I stumbled across this blog and this particular post today. It details the writing of an Orthodox monk who is examining the ways that particular Orthodox believers (Old Calendarists etc) are actually behaving in ways that oppose the teaching of the Patristic theologians when they call for church splits between themselves and those whose views they can not accept. The author of the blog uses the life of St. Sophronius as an example of the […]
I have been on record for some time now as being in support of the idea of an Anglican Covenant. I’ve also been clear that I think the Episcopal Church should make an effort to not act precipitously so that we would not be able to have a role in its creation and ultimate shape. I’ve been saying this because ultimately I believe that we need to find a way to rule certain behaviors and […]
Well, looks like a desire to change the tenor of our discussion is starting to spread: “Dr. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was elected as an outsider candidate partly because of his stance on turning down the rhetoric within the convention. The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, has endorsed the same sentiments of stepping back for reflection and reasoned dialogue. The movement started with the publication of a […]
My own bishop, Kirk Smith has posted his thoughts on the ways we might think about the implications of who and who has not been invited to Lambeth in 2008. He begins with in a way that got all of our attention: “On Tuesday I picked up some old friends at the airport. They were all members of the ‘Baby Bishop’s School’ class that I had attended right after I was consecrated. We had bonded […]
The thing that I have been most struck by when I read the Archbishop of Canterbury’s letter inviting his fellow bishops to Lambeth is his insistence that the conference is just that, a conference. It is not going to be a time given to voting up and down pieces of legislation. I thought I remembered a quote by the Archbishop of Nigeria that seemed to say that he had little interest in attending such an […]
Some not unexpected news from the Canadian Province: “The Anglican Church of Canada could elect its first woman leader during a national assembly this summer. Edmonton Bishop Victoria Matthews is among four nominees for archbishop, or primate, who were chosen Thursday by Canada’s Anglican bishops during a private meeting in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The election is set for June 22 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. If Matthews wins, she will be the second woman elected to lead […]
I attended the opening night banquet of the Dean’s conference last evening. One of the lovely features of the Dean’s Conference is that Dean’s and their spouses from all over North America are automatically invited, and often there are special guests from the wider Communion. Such is the case this year. I had a chance to visit with the Dean of the Cathedral in Havana Cuba before the meal began. We talked about the church […]
The First Apostle blog has a post discussing a recent defense of Rowan Williams by the former Bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries: “What Richard Harries helpfully notices is that Rowan Williams simply will not take the bait that we all want him to go for. He is like Jesus before Pontius Pilate. Harries writes: ‘ Rowan will know, better than most of us, that anything he says will be part of the world’s untruth and […]
I started reading this article because it discussed how the existing conservative power structure in the Missouri Convention of the Southern Baptists is becoming increasingly alarmed at the way moderates in the denomination are associating with liberal people and their ideas. The focus of the article is Roger Moran, a lay person who has become the political mover and shaker in the Missouri Baptist community. Moran is very concerned with “…a young band of moderate […]
Fr. Jones has posted an essay in which he does a close examination of the use of norms in Archbishop Akinola’s writing. Fr. Jones says, in part: “Archbishop Akinola asserts as a matter of principle that issues like this one are worth dividing the Church over — because, he says, ‘two cannot go together except if they agree.’ This is a bizarre principle to assert in an Anglican tradition where many have disagreed over the […]
