Perhaps The Time Has Come
Should we cut the final Constantinian tether by which the priest serves simultaneously as civil agent?
Marriage: Gift and Vocation
In all the conflicted debates over the past years regarding sexuality, churches have often forgotten the simple and privileged task of witnessing to and commending the married life. It’s something worth doing.
General Synod and A Word to the Church
It could be argued that if we had all gone home after voting on these affirmations, much of the pain that resulted from General Synod’s other decisions could have been avoided and we may have been the better for it. But as it happened, we proceeded to the debate and vote on the marriage canon amendment, the failure of which unleashed an avalanche of protest, accusation, and ill will that in many ways will form the lasting characterization of General Synod 2019 for many of those who were present.
Are Kinship and Marriage Synonymous?
Review: Modern Kinship: A Queer Guide to Christian Marriage, by David and Constantino Khalaf (Westminster John Knox Press. Pp. 232. $16)
By Victor Lee Austin
The Khalafs are a norm-busting, deeply traditi... Read More...
Responses to “Empire Remixed”
In the run up to the Anglican Church of Canada's 2019 General Synod, Covenant published a series of articles dealing with the proposed changes to the marriage canon from a conservative perspective. These articles generated considerable response. Two of our authors have penned responses to their critics.
Same-Sex Marriage: Where Do We Go from Here?
All of us face a situation where things may not turn out the way we hope they will. And regardless of the outcome, our calling as disciples of Jesus Christ bids us to the following perspectives, demeanors, and behaviors.
Christ and Care for the Marginalized
We need to repent of the ways we have excluded the marginalized and we need to repent from the ways our understanding of what it means to be human is more often derived from our experience or observations than from the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.
Genealogy, Marriage, and the Word: A Response to Christopher Brittain
Scripture is replete with genealogies. Indeed, the Bible as a whole could be called one great genealogical narrative.