Updated Wednesday 3:20PM The Anglican Journal reports, At the time of year that Anglican churches usually hold their vestries, or annual general meetings, two bishops
Episcopal Life Online reported on February 11th on the formation of a steering committee representing a “broad theological spectrum” which would “begin to reconstitute the
The controversy stirred up by the Archbishop of Canterbury – in his remark that Islamic law has a place – shows no signs of abating.
The Draft Covenant states churches of the Anglican Communion are not bound together “by a central legislative, executive, or judicial authority.” After which foundations for centralized policy control are introduced, principally by changing the historic, largely advisory roles of the four so-called Instruments of Communion through melding together legislative, executive, and judicial functions in times of increased threats to unity.
I thought I would stop in Philadelphia a week or two. I preached at different places in the city. My labour was much blessed. I soon saw a large field open in seeking and instructing my African brethren, who had been a long forgotten people and few of them attended public worship. I preached in the commons, in Southwark, Northern Liberties, and wherever I could find an opening.
But should not a society of clergymen, for example an ecclesiastical synod … be entitled to commit itself by oath to a certain unalterable set of doctrines, in order to secure for a time a constant guardianship over each of its members…? I reply that this is quite impossible. … One age cannot enter into an alliance on oath to put the next age in a position where it would be impossible for it to extend and correct its knowledge…
Rowan Williams clarified his thinking and showed contrition for his clumsiness, but he declined to apologise and many commentators and public figures are writing that
The Archbishop of Canterbury commented: “I am deeply grateful to thosewho have accepted the invitation to carry forward the important work in our Communion’s life that I indicated in my Advent Letter. This is a demanding assignment. I trust they can count on our prayers throughout the Communion as they bring their combined wisdom and attentiveness to the strengthening of our common life through the Windsor Process.”
A younger generation of evangelical Christians is coming of age — and as they head to the polls, they are breaking from their parents and
The report also reveals that some workers, who earn an average of $9.25 per day, were forced to stand during the whole of their twelve hour shifts and requests for chairs were denied. Even a six-month pregnant woman was forced to stand for the whole of a seven hour shift