Guest Author Growing Women Leaders: nurturing women’s leadership in the Church by Rosie Ward Women’s leadership in the Church is a hot topic around the world, yet there are few books which address the issues women face as well as the theological debate which lies behind them. This is why I wrote Growing Women Leaders: nurturing women’s … Continue Reading
Living the Dream Joseph for Today Introduction by Pete Wilcox republished with permission from Paternoster Press The Joseph Story: A Text for Today For centuries Jewish, Christian and Moslem parents, and more recently secular ones too, have called their children Joseph or Josephine: from Josephine Butler (the English social reformer) to Josef Stalin (the Russian … Continue Reading
New Alongside the Old: Musings from Australia By Jonny Baker Australia has some great new wines. Vineyards are developing everywhere or so it seems. When I was there earlier this year, we visited Giantsteps winery which was very contemporary and stylish. It got me thinking about a story Jesus told about wine… “No one pours … Continue Reading
The Faulty Orientation Argument of Anglican Archbishop Harper of Ireland by Robert A J Gagnon Archbishop Alan Harper, Anglican Primate of Ireland, has produced a paper that misreads the rejection of homosexual practice in Romans 1:24-27 in an effort to promote a “revisionist” interpretation favorable to committed homosexual unions. The paper is entitled, “Holy Scripture … Continue Reading
A Humble Moment by Jeremy Begbie A sermon preached at the Ordination and Consecration of The Reverend Canon Dr Christopher Cocksworth to be Bishop of Coventry, and The Venerable Dr David Thomson to be Bishop of Huntingdon Southwark Cathedral, London, 3 July 2008 John 20.24-29 Not so long ago on prime-time TV, Sir Alan Sugarhad … Continue Reading
Going in the Wrong Direction: A Response to David Atkinson by Robert A J Gagnon A leader in the renewal movement of the Episcopal Church has informed me that a one-sided book on the homosexuality issue may have been sent to all Episcopal (and Anglican?) bishops as ‘preparation’ for the upcoming 2008 Lambeth Conference. The … Continue Reading
Neither Private nor Privileged: the role of Christianity in Britain today by Nick Spencer “Now, what I want is, Facts… Facts alone are everything in Life.” Given how thoroughly Charles Dickens ridicules Mr Gradgrind, whose words open Hard Times, it is surprising how a Gradgrindian obsession with “facts” can still dominate public discourse today. Although … Continue Reading
PENTECOST As the wind whipped away the last dry leaves from the branches of the vine and the fire sealed the scars that still remained from the cutting of old wood suddenly spring and the promised time had come with a winter’s waiting over. In one moment the summer’s growth unfolded to instant autumn ripeness. … Continue Reading
Developing Evangelical Women as Leaders: CPAS and AWESOME by Elisabeth Goddard Rosie Ward is Leadership Development Advisor at the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS). CPAS had noticed that there were relatively few women applying for the Arrow Leadership Programme developed and spearheaded by James Laurence and which Rosie now co-leads. Their department also saw that … Continue Reading
Dilemmas of the Law in a Multicultural Society Paper given at the Whitefield Institute Seminar, Oxford, 16 March 1998 Part 1 By Dr Jenny Taylor Introduction There exist in Britain now significant religious minorities seeking to live their lives in accordance with legal systems that have evolved in very different ways, and in a very … Continue Reading