Reviewed by John C. Cavadini On Augustine By Rowan Williams Bloomsbury, Pp. xii + 213. $42. To read these essays now published in book form is a little like a homecoming. I had remembered reading those previously published with appreciation — but upon re-reading them, I have to add, perhaps not with sufficient appreciation. I had forgotten how beautiful they … [Read more...] about Rowan Williams’s Beautiful Grasp of Augustine
Archives for December 17, 2019
Financial Pressures Force Closure of English Seminary
By Mark Michael St. John’s, Nottingham, a 156-year old Anglican theological college, announced its pending closure on December 2. Chris Smith, the chair of the theological college’s council, said “it was agreed that the operation of the current configuration of St John’s is no longer financially viable in the long term.” St. John’s youth ministry and distance learning … [Read more...] about Financial Pressures Force Closure of English Seminary
“The Light Shines in the Darkness’
Presiding Bishop Curry's Christmas Message 2019 From the Public Affairs Office In the first chapter of John's Gospel, sometimes referred to as the prologue to the Gospel, sometimes spoken of as the whole Gospel in miniature, the Gospel writer says this. As he reflects on the coming of God into the world in the person of Jesus. As he reflects on Christmas. He says, the … [Read more...] about “The Light Shines in the Darkness’