Day in court arrives
November 12, 2007
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A long-awaited court date has arrived in Virginia. The Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church go to court to prevent the eleven congregations that
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Year: 2007
Tasting life under occupation
November 12, 2007
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An Episcopal priest from Illinois writes about his experience visiting, and trying to get out of, the occupied West Bank. Robert Cotton Fite describes what
Pittsburgh conservative warns against schism
November 12, 2007
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Jerry Bowyer is an Episcopalian in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He thinks that the Episcopal Church “made a terrible mistake when it installed Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire in 2004.” And he says the answer is not found in schism which would, in his view, “break more commandments.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a profile
November 12, 2007
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Growing Episcopal congregations
November 12, 2007
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Older congregations in new suburbs are less likely to grow than new congregations in new suburbs. This may reflect behavioral differences between new and old congregations, or it could reflect the fact that dioceses choose to plant churches in those new suburbs whose residents are most likely to be open to the Episcopal Church. The clear suggestion however is that existing churches in growing neighborhoods should ask if they appear insular to outsiders.
Charles Simeon
November 12, 2007
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Merely speculative knowledge is of little avail: it is only like the light of the moon, which dissipates obscurity indeed, but communicates neither heat nor strength. The knowledge which alone will augment our love, is that which produces suitable impression on the mind; it is that which, like the sun-beam, enlivens and invigorates our whole frame.
The Confederacy of Duncan’s
November 12, 2007
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Already there is dissension in the ranks. In Pittsburgh, although we could not tell by their behavior at Convention, there are several clergy and lay leaders from “conserving” parishes who have indicated to the bishop that when push comes to shove they will remain in the Episcopal Church. And beyond the bounds of the Diocese, other Realigners are seeking splitting paths.
Does fair trade work?
November 11, 2007
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The Fair Trade movement is becoming quite active, but its premise–that consumers will pay a bit more for better pay to workers–is often based on stories and assumptions rather than data. At least some economists, however, have begun to study the so-called Ben & Jerry effect, and they are finding that at least some consumers purchasing some products, fair trade works
Vatican conference on the human embryo
November 11, 2007
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In an effort to both bridge the gap between science and Catholic teaching on bioethical issues such as abortion and stem cell research, the Vatican is organizing a conference next week on the origin and development of the human embryo.
A Secular Age?
November 11, 2007
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Charles Taylor, Board of Trustees Professor of Law and Philosophy at Northwestern University, is causing quite a stir with his new book A Secular Age. Among his more interesting arguments is that Christianity itself is responsible for the rise of secularism. Robert Bellah writes of this new book that “A Secular Age is his breakthrough book—one of the most important books to be written in my lifetime. Taylor succeeds in no less than recasting the entire debate about secularism.”
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