As someone brought up in the Church of Scotland (the Presbyterian established church, not to be confused with the Scottish Episcopal Church), it is distressing to see that denomination heading rapidly into the sort of conflict and division that has marked the Anglican Communion over homosexuality. It has also been intriguing to see in the … Continue Reading
Between the Primates’ Meeting and the ACC February to May 2009 Fulcrum Newsletter, April 2009 by Graham Kings co-published with the Church of England Newspaper, 1 May 2009 Something imperceptible and intangible seems to have happened at the Primates’ Meeting in Alexandria in February 2009. It is not clear how or what. ‘The wind blows … Continue Reading
The Reading Church: Scriptural Authority in Practice Fulcrum Lecture: Text available now here by The Revd Professor Oliver O’Donovan FBA Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology, University of Edinburgh at the launch of his book A Conversation Waiting to Begin: The Churches and the Gay Controversy (SCM Press, 2009) Monday 27 April 2009, 6.00pm … Continue Reading
The Anglicans in Egypt A Deeper Communion republished, with permission, from First Things and Covenant 11 February 2009 by Jordan Hylden “Are we a global church, or are we a federation of local bodies?” At the close of last week’s meeting of the Anglican primates in Egypt, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams thus set … Continue Reading
The ACNA Constitution: in Line with the Covenant? by Ephraim Radner copublished, with permission, with the Anglican Communion Institute, 5 January 2009 Work in formulating and adopting an Anglican Covenant is proceeding, and with renewed focus. I judge this to be the case despite some vocal claims that the project is both pointless and perverse. … Continue Reading
The Lambeth Conference 2008 a review after six months by Nick Baines, Bishop of Croydon After I posted my final Fulcrum blog of the Lambeth Conference I was asked if I would offer a considered (but brief) review six months on. Well, here it is. But I need to begin with a bit of contextual … Continue Reading
What I have learned these past five years: Reflections in Advent 2008 by Ephraim Radner republished, with permission, from the Anglican Communion Institute, 15 December 2008 The last few years of struggle within the Episcopal Church (TEC) and within the Anglican Communion have taken their toll on many persons and congregations, and on our common … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Response to the CEEC Statement and Motion of 4 December 2008 Fulcrum welcomes the tone and constructive attitude of the Church of England Evangelical Council’s statement and motion (4 December 2008). We hope this will mean new beginnings for the way evangelical Anglicans take counsel together. Fulcrum believes it is vital CEEC becomes recognized … Continue Reading
Allusions and Illusions: Advent Reflections by Graham Kings prepublished, with permission, from the Church of England Newspaper 28 November 2008 The season of Advent, with its allusions and illusions, approaches us this Sunday from the future. We are called to understand the ‘present’ from the perspective of the ‘end’. The ultimate presence of the returning … Continue Reading
Life After Lambeth Fulcrum Newsletter, October 2008 by Andrew Goddard Dear Fulcrum friends, Earlier this month Ripon & Leeds DEF hosted a day conference on Life after Lambeth. I spoke alongside Bishop John Ellison, recently retired bishop of Paraguay who was at GAFCON (and reported the day on Anglican Mainstream) and Bishop Martin Wallace, Bishop … Continue Reading