Being a tribal church
February 23, 2009
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Over on the blog RevGalBlogPals, Carol Howard Merritt writes about her book Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation.
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Palestinian Christians protest Israeli TV sketch
February 23, 2009
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Christians and Muslim Palestinian-Israelis protested a satiric sketch on Israel television which insulted both religions.
Overcoming the Corinthian temptation
February 23, 2009
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It seems like Christians are always struggling with a “Corinthian” tendency toward division and disunity. To be sure, in our denomination, and global Anglicanism, we’ve seen lots of it in the past six years, and certainly will see more. It is worth remembering that the Church of England broke ties with Rome in the middle 16th century over questions of authority and power.
Joined together in truth
February 23, 2009
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Let us then persevere unceasingly in our hope, and in the pledge of our righteousness, that is in Christ Jesus, “who bare our sins in his own body on the tree, who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth,” but for our sakes, that we might live in him, he endured all things. Let us then be imitators of his endurance, and if we suffer for his name’s sake let us glorify him. For this is the example which he gave us in himself, and this is what we have believed.
Renewed religious violence in Northern Nigeria
February 22, 2009
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Violence has broken out again in Northern Nigeria where Muslims are the majority, but there is a significant Christian minority including the Anglican Church of
A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage?
February 22, 2009
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We take very different positions on gay marriage. We have had heated debates on the subject. Nonetheless, we agree that the time is ripe for a deal that could give each side what it most needs in the short run, while moving the debate onto a healthier, calmer track in the years ahead.
An end to the culture wars?
February 22, 2009
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In today’s New York Times, William Saletan examines whether common ground is really possible on the culture war issues like abortion and same sex marriage, and offers possible common ground based on personal responsibility.
The theology of Slumdog Millionaire
February 22, 2009
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Embedded in the opening question, as noted above regarding the Slumdog’s success, is the question: “How did he do it?“ Throughout the movie we are left wondering whether Jamal is a cheat—the police assume that initially; lucky—seems plausible; a genius, probably not; or whether “it is written.“
A history of the Virgin Mary
February 22, 2009
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As Ms Rubin, a professor at London University, successfully shows, it is very nearly true to say that the story of Mary’s cult simply is the history of Christianity, and hence absolutely central to the narrative of European and Christian civilisation. By studying the different ways in which Mary was described, hymned and painted in medieval Italy, one can also describe Europe’s beginnings as a great political and commercial enterprise.
New survey of teens: clergy not role models
February 22, 2009
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Out of 100 American teens, only three are likely to say they see members of the clergy as role models, according to a survey on teens and ethical decision making.
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