Tom Wright ‘Law and Faith’: Lecture 1 London School of Economics, February 14 2008 All this, second, is part of the postmodern revolution which deconstructs more or less everything about the eighteenth-century western settlement. Technology has brought nightmares as well as blessings. Post-Enlightenment empire has enslaved more millions than it has liberated, has brought wealth to the … Continue Reading
republished, with permission, from the Diocese of Durhamsite Dear Friends, The astonishing misrepresentation of Archbishop Rowan in virtually all newspapers over the last few days, and the scorn and anger which this has fuelled, have caused many people within the church to ask what on earth is going on. The issues are complex, but let … Continue Reading
co-published, with permission, from The Church Times, 25 January 2008 St Paul, facing shipwreck off Malta, spotted the soldiers getting into a small boat to rescue themselves. “Unless these men stay in the ship,” he said to the centurion, “you cannot be saved.” A similar urgent plea must now be addressed to those who, envisaging … Continue Reading
Doubts about Doubt: Honest to God Forty Years On* By the Bishop of Durham, Dr Tom Wright (Originally published in Journal of Anglican Studies, 2005, 3(2), pp181-96. Original pagination is retained in bold italicized numbers. Reproduced by permission of the author and the journal.) The notes in the text are hyperlinked into the end notes; … Continue Reading
Initial comments on ‘A Covenant for the Church of England’, issued by Paul Perkin and Chris Sugden and others by the Bishop of Durham, Dr Tom Wright I am surprised that this document (‘A Covenant for the Church of England’, hereafter CCE) has been issued, and sorry that its clear grasp of some issues is … Continue Reading
‘City on a Hill’, sermon at the Inauguration of Dr David Wilkinson as Principal of St John’s College, Durham Durham Cathedral, 17 October 2006 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright It would have been a bold commentator ten years ago, let alone twenty or thirty, who would have predicted that in the … Continue Reading
‘Women Bishops: A Response to Cardinal Kasper’, by the Rt Revd Dr Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham and the Rt Revd Dr David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury. A background article written for the discussions at General Synod, York, July 2006 Introduction We greatly valued the chance to hear Cardinal Kasper at the House of Bishops … Continue Reading
Introduction There is already a burgeoning literature on the subject of the 61-page Report of the Special Commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. As might be expected, comments, criticisms, suggestions and pleas have been flying around from and in all directions. Having tried to keep up with this over the last few … Continue Reading
Nottingham, 28 June 2005 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N T Wright When I heard that you had been studying Acts in your time together, my mind went, for some reason, to acronyms. I imagined myself coming to address the Anglican Communion Theological Society, or perhaps the Anglican Council for Tea and Sympathy, which … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Conference Islington Inciting Insight: The Holy Spirit Friday 29th April 2005 The Holy Spirit in the Church Tom Wright Bishop of Durham I am delighted to be speaking at this first Fulcrum conference, and am very grateful to Francis Bridger and his colleagues for inviting me, and to Graham Kings and the staff here … Continue Reading