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Colin Podmore

Dr. Colin Podmore was clerk to the General Synod and then director of Forward in Faith, and is now retired.

Choosing the Archbishop of Canterbury

The commission’s composition when choosing an Archbishop of Canterbury, laid down by standing orders of the General Synod, reflects the archbishop’s many roles.

Ecclesiology Narrowed

The crises that have battered the Anglican Communion have been complicated by differences of ecclesiology.

Women as Bishops

Rescuing Breadth and Diversity in England • By Colin Podmore

Living with Difference

By Colin Podmore I fight to keep the church broad and tolerant, to enable traditional Christians not just to remain but to flourish.

Beyond Provincialism

By Colin Podmore In the Anglican Communion, what’s true for dioceses is true for provinces.

Diagnosis of a Stalled Covenant

Review by Colin Podmore The Anglican Covenant has been unable to escape from the context that gave rise to it.