From Churches Uniting in Christ, an ecumenical organization that includes the Episcopal Church: The events of August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia have added tinder to an already volatile situation in this country, as well as in nations around the world. As we mourn the deaths and pray for the families of Heather Heyer and state troopers H. Jay Cullen and Berke Bates, … [Read more...] about ‘Nationalism in All its Forms’
Archives for August 16, 2017
Diocese Purges Plaques
Two plaques commemorating Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee are being removed from a former church building in Brooklyn. Newsday reports that the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island has decided to remove the plaques from the lawn of St. John’s Church, Fort Hamilton. “I think it is the responsible thing for us to do,” the Rt. Rev. Lawrence Provenzano told Newsday. “People for … [Read more...] about Diocese Purges Plaques
Episode 3: Sex, Racism, Orthodoxy
Listen to the third episode of The Living Church podcast! Your hosts, Zachary Guiliano and Andrew Petiprin, discuss a recent article, Wesley Hill’s “Fellowship with the unorthodox: Some thoughts on a recent controversy.” Hill was responding to the roiling debate over James K.A. Smith’s piece “On ‘orthodox Christianity’: some observations and a couple questions.” … [Read more...] about Episode 3: Sex, Racism, Orthodoxy