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...
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...
Meritocracy and the Failure of the Christian Moral Imagination Elisabeth Kincaid October 29, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid In his confrontation with King David in 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan tells a heart-rending story of a rich man who, rather than give up one of his own flock to feed a hungry traveler, takes away the single and much-loved lamb of... Read More...
Five Tips on Voting Like a Nonbeliever Sam Keyes October 27, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Many Christians these days seem to spend a lot of energy figuring out how to properly separate or combine their faith from their politics. Which presidential candidate is more messianic? Which c... Read More...
Why Should Christians Vote? Guest Contributor October 27, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ethics By Simon Cuff Two cities. Two kingdoms. Two nations. Christian and political theology is littered with these binaries. An election is imminent in the United States. Two- party politics. Two major presidenti... Read More...
Abortion, Faith, and Clarity Guest Contributor October 26, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Douglas LeBlanc Catholic News Agency, as part of EWTN’s global media family, has a charism for making plain what is often obscured by political rhetoric. A recent example is a news report by Matt Hadro: “Biden campaign downplays abortion, ‘preeminent pri... Read More...
Life before Birth According to Scripture Jean Meade October 12, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Jean McCurdy Meade While Christians adopt different stances on how to best address the morality of abortion, we should all bear in mind what the Bible implies about God’s role in conceiving human life by ... Read More...
How to Be an Angry Christian, According to Thomas Aquinas Stewart Clem October 9, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Stewart Clem People are angry. Given everything that’s happened in 2020, combined with the unlimited opportunities created by the internet for expressing our anger, this might be the angriest year in all ... Read More...