By Kirk Petersen Church Pension Group has flexed its mighty databases in search of insights into clergy compensation based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. In response to resolutions at the 2018 General Convention, CPG has repeatedly introduced enhancements in its demographic reporting, and the latest results are described in an hour-long webinar on the company's … [Read more...] about Episcopal Clergy Increasingly Identify as LGBTQ
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Bishops Divided on Revised Lambeth Calls
By Mark Michael Revisions to the Lambeth Call on Human Dignity have set the stage for potentially sharp disagreements over same-sex marriage among the bishops gathered at the Lambeth Conference. The revised text, which appears at the bottom of this post, is scheduled for discussion on August 2, and bishops from the Global South plan a news conference July 29 to outline their … [Read more...] about Bishops Divided on Revised Lambeth Calls
University of Kent Welcomes Gay Bishops to Lambeth
By Egan Millard Episcopal News Service Over a dozen Episcopal bishops joined a march across the campus of the University of Kent, site of the Lambeth Conference, on July 27 to show support for LGBTQ+ inclusion as the topic once again looms large over the once-a-decade gathering of bishops from across the Anglican Communion, underway here through Aug. 8. The raucous sound … [Read more...] about University of Kent Welcomes Gay Bishops to Lambeth
A Skin to Write On: Poems by Rowan Williams
Collected Poems By Rowan Williams Carcanet Press, pp. 249, $22.99 As an Amazon Associate, TLC earns from qualifying purchases. Review by Phoebe Pettingell Today, people may think of poetry and theology as significantly different enterprises, but this has not always been the case. In Christianity alone, a number of theologians were poets: Ambrose of Milan, … [Read more...] about A Skin to Write On: Poems by Rowan Williams
Lambeth to Change Human Sexuality ‘Call’
The Kingdoms of the Cross and the World
The Global Politics of Jesus: A Christian Case for Church-State Separation By Nilay Saiya Oxford, pp. 356, $34.95 As an Amazon Associate, TLC earns from qualifying purchases. Review by Andrew S. Gilmour Scholarship on the intersection of religion and international affairs has seen impressive growth since the end of the Cold War and particularly within the last … [Read more...] about The Kingdoms of the Cross and the World
Bishops Object to Lambeth Proposal on Sexuality
By Kirk Petersen At least two Episcopal bishops are pushing back hard against the apparent intention of the upcoming Lambeth Conference to reaffirm a resolution from nearly a quarter century ago that they consider objectionable. The 1998 Lambeth Conference passed Resolution I.10, which calls for "rejecting homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture." On July 19, … [Read more...] about Bishops Object to Lambeth Proposal on Sexuality
New: 7/31 TLC Online
The July 31 General Convention News issue of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers, and there's a lot of news to report. Our cover story is on Julia Ayala Harris, the newly elected president of the House of Deputies, and the second-ranking executive of the church. Kirk Petersen reports that Ayala Harris, a 41-year-old Latina with an Indigenous … [Read more...] about New: 7/31 TLC Online