“Intimate Conviction,” a conference scheduled for Oct. 12-13 in Jamaica, will mark the 50th anniversary of anti-sodomy laws being repealed in England and Wales. The Church of England was instrumental in creating anti-sodomy laws, but also in abolishing them. It published the first report calling for decriminalization, and Anglicans formed the majority on the Wolfenden … [Read more...] about Remembering the Wolfenden Report
Archives for June 20, 2017
Queen Honors Irish Hymn-writer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mPrqltkJyw Keith Getty, an Ulster-born hymn-writer whose “In Christ Alone” met with rejection by Presbyterian liturgists, has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II. Getty, 42, now a resident of Nashville, was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire during the Queen’s birthday honors. Hymn-writers rarely achieve such honors. Getty … [Read more...] about Queen Honors Irish Hymn-writer
Claremont in Disrepair
Bloy House is the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont School of Theology, 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Claremont School of Theology is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and moved to the campus in 1957. The Very Rev. Sylvia Sweeney, dean and president of Bloy House, has written this letter on possible responses if Claremont relocates: A number of you may … [Read more...] about Claremont in Disrepair
Bound for Geneva
The social and public affairs adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury has been appointed as the new Anglican Communion representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva. Jack Palmer-White has worked at Lambeth Palace since 2012, initially as parliamentary assistant and then as a policy adviser focusing on marriage and family life, before taking up his current role two years … [Read more...] about Bound for Geneva