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Same-Sex Blessings Advance in C of E After Narrow Synod Vote

“The outcome of this vote was met with gasps around the chamber, and a coordinated protest from the public gallery, with shouts that the synod was ‘serving Satan.’”

Welby’s Tenure on Shaky Ground Over Same-Sex Blessings

The Archbishop of Canterbury floated the idea of early retirement, as he faced criticism from all directions.

C of E Bishops Rush to Commend Same-sex Blessings

Eleven conservative bishops have issued a dissenting statement, alleging that the plan fails “to safeguard the pastoral stability, mission, and unity of the church,” while LGBT activists in the church complain that it shows a loss of nerve.

When Will the ACNA Overtake TEC?

The Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) only came into being in 2009. To suggest that it will overtake the Episcopal Church (TEC) —...

Nourishing Memories, Chapter 8: Curacy in Harlesden, London

"I reckon this is worth you looking at for a curacy, Graham.” Jeremy Pemberton, who shared a study with me at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, handed me...

Prayers of Love and Faith, (Arch-)Episcopal Power, and Anglican Identity

While this piece is longer than what we typically publish on Covenant, I believe that it is very important for the details of this...

When Rights Conflict: Sex Abuse Reporting & the Confessional

Bishops in the Church of England seek to balance the imperatives of penitence and safeguarding.

Of Third Rate Clergymen: Bishop Grafton Speaks

Charles Chapman Grafton: Selected Writings Edited by Clinton Collister Nashotah House Press, pp. 261. $13.99 In his spiritual memoir, A Journey Godward of a Servant of Jesus...

Paul Simon, Psalmist?

In his already highly acclaimed new album, Seven Psalms, Paul Simon, born into a New York Jewish family, has brought to the fore his...

Why Atheism Kills Community

David Goodhew Atheism kills community. Secularism has risen in the West, alongside acute loneliness and the hollowing out of many communal practices. This is not...

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