Guest Author Peter is 16 and describes how his father died after a long battle with cancer. Laura is 6, and sits alongside her 8 year old brother, Toby. Both children were pulled alive from the wrecked car in which their father was killed. Emilie, 13, tells of how her mother killed herself in front of her. … Continue Reading
Evangelical and Gay Fulcrum has always supported the church’s traditional stance on homosexual relationships and our position on this has not changed. However, as on other subjects, we want to encourage careful listening to other perspectives in order to make a more thoughtful response to homosexuality. The article below, which has been submitted to us, … Continue Reading
What would Jesus Occupy? by Canon Dr Angus Ritchie Until this month, the phrase “What Would Jesus Do?” was largely associated with campaigns against pre-marital sex. We have the Occupy LSX Camp to thank for putting this same question at the heart of our national economic debate. From a Christian point of view this is … Continue Reading
Finally, I feel like a Biblical Christian by A Missionary (for reasons of security, this article has, unusually, been granted permission to be published anonymously) Going to church in Pakistan is not as straightforward as you might think. To give you an idea, let me describe the requirements for attending church in our city. At … Continue Reading
Living in Remembrance by David Runcorn Thoughts on Remembrance Day originally offered at St John’s College Nottingham I will stand at the War Memorial once again. I will repeat the words – ‘We will remember them’. I will wear the poppy – ‘lest we forget.’ But I will be wondering again what the task of … Continue Reading
The Anglican Covenant by Paul Avis Originally published in Ecclesiology 7.3 (2011) and is reproduced with the permission of the author and of the publisher (BRILL). The Anglican Communion is under stress because of disagreements about Christian morals and about what kind of mutual obligation is involved in membership of the Communion. The Windsor Report … Continue Reading
Putting children, young people and families at the heart of our mission – a challenge for the Church. by Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green Kt. Chair, Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education There has been ferocious media criticism of children, young people and families recently. The riots and shocking images of young children out of parental control … Continue Reading
by Colin Buchanan (click to read foreword, chapter one, chapter two, chapter three, chapter four) Introduction: The origin of today’s Trinitarianism It has become my habit to enquire of clergy, ordinands, lay leaders and adult confirmation candidates why they are trinitarians. They usually find the question disconcerting, but patient persistence starts to yield a clear … Continue Reading
by Gavin Reid (click to read foreword, chapter one, chapter two, chapter three) Two recently published, and very significant, books about evangelism bemoan the lack of contact between those who enthuse about evangelism and those who take theology seriously. William Abraham opens his crucial study The Logic of Evangelism with the words: ‘One of the … Continue Reading
Pastoral Letter Advising the Sons and Daughters of the Republic of South Sudan Saturday 9 July 2011 Archbishop Daniel Deng The Episcopal Church of the Sudan Independence Prayer Heavenly Father, We give you all the honour and the praise as we celebrate the wonderful independence you have given us. You have led your children across … Continue Reading