Meritocracy and the Failure of the Christian Moral Imagination Elisabeth Kincaid October 29, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid In his confrontation with King David in 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan tells a heart-rending story of a rich man who, rather than give up one of his own flock to feed a hungry trav... Read More...
Standing at the Doors of the House of the Lord Elisabeth Kincaid June 3, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ethics, The Episcopal Church The President’s Photo-Op and Our Need for Repentance By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid One of the strangest images of this strange time will undoubtedly be that of the president of the United States standing in fro... Read More...
Good Moralistic Preaching Elisabeth Kincaid May 27, 2020 Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, Ministry, The Episcopal Church This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid In the classic movie Footloose, Chicago teen Ren McCor... Read More...
Life in the Shadow of the Cross Elisabeth Kincaid April 8, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Elisabeth Kincaid In his sermon for the sixth Sunday of Lent in Parochial and Plain Sermons, preached on April 9, 1841, John Henry Newman describes the cross of Christ as the measure of the world, the key... Read More...
Convention, Pope Francis, and the Death Penalty Elisabeth Kincaid August 14, 2018 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church Episcopalians and Roman Catholics have moved closer together on opposition to the death penalty.
With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility Elisabeth Kincaid May 1, 2018 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.
‘Obedience the Remedy’ Elisabeth Kincaid December 14, 2017 Commentary The two key works of John Henry Newman, written while he was still Anglican, present at least an implicit theory of a Catholic virtue ethic.
