Two Ways of Common Praying Guest Contributor March 30, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church This paper is one liturgical theologian’s attempt to reflect on what it can mean to be the Church for an extended period of time when we will be gathering virtually.
Communion in Chaos in the UMC Guest Contributor March 27, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, United Methodist Church The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered United Methodist Churches throughout much of the United States. Over the past week Methodist pastors have made many difficult decisions. More are still to come.
Working from Home: A Rule of Life Guest Contributor March 23, 2020 Commentary Now, as we are hunkered down due to COVID-19, they can be a good reminder of our own need, as human creatures, to create meaningful order and to be ordered, to refuse to return to the chaos from which creation was originally pulled and shaped.
The Difficult Work of Fellowship Guest Contributor March 20, 2020 Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church Whatever we may prefer to call it — communion, fellowship, community — it is difficult work. Let’s be honest about that.
The Eternal Processions and the Triune Formula Guest Contributor March 19, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Tyler Been Every Sunday, by their recitation of the Nicene Creed, Anglicans confess belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In many ways, the creed is an apophatic statement. It provides the boundarie... Read More...
The Creed as God’s Story and Ours Guest Contributor March 18, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Here, in this story, we become unified as forgiven sinners, awaiting the return of our savior and the redemption of the world.
On Epidemics and the Church: A Letter from Europe Guest Contributor March 16, 2020 Ecclesiology, Ministry, The Episcopal Church If nothing else, the pandemic — as the WHO has now labeled COVID-19 — will test our resolve, our resilience, and our resourcefulness as voices of calm and certainty in a moment edging disturbingly toward mass hysteria.
Reading Scripture as Centered on Jesus Guest Contributor March 13, 2020 Bible, Books, Exegesis, Reviews & Culture The Swiss theologian’s striking insights on core Christian doctrines glisten through this superb collection of essays plumbing his engagements with gospel texts.
