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Manga Bible author discusses work

February 28, 2008 No Comments

This week, Manga Bible author Siku was featured in a 13-minute long segment of the NPR program Faith Matters in which he discusses why he chose the stories he did, the challenges of interpreting narrative style within graphic novels, how his family reacted to his “calling,” the Archbishop of Canterbury’s feedback, the difference between manga and comics (manga is “cinematic,” among other things) and much more.

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New primate for Tanzania

February 28, 2008 2 Comments

Bishop Valentino L. Mokiwa of the Diocese of Dar es Salaam will be the next primate of the Anglican Church of Tanzania, according to Episcopal News Service. Mokiwa will succeed Archbishop Donald Leo Mtetemela, who has served as primate since 1998 and will retire on May 25.

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The challenge of the 44%

February 28, 2008 6 Comments

Some thoughts on the Pew Survey: It is not particularly news to me that America’s life of faith is defined by fluidity. All I have to do is look out from the pulpit every Sunday. In my own parish, I have four basic groups of parishioners: people who used to be Catholic, people who used to be Lutheran and people who used to be something else. Oh, I almost forgot, the fourth group of people are the ones who grew up and remain Episcopalian.

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Anna J. Cooper

February 28, 2008 No Comments

Anna Julia Cooper, the widow of an Episcopal priest and a teacher at St. Augustine’s College in North Carolina, was an important supporter of [Alexander] Crummell’s efforts to foster racial uplift. Cooper, who was born in slavery, emphasized the value of education, religion, and proper conduct in assisting the rise of black women and men in the South.

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More San Joaquin congregations opt to remain

February 27, 2008 No Comments

Membership in the continuing diocese is growing with 17 congregations remaining with TEC and the possibility of more. Some are start-up and some are continuing congregations. About five others are also considering continuing with TEC. 42 of 47 diocesan congregations voted in December to leave TEC and to realign with the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone.

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Venables to visit Fort Worth

February 27, 2008 No Comments

Following on earlier news that the constitution and canons of the Southern Cone pose impediments to those who would propose to create US-based affiliates, the

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Spokesperson for U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops responds

February 27, 2008 No Comments

On Monday The Lead covered the op-ed by Joe Feuerherd appearing in the Sunday edition of the Washington Post. Today the Post has a response by the director of media relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: “The bishops never align themselves with any party or any candidate, yet Feuerherd declares them for McCain. He puts the bishops in the Republican Party despite that fact that on many positions they could be considered Democrats.”

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Pew religion survey interpreted

February 27, 2008 No Comments

Denominations must be aware that many Americans change their religious affiliation/identity. They must be open and welcoming to those who are inclined to switch. They should also be prepared to part with a significant portion of their adherents on a regular basis. They should also take comfort in the fact that Americans are more religiously identified than their European counterparts

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