Race and Reserve in the High Church Tradition: A Doctoral Thesis Report Brandt Montgomery February 25, 2021 Commentary, Ethics, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Brandt L. Montgomery Like many of my colleagues here on Covenant either have done or are in the process of doing, for the past five years, I have been studying for a doctoral degree. While most of them ei... Read More...
The Holy Innocents Bishop Daniel Martins December 29, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Daniel Martins The notion of "innocence" has an interesting range of meaning. At a literal and concrete level, it denotes absence of guilt or culpability in relation to a specific act or series of acts. O... Read More...
What Is There to Talk About? Philip Turner December 18, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner Shortly before the recent election’s results were settled, I posted a short piece noting the extent of our divisions and the depth of our discontent. I went on to ask: what is the root cause... Read More...
The Four Last Things Redux Guest Contributor December 16, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Bowman The traditional “four last things” of Advent — death, judgment, heaven, and hell — direct Christians’ attention to the world to come. But these Advent themes speak as well to the work alrea... Read More...
The Caroline Divines and COVID-19 Guest Contributor December 9, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Christopher D. Jones COVID-19 poses unique practical and moral challenges, as it affects the respiratory, circulatory, and neurological systems, and causes harm to vulnerable populations and the general p... Read More...
On Hunting Chip Prehn November 25, 2020 Books, Commentary, Ethics, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church By Chip Prehn Sir Roger Scruton, who died too young last January, came late to fox-hunting but made up for this by becoming one of England’s most avid sportsmen and lovers of the chase. About 2001, I picked ... Read More...
Thoughts on Our Election and the Cause and Remedy of Our Present Discontents Philip Turner November 11, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner As I sit down to write, though former Vice President Biden is slightly ahead, no clear winner of this election has been established. Indeed, it may be sometime before the outcome is firmly s... Read More...
Mapping the Terrain for Engagement on Human Sexuality Guest Contributor November 10, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ethics Living in Love and Faith Christian Teaching about Human Identity, Sexuality and Marriage The Church of England Review by Oliver O’Donovan In the mid-twentieth century the Church of England used to attra... Read More...