The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has received an award from UK parliamentarians for his work in helping to promote ecologically friendly causes – including a Church of England carbon-cutting campaign.
Anglican Communion bishops from 29 dioceses in Africa and 22 dioceses in the United States are meeting through July 26, in Spain, for a consultation on mission: “Walking to Emmaus, Discovering New Mission Perspectives in Changing Times.”
Twenty people share their memories of the inspirational and controversial bishop, The Rt. Rev. James Pike.
The Christian Post has news that Dr. James Dobson, of Focus on the Family has officially renounced Harry Potter and all the associated “Harry Potter products.”
On the lighter side of the news that’s breaking today, an article about a novel way of fund-raising to support mission work in the developing world was published in Christianity Today.
Christopher Sugden writing in the Evangelicals Now August 2007 edition has some thoughts on the effect that a rising tide of globalization will have on Anglicanism.
“Anglicanism has its roots through Canterbury,” the Archbishop of York said. “If you sever that link you are severing yourself from the Communion. There is no doubt about it.”
The Washington Post “On Faith” blog this week will focus on Islam, with a wide diversity of Islamic scholars from around the world participating.
Earlier this year, 17 prominent evangelical leaders and scholars issued “An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture: Protecting Human Rights in an Age of Terror.” As Peter Steinfels of the New York Times notes, while the document received a great deal of attention when issued, it has largely been forgotten.
The Corporation for National & Community Service has released a new study of volunteerism in the United States. It shows a large decline in volunteerism in the last year, and also shows a wide difference in levels of volunteerism among different communities.