Anglican Women’s Empowerment Confronts Plight of the Girl Child More than 80 Anglican delegates gather for United Nations Commission on the Status of Women By Nan Cobbey Monday, February 26, 2007 Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori joins 11 teenage girls, aged 13 to 18, at Trinity Church, Wall Street, on February 24 for Girls Claiming…
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A Personal Manifesto Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Posted by Father Richard The Diocese of California is a place within the Church — not alone, but prominently — where gay and lesbian people have been freer to offer their gifts: Both professional gifts and those of lay and ordained ministry. As a result, the Diocese of…
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Archbishop of Canterbury:Â Presidential Address at General Synod 26 FEBRUARY 2007 After the debates at the American General Convention last summer, I wrote directly to all the primates of the Communion to ask about their reaction and the likely reaction of their provinces as to whether the resolutions of Convention had met the proposals of…
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Bonnie Anderson issues statement on Primates’ communiqué Episcopal News Service February 23, 2007 [ENS] Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies, has issued a statement on the recently concluded Primates’ Meeting and the resulting communiqué. The full text of Anderson’s statement follows. As I read the Communiqué from the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es…
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Archbishop of Canterbury: comments at the final press conference in Tanzania 20th February 2007 May I echo the thanks for your patience which Philip has already shared with you – we’re very appreciative of the fact that it is late and we’re all tired. Also before I start, I went from one session just to…
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Letter from the Bishop of Maryland To One of the Primates Who Wouldn’t Receive Holy Communion With the Presiding Bishop. Thanks to Jim Masters The Most Reverend Justice O. Akrofi Archbishop of West Africa and Bishop of Accra Bishopscourt, P.O. Box GP 8 Accra, Ghana February 17, 2007 Dear +Justice, It is with sadness that…
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Primates Endorse Pastoral Council, Primatial Vicar in Closing Communiqué Presiding Bishop Comments on Actions; Further Rreflection to Follow Episcopal News Service February 19, 2007 By Matthew Davies [ENS] The Primates of the Anglican Communion have called for the formation of a “Pastoral Council” that would work in cooperation with the Episcopal Church to negotiate the…
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The Communiqué Of the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam 19th February 2007 1. We, the Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion, gathered for mutual consultation and prayer at Dar es Salaam between 15th and 19th February 2007 at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and as guests of the Primate of Tanzania,…
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Design Group Releases Text of Draft Anglican Covenant Presiding Bishop Elected to Primates’ Standing Committee Episcopal News Service By Matthew Davies [ENS] The text of a proposed Anglican Covenant, intended to affirm the cooperative principles that bind the Anglican Communion, was released February 19 toward the end of the Primates’ five-day meeting. The full text…
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Report of the Covenant Design Group — Excerpts January 18, 2007 The Covenant Design Group, appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of the Primates of the Anglican Communion, held its first meeting in Nassau, the Bahamas, between Monday, 15th and Thursday, 18th January, 2007. The Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Revd…
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In Zanzibar, Anglican Primates Join in Repentance at Former Slave Market See realities of suffering, Archbishop of Canterbury says in sermon Episcopal News Service article February 18, 2007By Bob Williams [ENS, Zanzibar] A slave market whipping post once stood where the high altar now rises inside Zanzibar’s 127-year-old Christ Church Cathedral. Here the Archbishop of…
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Millennium Development Goals & Theological Education Addressed by Primates UN Anglican Observer Underscores Upcoming Women’s Empowerment Gathering Episcopal News Service Article February 17, 2007 By Matthew Davies [ENS, Dar es Salaam] Theological education in the Anglican Communion, as well as issues of poverty eradication, economic justice and environmental ncerns — as embodied in the United…
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Seven ‘Global South’ Primates Refuse Communion And Publish Statement By Matthew Davies [ENS] Seven “Global South” archbishops refused to receive Holy Communion with their fellow Primates February 16, alleging that they were “unable to come to the Holy Table with the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church because to do so would be a violation…
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Primates Discuss Covenant, Listening Process Continue Windsor Consideration Archbishop of Canterbury visits President of Tanzania By Matthew Davies [ENS] A proposed Anglican Covenant — intended to affirm those cooperative principles that bind the Anglican Communion — together with a report on the Listening Process, and further consideration about the Episcopal Church’s response to the Windsor…
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Primates Engage in ‘Intense Listening,’ Discuss Windsor Rresponse Episcopal News Service article By Matthew Davies [ENS] Intense listening, characterized by an expression of “patience, graciousness, care and respect” was the atmosphere in which the Primates gathered February 15, said Australia’s Archbishop Phillip Aspinall during a media briefing following the conclusion of their first ay of…
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Primates Convene; Windsor Response Leads agenda By Matthew Davies [ENS, Dar es Salaam] The Primates’ Meeting of the worldwide Anglican Communion has convened February 15 for its five-day agenda near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with every indication that all participants are present at the table. Three of the 38 Primates — the Communion’s presiding bishops,…
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This Book is Changing My Life So I dare you to read it! Better Yet: Get Your Bookstore to Stock It! New from Seabury Books — An Imprint of Church Publishing, Incorporated For Immediate Release The Fire of Your Life Written by Maggie Ross Maggie Ross, a life-professed solitary and mystic under vows to the…
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US faith and community coalition welcomes minimum wage victory From Ekklesia The Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, a national US coalition of 91 religious, labour and community organizations, has thanked the Senate for voting to raise the minimum wage for the first time in many years. “This is a long-overdue step forward for millions…
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Why legalism misrepresents the Bible The relationship between Christian theology and law is disputed and complex. Jesus railed against the lawyers for not understanding, and Paul contrasted a faith based on grace with one rooted in law. It would take volumes to discuss it, but even the most unbiased observer should see that the law…
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Church of England asked to acknowledge both sides of sexuality debate The Church of England’s governing body, its General Synod of lay people, clergy and bishops, will be asked to support a resolution recognising both sides in the current global debate on human sexuality when it meets later this month. Anglican leaders in England are…
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