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Christological Dispute Leads to Writer’s Banishment

Susanna J. Carlyon: “They have over-intellectualized and theorized it and come out with a dogma that doesn’t align with the Scriptures.”

Australian Bishops Block Traditional Marriage Resolution

Clergy and laity strongly favored a resolution declaring that marriage is between a man and a woman, but the bishops narrowly said no.

Australia’s GAFCON Chair Looks Ahead to May Synod

Same-sex marriage is still a divisive issue, but Bishop Richard Condie hopes the COVID delay may have calmed the waters.

Cornerstones: St. Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide

By Robyn Douglass Correspondent Adelaide is nicknamed the “City of Churches,” and while the South Australian capital has some fine places of worship, St Peter’s Cathedral...

Australian Church Confronts Domestic Violence

By Robyn Douglass Correspondent Australians love “mateship,” but the stereotype of tough manliness has a dark underbelly. Australia as a whole is grappling with the ugly...

Australia’s Good Book

Australia’s Indigenous people were invited to engage with the Bible. People who had occupied the land for around 50,000 years inevitably questioned the authority of these new sacred stories.

Action Against Australian Bishop Halted

Bishop Philip Newell was found incompetent to defend himself because of advanced dementia.

50 Years in Northern Australia

The Diocese of the Northern Territory, Australia’s youngest diocese, has had six bishops in its 50-year history, and they are all still alive.

Restoring a Remote Australian Church

Parishioners work to restore All Saints Church, Erub Island, for its centennial.

Eliminate Pain, not People

Christian leaders: “Euthanasia and assisted suicide represent the abandonment of those who are in greatest need.”

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