Ministry, ecclesiology and theological tidiness: Reflections on the history of Anglican-Methodist unity
Peter Webster, author of a book on Michael Ramsey, sets the current Anglican-Methodist proposal in historical context.
Church of England
Three cheers for the Church of England Evangelical Council’s statement on marriage and sex
David Baker welcomes a new reflection from the Church of England Evangelical Council which is reproduced at the end of his article.
Synods, Sexuality and Symbolic and Seismic Shifts
Reflections on the July Synod debates on conversion therapy and welcoming transgender people and analysis of the voting.
Some observations on the forthcoming Synod debate on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
Glynn Harrison and Andrew Goddard offer some reflections on sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) in the light of the forthcoming Synod debate and a recent paper by Michael King and Robert Song.
“Order! Order!”: Reflections on The Jesmond Consecration
Reflections on the importance of church order and questions raised by the irregular consecration of a bishop by Jesmond Parish Church and REACH SA (CESA)
Mourning our infidelity
Elaine Storkey, drawing on her years of involvement in General Synod, Crown appointments and working for the ordination of women as priests and bishops, reflects on the withdrawal of Philip North.
The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055): The Way Forward?
What do the bishops propose in their report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations” and is it the way forward for the Church of England?
Giving and Receiving Episcopal Oversight: The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055)
What did the bishops think they were doing and how did they end up with their report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations”?
Fulcrum Response to GS 2055
Fulcrum’s reflections on the House of Bishops’ Report “Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations”
Blessing Same-Sex Unions – A Legitimate Pastoral Accommodation?
A study of pastoral accommodation in theory and in practice (prayer after abortion, polygamy, and divorce and remarriage) and its relevance to debates on same-sex unions.