Assorted links
June 2, 2010
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Andrus on ABC; Murdoch and Beliefnet; Questions prospective seminarians are asked; MDGs
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Month: June 2010
The power hungry Rowan Williams
June 2, 2010
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Rowan Williams’ Pentecost Letter represents his first unilateral attempts to reduce punitively the participation of those Churches who have dared to ignore the recommendations of the ‘Windsor Report’ and have instead chosen to follow the governing Constitution and Canons of their respective Churches. This shows his continued disdain for the fact that the Churches of the Anglican Communion are autonomous and autocephalous.
Christian martyrdom
June 2, 2010
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Martyrdom was, in theory, enjoined upon all, but it also required extreme virtue and courage. One expositor and cautious apologist for martyrdom, Clement of Alexandria, approached the egalitarianism of martyrdom by citing as precedent for early Christian martyrdom the deaths of more ancient and brave people,
‘All together now’: Sunday mornings and the collective mindset
June 1, 2010
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Here’s a possible vision for the future of Sunday School, when dwindling supplies of money and people may force churches to push their resources together.
Serving a local Hmong crowd, translators serve the world
June 1, 2010
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“A seemingly simple phrase like, ‘The peace of the Lord be with you,’ turns into a major debate. We end up having to go back to the original texts, some of which are in Hebrew, to try to decipher exactly what the person writing that meant.”
Why don’t we reach out to Roman Catholics?
June 1, 2010
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This incident is the latest is a string of statements and revelations that indicate just how lightly many Catholic hierarchs value the lives of the people who sit in their pews and drop their money into the collection basket. The willingness to inflict pain–and in this instance quite possibly death–on the faithful in the name of doctrine is a form of sadism.
The ABC should practice a little “gracious restraint” of his own
June 1, 2010
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Why not end all the waffling? Take some bold steps. Request additional letters of resignation from the members of the Compass Rose Society and the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, to be effective at least until the next Lambeth Conference.
Dialogue with the culture
June 1, 2010
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Justin was born in Samaria and tells us how he came to Christian faith in a little piece of autobiography which is also a parable of his position in the revelation/reason debate—in fact it may be no more than a parable. He tells us that he travelled to Ephesus for his higher education and had a series of disappointments.
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