Church of England

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Issues on the eve of General Synod

Attention has focused entirely on the bishops' report on sexuality, but there are a variety of substantive issues coming before the General Synod.

Most necessary sin of Adam: Richard Major’s Quintember

Quintember is perhaps an ideal read for Episcopalians who have reached our Anglican shores as refugees from Methodist, Baptist, or other Protestant climes, for those who have entered the fold from the campus of American (neo-)classical paganism, and for those seeking asylum from the lawless badlands of postmodern relativism.

Does the Church need academic theology?

Both academic theology and the Church may well have a very different relationship to the academy in two or three decades; events like this are opportune moments to reflect on how these shifts may benefit the Church.

Two concrete steps for the new Oxford Movement

We know that we want to build Christ-filled relationships, and we know that our faith calls us to try to build just communities with those suffering from oppression. But it can be hard to figure out how to go about doing these things.

Letting go of Christ

Like Mary, we have to let go of that Christ, whom we have imagined, and encounter Christ in his own reality.

Bengaluru: Contextual mission in India

It was a joy to be in the historic and vibrant city of Bengaluru, the digital capital of India, from October 17 to 24, and to meet up with so many theologians.