In Praise of Rhetoric? Anti-Covenantal Myths of Puritanism and Anglicanism (Part Two Richard Hooker) copublished with permission with Covenant by Benjamin Guyer In part one of this essay, we noted the ways that the anti-Covenant lobby misconstrues Puritanism. In what follows, we turn to their abuse of Anglican orthodoxy, particularly the work of Richard Hooker. … Continue Reading
Introduction and Executive Summary In the church press on Friday 29th October, two Church of England groups, Inclusive Church (IC) and Modern Church (formerly, Modern Churchpeople’s Union, MCU), published a whole page advert headed ‘Who runs the Church?’. This explains why they believe the Anglican Covenant would be a change for the worse. Having offered an initial short critique of it, this … Continue Reading
co-published, with permission, with Comment is free belief, Guardian online, 17 November 2010 ‘Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold’ is a celebrated line in W.B. Yeats’s poem ‘The Second Coming’ (1920). How that relates to the Church of England and the tensions in the wider Anglican Communion, 90 years later, we shall witness next … Continue Reading
The propaganda on the Anglican covenant produced by Inclusive Church (IC) and Modern Church (previously MCU) and published in the church press reveals a most frightening development in contemporary Anglicanism. Two of the Church of England groups most associated with an appeal to reason have demonstrated themselves to be incapable of reasoned argument. They have also revealed themselves so … Continue Reading
As the Church House machinery grinds into action, mailing out a truckload of papers for November’s inauguration of the new General Synod, it is interesting to reflect on how this new Synod will respond to some of the issues it inherits from the old. At the centre of these is, of course, the draft legislation … Continue Reading
Graham Kings considers Newman, the papal visit, and its follow up
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:1-13 a sermon at the service of celebration and farewell in Durham Cathedral, Tuesday 13 July 2010 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N T Wright copublished, with permission, with the Diocese of Durham site In 1986, our last summer in Canada, Maggie and I went to Vancouver to do some lectures. … Continue Reading
Evangelical opponents of women bishops: What is sought and required? by Andrew Goddard 1.Introduction: Trying to square the circle The decision of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to offer their own proposal for solving the problem of provision for those opposed to women bishops has, inevitably, caused quite a storm. It seeks to find … Continue Reading
Consecration of Mary Glasspool: Where do we go from here? Fulcrum Leadership Team co-published with Church of England Newspaper (26 March 2010) The bishops and Standing Committees of The Episcopal Church (USA) have consented to the election of Mary Glasspool as bishop suffragan in the diocese of Los Angeles. That consent sadly confirms that TEC is determined … Continue Reading
Taking the Long View – three and a half decades of General Synod by Colin Buchanan (Church House Publishing, 2006, xii + 324pp, £22.50) A Fulcrum Review by Gordon Kuhrt This volume has not received the attention and reviews which it deserves. It is an unusual book by an extraordinary churchman (I choose the word advisedly). It … Continue Reading