Human failure, soberly appreciated, reveals the faithfulness of God. Even in pitch-black darkness, divine generativity and grace, mysterious and uncategorizable, still go on.
The church’s unity, holiness, catholicity, and apostolic foundation flow from God’s promises, are brought to reality in Christ's redemptive work, and are enlivened by the Holy Spirit.
Unity in Christ, centered on the Eucharist, involves both mutual submission and transformative relationships that reflect the triune God’s redeeming love.
Editor's Preface: This is the first of two essays on parish ministry and sexuality. The second essay will appear tomorrow. The two authors ultimately...
There is no better guide to church relations than Paul Avis, editor in chief of Ecclesiology and a professor at both the University of Durham and the University of Exeter.