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Questioning priest reflects

April 7, 2014 No Comments

The priest from the Church of England who asked +Justin Welby the now-famous question on the call-in radio show, has written some reflections on the

Bishop Payne Divinity School Honored with Virginia Historical Marker

April 6, 2014 No Comments

On Saturday March 29th, members of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Petersburg, Virginia, along with representatives from the Virginia Theological Seminary, celebrated the dedication of

Bishop Marc Andrus of California responds to Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks on gay marriage and African violence

April 6, 2014 1 Comment

After suggesting on an LBC radio talk-in that African Christians have been massacred due to the acceptance of homosexuality in America, and more Africans may

Alan M. Gates elected bishop of Massachusetts

April 6, 2014 1 Comment

On Saturday, April 5th at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Boston, lay and clergy delegates elected Alan M. Gates of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, on

Chinese Christians camp out to protect church from demolition

April 5, 2014 No Comments

From the Washington Post:

Is the Internet eroding our faith in God?

April 5, 2014 3 Comments

A new study suggests that the rise of the Internet has caused a significant drop in religious affiliation. From Technology Review:

Response to Welby’s comments on violence against gays in Africa

April 5, 2014 No Comments

Simon Sarmiento at Thinking Anglicans presents a good roundup of response to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s comments about who’s responsible for violence against gays

The world is challenged to forgive

April 4, 2014 No Comments

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu are launching the Tutu Global Forgiveness Challenge, a free online program starting May 4, 2014, designed to teach the world how to forgive.

Archbishop of Canterbury says African massacre sparked by gay acceptance “in America”

April 4, 2014 31 Comments

Archbishop Justin Welby has suggested in a talk radio interview that African Christians will be killed if the Church of England accepts gay marriage.

GTS embarks on the ‘way of wisdom.’

April 4, 2014 7 Comments

Believing that the ways of academic specilization and business-style management is leaving the church bereft, the Dean and faculty of General Seminary are embarking on an experiment to integrate theological education with the daily, lived experience of the church. They are calling this exploration “The Way of Wisdom.”