Fellowship with the unorthodox? Some thoughts on a recent controversy In recent days, there’s been a discussion of the boundaries of orthodoxy in some corners of the evangelical blogosphere.
Wrestling with our past: Cranmer our brother What do we do when we face parts of the past — or even among brothers and sisters today from far away — that strike us as uncomfortably strange?
Wrestling with our past: Cranmer, primitivism, and tradition It’s not uncommon to slip into primitivism. A timeline often appears. A pure moment is imagined, a “golden age” with its simple, saintly figures.
Shooting the messengers? ‘Conservative’ theology and church growth The authors of “Theology Matters” concluded that congregations who espouse “liberal” theology are declining and congregations who espouse “conservative” theology are growing.
Benedict XVI’s Last Testament and his theological legacy Benedict XVI's Last Testament and a conference on his theological legacy reveal the great debt we owe to this pope.
The light of reason Richard Hooker’s commitment to reason placed him firmly athwart the development of more revolutionary theological agendas. But reason has changed in our day.
Memory inscribed in stone On a cold Saturday morning in early March, I picked up the "Clerk of Oxford," and we drove out to South Leigh.
Jesus, Mel Gibson, and the alpha issue Our new Presiding Bishop talks about Jesus and "the Jesus Movement" a great deal. I expect Episcopalians will find a degree of unity around this theme. But I don’t expect us to stop fighting. Why? Because there are still two very different narratives about Jesus in play.
