Why We Should Beatify Jane Austen The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew May 28, 2020 Books, Church of England, Commentary, Reviews & Culture By David Goodhew We need to beatify Jane Austen. This is not, usually, the Anglican way. But here we should make an exception. Yes, Austen is a superlative writer of romantic comedy. And the summit of her... Read More...
Life Without Mark or Measure Guest Contributor May 11, 2020 Books, Church of England, Commentary By Thomas Plant They were alone in a grey formless world without mark or measure. Only far away north-west was a deeper darkness against the dying light: the Mountains of Mist and the forest at their feet. — T... Read More...
Dogs, Easter, and New Creation Charlie Clauss April 30, 2020 Bible, Books, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Charlie Clauss There is one species on our planet that seems to be benefiting from Covid-19 stay-at-home orders: dogs. There are more dogs out on walks, it seems, than ever before. Many animal rescue orga... Read More...
Reading Scripture as Centered on Jesus Guest Contributor March 13, 2020 Bible, Books, Exegesis, Reviews & Culture The Swiss theologian’s striking insights on core Christian doctrines glisten through this superb collection of essays plumbing his engagements with gospel texts.
Nature, Grace, and Adoption Abigail Woolley Cutter March 6, 2020 Books, Ethics, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church Since it is small, accessible, and thoroughly theological, it would be an excellent resource for beginning a conversation on adoption and assisted reproduction among pastors or seminary students, who may be asked to counsel other Christians.
Sympathetic Imagination Bishop John Bauerschmidt March 3, 2020 Books, Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church The process of entering into another age and another culture is not a strictly scientific one but requires imagination, the ability to call to mind people distant from us in time and place.
God, Sexuality, & Knots: Sarah Coakley’s théologie totale (a personal appropriation) Matt Boulter February 27, 2020 Books, Commentary, Contributors, Ethics, The Episcopal Church Over the course of this extended discussion, did any of us change our mind on any of the issues? Even though we did see how gender politics, trinitarian theology, and our own experience of desire are all connected in a thorny knot, at the end of the day, no, we did not, any of us, change our mind on the issues at hand.
Toni Morrison’s Beloved: A Retrospective Review and Contemporary Application John Mason Lock February 25, 2020 Books, Commentary, Contributors, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church For Black History Month I have been revisiting the works of Toni Morrison, especially what is arguably her greatest novel, Beloved, a kind of literary reflection on the traumas of slavery.
