Rev. Robert S. Heaney, Virginia Theological Seminary’s director of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies and associate professor of Christian mission, has published From Historical to Critical Post-Colonial Theology: The Contribution of John S. Mbiti and Jesse N.K. Mugambi (Pickwick, 2015).Heaney’s new book argues for a nuanced … [Read more...] about Heaney Publishes on Theology
Litany on Gun Violence
The Rt. Rev. Stephen T. Lane, Bishop of Maine, has composed a litany [PDF] for use by dioceses and congregations and dioceses during National Gun Violence Sabbath Weekend (Dec. 10-14).Several dioceses led by members of Bishops Against Gun Violence have promoted Bishop Lane’s litany, encouraging its use in congregations.The litany reads, in part:God of Compassion, we give you … [Read more...] about Litany on Gun Violence