A response to Ross Douthat
Douthat is right in his reminder of the important ways in which liberal Christianity contributes positively to Western culture, but he is wrong in his diagnosis of our decline.
Spiritual geographic
We need to ask smaller dioceses present us with a problem to be solved or a parabolic challenge to be answered.
A Blue Book sampler
At 759 pages and 155 resolutions, the Blue Book for the 77th General Convention addresses a broad range of topics, from blessing rites for same-sex couples to an embattled budget, from a kinder approach on clergy removal to additional Bible translations for lectionary readings.
12 theses on bishops’ ministry
The role of bishops now itself a part of the struggle for the Episcopal Church’s faithful mission.
Our political captivity
General Convention’s structure has slavishly copied in ecclesial ink the politics and legislative processes of American culture.
The message of the mission
By Thomas Ferguson. Budgets are often understood as extensions of ideological understandings of the nature and role of an institution. In the church, they evidence the ways in which we shape, incarnate, and give emphasis to how we are called to carry out God’s mission entrusted to us.
General Convention’s roles
By Timothy E. Kimbrough. The Episcopal Church as custodian, steward, mission source, and town hall.
Orderly Counsel introduction
Essays in Advance of General Convention 2012