Fulcrum Response to the Statement from the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church New Orleans, 25 September 2007 We believe that the response from the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church to the three central questions asked by the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam has been ‘yes, no, and no’: Yes to … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Comparative Study of Statements From Dar es Salaam and New Orleans The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church USA met in New Orleans, 20-25 September 2007. They had been asked to respond to the communiqué of the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 15-19 February 2007. The following notes are a summary … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Press Release Following the accurate report on the Church of England Newspaper website, Religious Intelligence (20 September 2007), that after many resignations from the Hall staff over recent months, three senior members of the academic staff have now been required to leave Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Fulcrum gives its full backing in support and prayer … Continue Reading
A personal discussion between Andrew Goddard (Fulcrum) and Giles Goddard (InclusiveChurch) on issues of our time Andrew GoddardAndrew Goddard served on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum from its launch in 2003 until 2020. He currently teaches Christian ethics at Westminster Theological Centre and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and is Assistant Minister at St James the Less, … Continue Reading
The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; to return to the text, click on the end note number Dear Fulcrum Friends, ‘Edge’ has several meanings, literal and figurative. These include, ‘sharpened side of blade’, ‘brink of a precipice’, ‘critical position or moment’ and ‘boundary line’. When people are ‘on edge’ they are … Continue Reading
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A poem by Ben White babylon strains and i lean with the wind groaning in pain cos the labour is toiling the soil rocky and the neon lights flash harder covered in filth and weeping with knowing that there’s more to love than 30 dollars and a blue strip light casualties line the way the exiles who fell … Continue Reading
In recent years I have found myself going back again and again to the saying of Martin Luther, Crux probat omnia; everything else in Christian gospel authenticates itself in terms of the saving act which is at the heart of the gospel, the cross of Jesus. That rule applies to the ministry of healing as … Continue Reading
East Gallery, Bishop’s Palace, Wells; windows of light, in and on three walls. At the previous evening’s preview, people gathered without gathering, and looked without seeing. In the peace of a fresh morning, the gallery becomes oratory, flowing with your presence. I bring a chair to sit and gaze, amazed, at you, the Saviour and … Continue Reading
Who is this woman facing this man? Head lightly inclined, eyes wide open, gazing, hands uplifted, palms upward, surprised; gorgeously arrayed. Who is this man facing this woman? Coming from the right, profile clear, bearded; hand outstretched, palm down; gloriously appareled. Behind her, two angels hover reflecting her shape: behind him, scented trees lean setting … Continue Reading