Fulcrum Book Review: The Word on the Wind, by Alison Morgan by Sarah Cawdell The Word on the Wind: Alison Morgan pub: Monarch Books 2011 A book about confidence in the gospel is surely going to be much in demand at the present time. The Anglican Communion seems more divided by the day as strange … Continue Reading
copublished with The Guardian, 18 July 2011 On the streets of Juba, jubilation rang out the night before Independence Day. There were shouts of joy, women ululating, car horns blaring, drums beating, flames fired from aerosols, freedom chants, waving of arms, dancing, and praising of soldiers. This massive street party started on Friday from about … 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
Inkling Two: Place and Space in the Rural Church. by Sarah Cawdell (Inklings One, Three , Four and Five) I have been re-reading one of my main theological text books. I have two that are standard reading, and a few others that I refer back to occasionally – Jubilate, and Finding the Church for example. … Continue Reading
an edited version of a sermon preached at the leavers’ service, Trinity College, Bristol, 4 June 2011 also published in Church of England Newspaper, 8th July 2011 Introduction In Alan Bennett’s play, Forty Years On (1968), there is an intriguing dialogue between Lady Dundown and her butler: Lady Dundown: I see the Dean of Windsor … Continue Reading
Inkling One: The Mission of the Rural Church of England by Sarah Cawdell (Inklings Two, Three , Four and Five) Some years ago, at about the time of the Up and Coming Church roadshows, a theological consultation in the Diocese of Hereford, I began a research project looking at the mission of the rural church. … Continue Reading
Marital affairs, facebook and non-violent protest by Jon Kuhrt Originally published on http://jonkuhrt.wordpress.com/ Recently the BBC published a list of the ‘most controversial’ adverts of 2010. On the list was the ad pictured (below) for the website Marital Affair which promotes and helps facilitate sexual encounters between married people. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received … Continue Reading
Tom Wright for Everyone Putting the Theology of N.T. Wright into practice in the Local Church (SPCK £9.99) by Stephen Kuhrt So what caused me to write a book with the somewhat cheeky title Tom Wright for Everyone? My motivation was simple: to provide more people with access to the ground-breaking biblical scholarship of N.T. … Continue Reading
In the beginning, a meal Humanity’s eyes opened to see – what? Nakedness Innocence lost In the beginning – a poetic exploration of the consequence of humanity seeking to be like God, but instead sharing in deceit – a deceit that will lead to suspicion and, in time, rivalry and death – murder. Personal gratification, … Continue Reading
Re-imagining World Christianity for the Church Universal: Andrew Walls and his Legacy A history department lecture given at Princeton Theological Seminary, 21 March 2011, as visiting MacKay Professor of World Christianity by Michael Nai Chiu Poon My aim in this lecture is to discuss the work of Andrew Walls with especial reference to his contribution towards … Continue Reading