John Keble on judgment before Lent
For John Keble, Lent prepares you to meet your Maker.
Mid-Synod musings: Sexuality, Lambeth Conferences, OneBodyOneFaith
What are other Lambeth Conference resolutions on sexuality? And would OneBodyOneFaith's proposal work?
Issues on the eve of General Synod
Attention has focused entirely on the bishops' report on sexuality, but there are a variety of substantive issues coming before the General Synod.
Confessing Christ: Pope Peter?
Bede points to Peter’s exaltation (historical and, it seems ongoing) over the other apostles as a sign: that those who would enter the Church and be saved must remain in the faith of Peter and in the fellowship of the Church.
A national or apostolic church? The C of E, sex, and inclusion
As the C of E struggles over issues in human sexuality, we might hope for more than attention to establishment and "apostolicity." Instead, we seek a recognition of the Church of England's providential role as a servant in the formation of a global Communion of national churches straining for a more Catholic identity, not ignoring the gift of the local, but always with an eye towards the graces of the universal.
Missing the point: GAFCON UK, acrimony, and Lambeth I.10
I can only lament yet another airing of Anglicanism’s dirty laundry: namely, the fear and anxiety of all parties regarding any settled, visible consensus around human sexuality, both within national churches and in the Anglican Communion at large.
Benedict XVI’s Last Testament and his theological legacy
Benedict XVI's Last Testament and a conference on his theological legacy reveal the great debt we owe to this pope.
Catholic renewal and Curry in Rome
Should Presiding Bishop Curry have been in Rome? And what does renewal look like?