The Episcopal Church in 2050 The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew January 11, 2021 Analysis, Church of England, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By David Goodhew Bishop John Shelby Spong wrote a book in 1999 entitled Why Christianity Must Change or Die. The Episcopal Church has, largely, followed Bishop Spong’s lead. It has changed and it is dying. I... Read More...
The Logic of ‘But on the other hand…’ George Sumner June 16, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By George Sumner Every Christian doctrine involves, somehow or other, saying two things at once. This doesn’t point to an occasional knot, but shows the nature of the subject itself. Prior to grappling with ... Read More...
The Eternal Processions and the Triune Formula Guest Contributor March 19, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Tyler Been Every Sunday, by their recitation of the Nicene Creed, Anglicans confess belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In many ways, the creed is an apophatic statement. It provides the boundaries of what can and cannot be said about the Holy Tr... Read More...
The Creed as God’s Story and Ours Guest Contributor March 18, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Here, in this story, we become unified as forgiven sinners, awaiting the return of our savior and the redemption of the world.
The Play’s the Thing Guest Contributor February 21, 2020 Books, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church Shakespeare, Theology, and the Unstaged God offers a provocative, well-researched look at the spaces that literature and theology can cohabit
Towards a Livelier God Guest Contributor February 7, 2020 Books, Church of England, Reviews & Culture Andreas Wagner’s God’s Body, a revision of an earlier German book, is a fascinating and provocative discussion of anthropomorphism, the presentation of God as an embodied person
Antichrists Dane Neufeld December 4, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Contributors The Antichrist signals the very real possibility that humanity may be forced to come face to face with what it actually is, with all its ruinous, deceptive and disintegrating desire.
Fathers, Children, and Gifts: A Brief Reflection on the Name of the First Person of the Trinity Guest Contributor October 25, 2019 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Expansive language presses against the limits of the worst habits of our theological imaginations, especially, for instance, assuming we know what a word like “father” means.