Enmity Bishop John Bauerschmidt July 6, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By John Bauerschmidt Enmity is defined as “deep-seated unfriendliness accompanied by readiness to quarrel or fight; hostility; antagonism” (Funk & Wagnall’s Standard College Dictionary). As a state of be... Read More...
The Government on His Shoulders Jordan Hylden January 4, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church The possibility of genuine politics begins with the first Christmas, with the Incarnation. It is finally and only here that we see there might actually be a peaceable Prince of all the world.
Perhaps The Time Has Come George Sumner November 8, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church Should we cut the final Constantinian tether by which the priest serves simultaneously as civil agent?
On Politics and Nature: The Birds of the Air Will Tell You Will Brown October 22, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church It is a source of comfort — or it should be! — to the Christian, that he with whom we have to do sits on his throne with sovereign attention, and that the whole cosmic drama is resolving itself toward a grand reconciliation with its creator through the cross of Jesus (cf. Colossians 1:19-20). And through it all our task remains the same: fidelity.
Wendell Berry, Poet and Prophet Chip Prehn March 27, 2019 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church Wendell Berry, this great Bard — as great an American voice as Thoreau’s or Whitman’s — assumes that the reality before and all around us in nature is infinitely complex and therefore cannot be fully comprehended by any human intellect.
The Future of Liberalism: Patrick Deneen and Tucker Carlson Andrew Petiprin February 13, 2019 Commentary, Ethics, Roman Catholic Church, The Episcopal Church How do we pursue the common good when we can’t see beyond our custom commercial and entertainment options that are always increasing and never satisfying?
Joseph and the Politics of Uncertainty Victoria Heard January 9, 2019 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church In a safe country, with the rule of law, a citizen can ignore politics. In a country without predictability, a citizen has to watch and worry.
Speaking of the Dead Guest Contributor December 7, 2018 Ethics, Ministry, The Episcopal Church I am disturbed that any Christian — among the laity or ordained — would demonize a newly departed Christian soul.
