The job description of bishops, [the Bishop of Liverpool] argued, was to feed the body of Christ. And yet, before the body of Christ became a metaphor for the people of God, it was a women that feed Christ’s physical body and looked after him. Here was the Biblical argument for women bishops. – Giles Fraser
Where is the $25 billion in aid promised for Africa? And where is the acknowledgment that climate change will have the most adverse effect on those least able to adapt?
Hospitality is a particular Benedictine virtue, “Let all who come be received as Christ” is perhaps one of the most familiar aphorisms of the Rule. And yet the final paragraph is quite clear: “No one is to speak or associate with guests unless he is bidden; however, if a brother meets or sees a guest he is to greet him humbly as we have said. He asks for a blessing and continues on his way explaining that he is not allowed to speak with a guest” (53.23, 24).
The high cost of residential theological education conducted in accordance with the traditional academic model—$50,000 a year per student at Seabury, for example, with only $13,000 covered by tuition—turns out to be only one element in the growing pressure in the Episcopal Church to develop a new system of training for ministry.
Before the bishops arrive in Canterbury for the 2008 Lambeth Conference, hundreds of them will enjoy a taste of another part of Britain according to
The Qur’an is the sacred book of Islam. In the view of Muslims it speaks to all humanity (not just those who believe) but its
The bees are back at Lambeth Palace. Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, sought out experts to set up hives in its grounds shortly after his appointment, and now there are 10.
Extreme Clergy is a reality-show on Canada’s Vision TV that follows a member of the clergy (priest, pastor or rabbi) with extreme dedication to helping
Reactions to the actions of the General Synod of the Church of England and the consecration of women as bishops continue although if all proceeds
The Washington Post reports that churches are re-thinking expensive overseas mission trips that are seen by critics as “religious tourism” undertaken by “vacationaries.”