By G. Jeffrey MacDonaldAt the end of bumpy drive in the least religious corner of America, a new church without a building has begun offering the Eucharist among the hardwoods and the chipmunks of rural New Hampshire. The dream is as big as the forest: to evangelize the many locals who love the outdoors and seek spirituality in nature, not church.But those who visit Church of … [Read more...] about Green Faith in New Hampshire
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Scot McKnight, Anglican Deacon
Theologian and prolific author Scot McKnight writes on his Jesus Creed weblog:Beginning at 10 a.m. on April 26 in a service at the Church of the Redeemer (Highland Park [Illinois]) I will be ordained into the Sacred Order of Deacons.… We are grateful to the Rev. Canon Jay Greener, a master liturgist and pastor, and [the] Rev. Amanda Holm Rosengren, pastor and worship leader, … [Read more...] about Scot McKnight, Anglican Deacon
Bp. Epting: Emergent Cursillo
The Cursillo movement, which turns 70 in 2014, is a natural home for people drawn to emergent faith, the Rt. Rev. Christopher Epting said during the annual conference of National Episcopal Cursillo. The conference met Oct. 24-27 in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg.“You and I are part of the ‘emerging’ church,” said Epting, assisting bishop in the Diocese of Chicago. “We seek to … [Read more...] about Bp. Epting: Emergent Cursillo
Rob Bell: ‘I Am for Fidelity’
Rob Bell, a leading author in the emergent movement and former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church, has endorsed same-sex marriage.“I am for marriage,” Bell said as a guest of the rector’s forum at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. “I am for fidelity. I am for love, whether it’s a man and a woman, a woman and a woman, a man and a man. … This is the world we are living in and we … [Read more...] about Rob Bell: ‘I Am for Fidelity’
Punched Back
For the Parish A Critique of Fresh Expressions By Andrew Davison and Alison Milbank. SCM Press. Pp. 220. $35. Review by Tony Hunt For the Parish is not a book that pulls any punches. The first half is a sustained polemic against Fresh Expressions, a popularizing and mostly youthful church movement that is finding a place in many churches in the United Kingdom, … [Read more...] about Punched Back