Posts About Anglican.
Trust God, Act Responsibly
Which gods are we worshiping that are extracting their usual price -- of sacrifice of weak victims? What would it mean for a society to worship Jesus Christ instead of Mammon?
An Ancient Controversy
Many Roman Catholics, including many priests, very much regret this restriction of the eucharistic hospitality they would like to be able to offer. And many Roman Catholics, including many priests, are not only happy but quite eager to receive Communion sometimes from Anglican clergy.
Satisfying Our Needs, Gratifying Our Wants
The definition of greed is the pursuit of gratification for its own sake irrespective of appropriateness.
Ignoring the Creator's Original Intent
For the vast majority of human history across cultures and geography, and for all the great religious traditions, 'marriage' and its equivalent words in different languages has referred to the union of a man and a woman. To argue against that is to change the meaning of the word marriage.
A Follower of Jesus by Any Other Name
Better questions: What tasks is God calling the church to undertake today and tomorrow? What resources are there in the Evangelical traditions which will enable us to carry out those tasks? What resources will we need for those tasks which are NOT normally found in the Evangelical traditions?
Can Politics Serve Democracy?
In the election for London Mayor the electorate was faced with a tricky, certainly dishonest radical left-winger who'd been in power for 8 years and done all sorts of crazy things, and a solidly right-wing super-rich playboy, very smart and totally untrustworthy. Does that sort of choice add up to 'democracy'?
Black Theology Seeks the Liberation of All
Obama is a person of courageous integrity. He could have ingratiated himself to white Americans by repudiating his pastor completely. He did nothing of the sort. That speaks volumes for the man.
God in Public -- The New Challenge of Our Times
Clearly we are facing quite a new moment. Whereas in the 1990s people were buzzing about Who Was Jesus, today the key question seems to be, how do we 'do God' in public?
Questions, Answers Still Blowing in the Wind
Forty years on, I'm still left asking the question -- with a great sense of sadness because I love America and admire it hugely and am awed and saddened at some of the things some American policies are leading to.
Beware Labelism
'Religion' should address 'labelism' -- especially in the run-up to an election.
The Resurrection Revolution
For Christians, resurrection is a highly revolutionary doctrine. Death is the last weapon of the tyrant. The news that the living God is sovereign over death itself is therefore very bad news for tyrants
Spitzer Case About Public and Private Trust
If someone deceives their spouse, chances are they won't have much compunction about deceiving the public.
New Tech, Old Issue
I bet people have asked this question about everything since they discovered pigeons could carry messages.
He Would Challenge Power, Not Run for It
The real question is, what sort of a cross would today's system be intent on using to kill him?
A Serious Issue that Requires Sensitivity
The question of how we live together as a civil and wise society while cherishing different faiths is a deep and serious one and can’t be pushed away just because people take fright at certain misunderstandings.
Two Options: Delusion or Hoax
Vissarion sounds very much like a low-grade version of the sort of self-help religion you get in popular bookshops: bits and pieces of this and that.
Time for Serious Debate on God in Public
Huckabee's raising of the question, and the way in which these things are now debated in the U.S. and UK, is an indication that the Enlightenment 'settlement' whereby secular governments run the country and religion is a private affair, is rapidly being seen as threadbare.
The Sinful Pride of the Post-Modern World
Our pride in being western post-enlightenment humans (or indeed our pride in having attained the degree of sophistication to call ourselves post-modernists!) gives us the further license to make up our own rules.
The Jewish Advantage
The Jewish people have a great, though challenging, advantage over many western Christians, in that they know in their bones that they are called to be different.
Secularists Will Have to Deal With It
The reality is that it isn't the Muslims or the Hindus who are 'offended' at Christians doing Christian celebrations. It is the old-fashioned secularists.
