Oxford University Press has launched the first multi-volume history of worldwide Anglicanism by a major university press. The Oxford History of Anglicanism covers the growth of worldwide Anglicanism in five volumes supported by 100 scholars. Three volumes have appeared already and a further two are due later this year. Professor Rowan Strong conceived the series, oversaw the … [Read more...] about Oxford’s Series on Anglicanism
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‘Donations Beget Donations’
Mitzi J. Budde, head librarian and professor at Virginia Theological Seminary, writes about the library’s growing collection: Strength calls to strength, and donations beget donations. Last week Bishop Payne Library received delivery of the J. Reilly Lewis Collection, a donation of 1,900 books, 3,600 music CDs, and 7,000 scores. Dr. Lewis (1944-2016) was founding director of … [Read more...] about ‘Donations Beget Donations’
Kenneth Bailey (1930-2016)
Canon Kenneth Bailey • Presbytery of Shenango, Pennsylvania By the Rev. Mark Michael The Rev. Canon Kenneth Bailey, one of the most innovative New Testament scholars of the 20th century, died May 23 at his home in western Pennsylvania. He was 85. Raised in Egypt as the son of American Presbyterian missionaries, Bailey spent most of his career … [Read more...] about Kenneth Bailey (1930-2016)
Vatican II’s Contested Legacy
Review by Paul Avis Vatican II Did Anything Happen? By Joseph A. Komonchak, John O’Malley, Neil J. Ormerod, and Stephen Schloesser. Edited by David G. Schultover. Bloomsbury. Pp. 186. $19.95. Vatican II The Battle for Meaning By Massimo Faggioli. Paulist. Pp. 199. $14.95 Vatican II The Essential Texts Edited by Norman Tanner. Image. Pp. 373. $16 Keys to … [Read more...] about Vatican II’s Contested Legacy
VTS, Gladstone’s to Cooperate
Adapted from a VTS announcementVirginia Theological Seminary has signed an agreement with Gladstone’s Library in North Wales. The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, dean and president, and the Rev. Melody Knowles, vice president for academic affairs and associate professor of Old Testament, represented the seminary in a meeting with the Rev. Peter Francis, warden of Gladstone’s.The … [Read more...] about VTS, Gladstone’s to Cooperate
Jordan Hylden, ECF Fellow
Jordan Hylden, a contributor to The Living Church and its weblog, Covenant, is among the Episcopal Church Foundation’s 2014 Fellows:“When we look back on 50 years of ECF Fellows we are amazed at the impact they have had at all levels of the Episcopal Church,” said Donald V. Romanik, ECF President. “This year’s recipients continue the legacy of dedication, passion, and vision … [Read more...] about Jordan Hylden, ECF Fellow
Chair Honors Bp. Richardson
Seminary of the Southwest has completed a fundraising effort for a $2.5 million endowed chair in memory of J. Milton Richardson, Bishop of Texas from 1965 until his death in 1980.In 1981, the seminary’s board of trustees established the chair in memory of their late board chairman and friend. The seminary’s current Campaign for Leadership includes increasing the endowment … [Read more...] about Chair Honors Bp. Richardson
A Generous Scholar-Priest
Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: Rowan A. Greer IIIBy Christopher A. BeeleyLast month marked the passing of a great scholar-priest of the Church. On March 17, the Rev. Prof. Rowan A. Greer III of the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale died after several years of on-and-off illness. He was 79. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Greer studied at Yale College, General Theological Seminary, and … [Read more...] about A Generous Scholar-Priest