A House for the Body Calvin Lane July 14, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church By Calvin Lane Just to the south of Hyde Park in London lies the upscale neighborhood of Knightsbridge. There you can visit a Rolex boutique before popping into Harrod’s, the self-proclaimed world’s leading ... Read More...
“Unto Whomsoever Much is Given, of Her Shall Much Be Required” Brandt Montgomery June 23, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Bishops, Bourbons, and Big Mules: A History of the Episcopal Church in Alabama By J. Barry Vaughn The University of Alabama Press, 2013, pp. 264. $49.95 Review By Brandt L. Montgomery June 27, 2020 ... Read More...
Spiritual Communion and Eucharistic Ecclesiology Guest Contributor June 15, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry, Ressourcement Pastors and theologians are searching for options for sacramental celebration while under social distancing regulations. Some proposals, such as “virtual Communion,” further perpetuate the individualistic tendencies that pervade American Christianity by obscuring the ecclesial contours of the sacrament.
Eucharistic Participation and Pastoral Care Guest Contributor June 11, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Thomas Plant The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed deep cleavages within society and the Church. The suspension of public liturgies and physical distancing requirements have brought about crises of pastoral ... Read More...
Why Go Back to Church? Guest Contributor June 5, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church By Francis H. Wade It is unlikely that Carl Sandberg intended in 1936 to describe the plight of the church in 2020 but his poem “Get Off This Estate” does just that. "Get off this estate." "What for?" "Be... 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...
Ascension and Anglicanism: Pandemic in the Church of England Guest Contributor May 21, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Simon Cuff Today we celebrate a feast in the Church’s year that often struggles to find a place in our theologies, though it is secure in our creed: the Ascension. Jesus is taken up out of the apostles’ s... Read More...
Learning Again to Sing in a Foreign Land: The BCP and Domestic Prayer Guest Contributor May 8, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner and Ephraim Radner “How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Ps. 137:4) In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, many Christians feel exiled from their own churches, as i... Read More...
