God Bless America, God Save the King

By Steve Rice Reminders of the British Monarchy are all around me. I was born and raised in South Carolina and live in North Carolina. The Carolinas are former colonies founded by and named after Charles II ... Read More...

Charles III and Kenotic Monarchy

By Benjamin M. Guyer The coronation of Charles III was easily the most subversive event of my lifetime. If it is fair to say that the coronation was a political event, then the terms of its politics are fund... Read More...

Crowns and Vows

By Zachary Guiliano As soon as the liturgy for the Coronation of King Charles III appeared online, the usual Twitter debate took off. I was surprised to see how many English clerics objected to the introduction of “the Vow of the People.” It invites all tho... Read More...

Elizabeth The Gracious

By Graham Kings The Queen is dead. Long live the King. These ancient, traditional words turn amidst the churning. Simultaneously, they brusquely announce a heart-rending fact and joyfully pronounce a righ... Read More...

Reflection on the Queen

By Chip Prehn Late one night in 1985, I was walking around the inside of Canterbury Cathedral in good company.  I was seeing that stupendous building for the first time with an American bishop who knew the place well and a canon of Canterbury who had the ke... Read More...

Should We Beatify the Queen?

By David Goodhew Should we beatify Queen Elizabeth II? The idea is utterly mad. For one thing, the Queen would be appalled by such a conceit. For another, beatification is not how Anglicans do things. Mor... Read More...