The Living Church

From the Anglican Communion Institute In 2004 the Bishop of Nevada, Katharine Jefferts Schori, received a former Roman Catholic priest, Bede Parry, as a priest in the Episcopal Church. What made this instance of a relatively common phenomenon remarkable is that Parry had sexually abused minors under his care as a Roman Catholic priest, he […]

Catholic Voices The Authority of General Convention: A Conversation Introduction by Daniel H. Martins, convener Authority is currently something of a hot topic in Anglican circles. Discussion of the proposed Anglican Covenant has raised questions of whether it would lessen the authority of the 38 member provinces to order their own internal life and add […]

Catholic Voices The Authority of General Convention: A Conversation Part 2 By Ephraim Radner Bishop Franklin helpfully approaches the question of General Convention’s authority as a church “council” by drawing a historical line between the nascent Episcopal Church’s formation and what we now call the “conciliar” tradition. The early Church settled disputes through councils, and […]

Catholic Voices The Authority of General Convention: A Conversation Part 2 By R. William Franklin Professor Ephraim Radner raises two questions [TLC, Sept. 25] which to me relate our historical and theological exchanges about the authority of General Convention to a future decision the Episcopal Church must make about the proposed Anglican Covenant. Radner asks […]

Catholic Voices The Authority of General Convention: A Conversation By R. William Franklin In these essays we focus on the basis of the authority of the General Convention. It is a topic at the heart of discussions about the church’s future — in, as it were, its domestic affairs and foreign relations. May parishes and […]

By Douglas LeBlanc When the new dean and president of Nashotah House Theological Seminary asked the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury if he would visit the campus in October, George L. Carey thought he was speaking of 2012. The lead time was only about three weeks, but when the Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr., calls, […]

The fall term at King’s University in Halifax began on a sour note for students and faculty who worship at the college chapel. The Bishop of Nova Scotia sent a letter to the president of the university stating that the diocese could no longer fund a full-time chaplaincy. And Bishop Sue Moxley went further: “There […]

The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, 25th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, in an interview with Duke Divinity School’s Faith & Leadership: The desert was a period of purification and self-knowledge in order that they were prepared to enter the promised land. All the things that happened in the wilderness, the struggle and the […]