Rowan Williams and the Anglican Future by Jordan Hylden This is article was published by First Things and Covenant and is co-published here with permission of the author. Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, has issued his much-awaited response to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church: “Communion, Covenant, and our Anglican Future.” Although it’s not … Continue Reading
Why FCAUK will not be ‘Good News’ in Southwark Diocese by Stephen Kuhrt pre-published, with permission, from The Church of England Newspaper, 31st July 2009 discuss this article on the forum thread On Monday 6th July The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans United Kingdom (FCAUK) was launched in Westminster Central Hall. The addresses given during the … Continue Reading
Brave New Church by Jordan Hylden This is article was published by First Things and Covenant and is co-published here with permission of the author. In short, the sad parallels to be drawn with the shriveled, largely post-Christian fate of the United Church of Christ are there without number. Of course, the winds of revival, … Continue Reading
BLESSING: A Scriptural and Theological Reflection (Part II) by Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College part II of V (read part I) 3. Blessing God Now: this is the blessing of God, from God to us. What does it mean for a human being to “bless” in his or her turn? The first thing to be said … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Response to TEC General Convention 2009 Resolution C056: official promotion of a process to develop liturgies for the blessing of same-sex unions (see also our response to resolution D025) To evaluate C056 it is necessary to trace some of the recent history in relation to same-sex blessings in order to be clear what the … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Press Statement on the decision by the House of Bishops of TEC to pass D025 (see also our response to resolution C056) The decision, by a 2-to-1 majority, of the House of Bishops of TEC to pass D025 represents a further determined walking apart by the American Church and must have significant consequences for … Continue Reading
copublished, with permission, with The Times, 15 July 2009 In the slow-moving train crash of international Anglicanism, a decision taken in California has finally brought a large coach off the rails altogether. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (TEC) in the United States has voted decisively to allow in principle the appointment, to … Continue Reading
The Queen, the Church and the Fellowship by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne co-published with Comment is Free Belief, The Guardian ‘We will keep formal administrative links with the formal Church of England, but our real identity is with Global Anglicanism as defined by the Jerusalem statement and declaration.’ This was stated by Christopher Sugden, … Continue Reading
On being faithful a Fulcrum response to Charles Raven The recent publication of pieces by two members of the Fulcrum Leadership Team – Andrew Goddard’s ‘Should we all join the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans?’ and Graham Kings’ ‘Glacial Gravity or opportunist autonomy?’- has led Charles Raven of the Society for the Propagation of Reformed Evangelical … Continue Reading
BLESSING: A Scriptural and Theological Reflection by Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College The following paper was presented to the clergy conference of the Diocese of Ontario on June 16, 2009 In May, 2007 the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada issued a Pastoral Statement on same-sex blessings. At the end of the statement, … Continue Reading