Some in Israel and in Palestine and in our own government may find all that nagging from here and from around the world tiresome, but we will not go home until justice has been served. The lives and dignity and holy possibility of far too many people depend on our willingness to nap. The peace of Jerusalem and the world depends on our efforts.
New additions to the Presiding Bishop’s visit to Scotland and England from
Distinguishing the imaginative/affective conversation from the functional/equipping process allows for diverse ideas and interpretations as well as for careful organization.
But close observers would have seen there was something missing: no mitre on her head. Who could be responsible? Step forward, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, … who couldn’t stop her preaching but said she could not wear the symbol of her office, or carry a bishop’s crosier.
It goes without saying that making the transition to adulthood isn’t easy, and we seem to have inborn tendencies to be self destructive. That doesn’t
Under the proposals, each diocesan bishop would be required to draw up a Scheme in her or his diocese that takes account of a national Code of Practice and provides local arrangements for the performance of certain Episcopal functions in relation to parishes with conscientious difficulties
This information is offered to assist the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary General in their inquiries into whether the Province of the Church of Nigeria has engaged in and continues to engage in crossing boundaries of another province of the Communion in violation of the moratorium against such intervention.
Rowan Williams’ decision implies that The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral (CLQ) is no longer the baseline for church unity and is not a sufficient statement of Christian orthodoxy.
A few notes from Twitter and Facebook, our thriving social network communities. This week in FB, some backlash to the Archbishop of Canterbury; on Twitter, we can now see who’s posting shortcut links to the Cafe.