Evaluating ‘This Holy Estate’: An introduction
This week our Canadian scholars will be evaluating 'This Holy Estate', which was drafted to provide a "rationale" for same-sex marriage in the Anglican Church of Canada.
Gathering the fruit, June 4: Public piety, Christian unity, fantasy
This week: the beauty of public liturgy, the "personal shape" of ecumenism, and the world as narrative and symphony.
Ministry in enemy-occupied territory
We are engaged in a ministry under occupation. America is occupied; Africa is occupied; the world is occupied.
Gathering the fruit, May 28: young priests, New World polyphony, and ‘dissonant’ doctrine
If the development of doctrine were anything like musical performance, we could not imagine that "harmonic progression" would happen abruptly or lazily.
Maclean’s, apathy, and (the agony of) Canada’s unbelief
I have sometimes complained that it is very difficult to stir up a proper theological controversy in Canada. Maclean's magazine did its best by publishing a skeptical article during Holy Week.
New possibility: Reflections on the statement of the Canadian House of Bishops
The Anglican Church of Canada can powerfully affirm that in journeying together we might discover the Spirit’s leading and will for the Church.
Baptism and environmental stewardship
Canadian Anglicans have added a vow about environmentalism to their baptismal covenant. I worry that making environmental activism fundamental to Christian baptism obscures what is more fundamental to it.
Walking and talking: roundup of 25 “Primates” responses
By Matt Townsend
Official and unofficial responses to the meeting have poured out, making clear that many within the Anglican Communion are walking and talking.