Wright on GAFCON
January 28, 2008
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Last week, Bishop N.T. Wright wrote a piece for the Church Times called “Evangelicals are not about to jump ship” and it is available on
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Saving houses of worship
January 28, 2008
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Preservationists, who have in the past been reluctant to offer landmark status and preservation dollars to religious institutions, are sounding alarms that houses of worship
Towards a positive definition of Europe
January 28, 2008
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has appealed for a “positive definition” of Europe that identifies the best of its history, faith and culture. According to a
Neither right nor left, but a moral center
January 28, 2008
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Last week evangelical activist Jim Wallis said that the dominance of the religious right in American politics has ended. He appeared on The Daily Show
Paul’s conversion, and ours
January 28, 2008
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The difficult question before the Anglican Communion today is thus: Can a historically mono-cultural, Church of imperial aspirations embrace a new Pentecost as a multicultural family of churches embodying wide differences yet called in unity to incarnate and extend God’s reconciling love in every corner of the world?
Thomistic synthesis
January 28, 2008
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Though involved in numerous ecclesiastical and civil affairs, Thomas Aquinas was primarily a theological thinker and writer. The only comparable figure in previous church history is Augustine, and Aquinas quotes his distinguished predecessor more frequently than any other of the Fathers.
An economist takes on modern marriage
January 27, 2008
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So what drives modern marriage? We believe that the answer lies in a shift from the family as a forum for shared production to shared consumption. In case the language of economic lacks romance, let’s be clearer: modern marriage is about love and companionship. Most things in life are simply better shared with another. … The key today is consumption complementarities — activities that are not only enjoyable, but are more enjoyable when shared with a spouse. We call this new model of sharing our lives “hedonic marriage.”
Presiding Bishop wows them in Roanoke
January 27, 2008
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The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, elected leader of the nation’s 2.7 million Episcopal Church members, roused an audience of her denomination’s regional leaders in
New Age faith and mental health
January 27, 2008
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A University of Queensland PhD thesis come to some interesting conclusions about new-age spirituality and mental health. Rosemary Aird examined a possible correlation between new forms of spirituality and mental health as part of her University of Queensland PhD studies. After surveying more than 3700 Brisbane-based 21-year-olds, she found spirituality and self-focused religions may undermine a person’s mental health.
Hispanic evangelicals moving to the Democrats
January 27, 2008
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Christianity Today is reporting that the Republican Party’s hold on Hispanic evangelical votes is slipping, and the rhetoric about immigration is a leading cause. While this vote is small, it could make the difference in several swing states.
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