The Decline of Celebrity Pastors Guest Contributor July 27, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, Tech, The Episcopal Church By John Sundara Contemporary evangelicalism has always been adept at using technology to advance its missionary outreach. The latest iteration of this aptitude has been the way evangelicals turned on a dime ... Read More...
Grace and Social Justice Guest Contributor July 22, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Molly Jane Layton “Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church.” So begins Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s compelling book The Cost of Discipleship, written as he grappled with the reality of the German Church’s ... Read More...
Faith Working in Love: On Christian Commitment to Social Justice Guest Contributor July 20, 2020 ACNA, Commentary, Ethics By Ian Olson Indignation has been simmering for generations, building with every act of injustice and compounded by the public’s failure to grasp the scope of the problem. And now it’s boiling over across ou... Read More...
Privilege, Prayer, & Perspective – At Gunpoint Guest Contributor July 13, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Peter M. Antoci At 5:50 a.m. on Memorial Day, I was still asleep in my bed, blissfully unaware that the day had already begun. I was unaware that the sun was up, that the birds were chirping, and that thr... Read More...
Universally Accessible and Innately Personal: The Significance of Relationship in St. Benedict’s Humility Guest Contributor July 11, 2020 Commentary, Ressourcement, The Episcopal Church By Elizabeth Elin In a world fraught with desperation and insecurity, humility appears to be an antiquated virtue, frequently discarded due to its destructive effect on self-esteem. Today, it seems that humi... Read More...
Will the Supreme Court Grant Religious Schools Carte Blanche to Ignore Anti-Discrimination Laws in Hiring and Firing? Guest Contributor July 8, 2020 Analysis, Commentary, News, The Episcopal Church (This article was published hours before the Supreme Court sided with the schools. The decision is described in an addendum at the end of the article.) By John Allan Knight The Supreme Court will soon is... Read More...
The Color of the Godhead Guest Contributor July 1, 2020 Art, Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church Is It Time to Remove Images of the White Jesus From Churches? By Pamela A. Lewis "So tell me," began the tastefully dressed, middle-aged woman, to whom I had just been introduced at a church social event, "... Read More...
St. Benedict’s Guide to Surviving the Lockdown Guest Contributor June 30, 2020 ACNA, Commentary Four tips for a better life during coronatide By Matt Luby I spent the whole year of 2017 discerning the Catholic priesthood. I lived in communities of formation. I shadowed missionaries. Something was alw... Read More...
