Whither the Church of England? By David Goodhew Whither the Church of England (C of E)? The numbers make bleak reading, for the most part. Take the diocese of Bath and Wells. In 1990, around 34,000 people attended its churches on Sundays.... Read More...
The Neoliberal Age Part II: The Decomposition of Anglicanism This is an essay in two parts. Part one may be found here. By Paul (H. Matthew Lee) “Anglican ministers and bishops are proud and rich, live in wealthy parishes and dioceses and wax fat with an entirely un... Read More...
The Neoliberal Age: The Decomposition of the Self By Paul (H. Matthew Lee) “In combating racism we do not make progress if we combat the people themselves. We have to combat the causes of racism. If a bandit comes to my house and I have a gun, I cannot shoot ... Read More...
Missionary Anglicanism Redux: A New Paradigm? By Jeremy Bonner The ACNA is on the move, downwards as well as upwards. In an earlier article for Covenant I looked at the overall picture. Now I want to dig deeper into the latest figures, which provide man... Read More...
Constitutional Confusion By Drew N. Keane Recent Title IV proceedings against the Bishop of Albany, the Rt. Rev. William Love, expose a number of ambiguities in the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church that, if unaddresse... Read More...
The Episcopal Church in 2050 By David Goodhew Bishop John Shelby Spong wrote a book in 1999 entitled Why Christianity Must Change or Die. The Episcopal Church has, largely, followed Bishop Spong’s lead. It has changed and it is dying. I... Read More...
Will the Supreme Court Grant Religious Schools Carte Blanche to Ignore Anti-Discrimination Laws in Hiring and Firing? (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...
Climate change, anxiety, and hope While I am hardly a climate change “denier,” I do sit uneasily with the evangelical fervor with which many people I know and respect talk of environmental disaster.
