The Living Church

A bishop, a pilot, and a public servant

Love of God is first in the order of commanding; the love of neighbor is, however, first in the order of doing

Review by John Orens In his first Tract on Christian Socialism, published in 1849, F.D. Maurice imagined a “person of respectability” asking, “Do you seriously believe that a Socialist can be a Christian, or a Christian a Socialist?” To which Maurice replied that not only is Christianity “the only foundation of socialism,” but “a true […]

By Theresa Wilson Asbury University has a history of revivals, from 1905 to 2006. In February 1970, Asbury canceled classes for a week and worship continued for 144 hours. About 2,000 witness teams spread from Asbury across the nation, and this revival became a significant part of the Jesus movement (see bit.ly/asburyrevivals). That history does […]

News Analysis By Mark Michael The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) has declared its conviction that the Church of England’s decision to allow the blessing of same-sex unions has departed from orthodox Christian teaching on marriage — and, as a result, that its communion with the mother church has been broken, and the […]

The author describes his brief, readable, wise guide to the season of Lent

An LGBT group has called for a Title IV disciplinary investigation — a proceeding that now seems inevitable

Diocese makes risky decision to seek approval through the consents process