Jon KuhrtJon Kuhrt works with people affected by homelessness, offending and chronic addictions at the West London Mission. He, his wife and three children are part of Streatham Baptist Church and he is a member of the Christians on the Left. He likes football…but loves cricket.
The crises that Anglicanism faces today can usually be traced to the different ways in which different sides approach the task of doing theology. The questions which arise are not new: how do we interpret Scripture? what authority do we give to Scripture? how much respect do we pay to the way in which Scripture … Continue Reading
Lesslie Newbigin Missionary Theologian: A Reader by Paul Weston SPCK 2006 A Fulcrum review by Jenny Taylor, Director of Lapido Media Part of the secret of the power of Lesslie Newbigin’s writing is in its consistency and coherence. His life and thought form a prophetic whole, not a series of ad hoc fragments. This is … Continue Reading
The movement towards a separated North American Anglican church, aligned perhaps with one part of the Anglican Communion and not another, appears to be gaining steam. The focus of the Anglican Communion Network’s official leadership has shifted perceptibly towards this goal, overtly transferring its energies from its work as a coalition of American traditionalist bishops … Continue Reading
Climate and Covenant by David Atkinson, Bishop of Thetford A shorter version of this article was published as “How to make God’s promise good”, in The Church Times, 13 July 2007 and is republished with permission. Global warming is changing more than the climate The climate is changing, and there is now a very high … Continue Reading
Christian responses to Islam, Islamism and ‘Islamic terrorism’ by Colin Chapman republished with permission from ‘Cambridge Papers’ June 2007, The Jubilee Centre, Cambridge Summary Why is it that some Muslims become Islamists and some Islamists turn to violence? A summary of some basic convictions held in varying degrees by all Muslims is followed by an … Continue Reading
by Graham Kings, vicar of St Mary Islington and Jonathan Clark, rector of St Mary Stoke Newington The stretching which the Holy Spirit evokes in the life of the Church may well be the vocation to an Anglican Covenant. Stretching and the Spirit may seem to be strange at first – perhaps the Spirit is … Continue Reading
The Original Proposal The proposal for a covenant was made by the Lambeth Commission on Communion in The Windsor Report published in October 2004. In paras 113-120 of Section C (‘Our Future Life Together’), the Commission discussed the work of the Anglican Communion Legal Advisers’ Network, especially on the common principles of canon law and … Continue Reading
Probation Centenary Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving Address by John Scott Saturday 30th June 2007 Prayer – includes an extract from a private devotional prayer, written by William Wilberforce: Dear Lord, As we reflect upon your Word and the work of the probation service over the past century, ‘may we indeed bear about us the … Continue Reading
A Briefing Paper for the Evangelical Group on General Synod by Andrew Goddard What is the proposed Anglican Covenant? The idea of an Anglican Covenant originates in one of the main proposals of The Windsor Report (TWR) as a response to the recent crisis in the Communion. The principles of TWR were supported by General … Continue Reading