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George Sumner

The Rt. Rev. George Sumner, Ph.D. is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. Ordained in Tanzania in 1981, he served in cross-cultural ministry in Navajoland, led parishes in New England, and from 1999-2015 was Principal of Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He is the author or co-author of several books, including The First and The Last: The Claim of Jesus and The Claims of Other Religions (Eerdmans, 2004) and a commentary on Esther and Daniel (Brazos, 2013).

Justification: The Article on Which the Church Stands

What exactly is the relationship between justification and sanctification in the Christian life? There is a kind of ecology between them.

The Fix Is In—A Negative Natural Theology

Sordid news and scandals means there is an evangelistic opening for the true account of our of life, together with a better end to the story.

Communion Structures: The Vision Awaits the Time

What will be necessary now for the Anglican Communion to survive as a fellowship, at once expansive and capable of expressing what is normative?

The Risen One

I want to begin this morning with a word about St. Thomas Aquinas, the renowned theologian of our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters, whose...

At the Heart of All Being

Christ the Logos of Creation: An Essay in Analogical Metaphysics By John Betz Emmaus Academic, 592 pages, $59.95 In this ambitious work, John Betz aims to reinvigorate the...

Caesar’s Coin

If you are looking for a quixotic project, try offering a theological word at the borderline of faith and politics in election year 2024....

Déjà Vu All Over Again

An address delivered to the Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas  A month and a half ago, on a Zoom meeting of the House...

Against Hiding

By George Sumner We all know of sins of commission and omission, doing what we ought not to do and not doing what we ought...

On Canterbury: A Thought Experiment

By George Sumner With the latest disputes about the nature of the Anglican Communion, how we order our common life (such as it is), and...

A Social-Transcendental Argument

By George Sumner This year marks the 30th anniversary of Reclaiming Faith, a work that Ephraim Radner and I edited to bring the lens of...