C of E welcomes American celebrity Pastor’s attack on orthodox sexual ethics

Aug 27, 2019 by

By Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: A number of clergy in Southwark Diocese have privately expressed concern to the Bishop about an event at the cathedral on London’s south bank which took place on 21st August. Nadia Bolz-Weber, a Lutheran pastor from Denver with a high profile in the secular media, spoke to an enthusiastic audience of around 500, before being one of the headline speakers at the Greenbelt festival the following weekend. Bolz-Weber, a former stand-up comedian and recovering...

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Wycliffe Hall announces the appointment of NT Wright as their Senior Research Fellow

Aug 26, 2019 by

Wycliffe Hall today announces that the Wycliffe Hall Council intends to appoint NT Wright (The Rt Revd Prof Nicholas Thomas Wright) as Senior Research Fellow, as of 1 October 2019. NT Wright is currently Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary’s College, St Andrews in Scotland. Revd Dr Michael Lloyd, Principal of Wycliffe Hall, said: We are delighted that Tom will be joining us. Wycliffe aspires to be a centre for the intellectual renewal of the Church, and,...

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Clergy sexual abuse: why can’t the Church cleanse its own temple?

Aug 18, 2019 by

Clergy sexual abuse: why can’t the Church cleanse its own temple?

by Archbishop Cranmer: “The gross evil of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy would have gone unexposed had it not been for three principal agencies, all secular.” That’s the damning opening sentence of an article in The Tablet which raises so many complex issues of episcopal authority, ethical transparency and ecclesial accountability and that it’s worth reproducing in full: […] As with the Roman Catholic Church, so it is with the Church of England. There are a number of serving...

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UPDATED: Cathedral gimmicks: news and comment

Aug 17, 2019 by

UPDATED: Cathedral gimmicks: news and comment

Recent well-publicised reports of a putt-putt course and fairground slide in cathedral naves have given rise to news of other, more seriously inappropriate events, and have led to reflection on the purpose of these buildings and the spiritual state of church and nation. Latest articles at the top. ‘God is a tourist attraction’ by Jon Brown, Washington Examiner Southwark Cathedral hosts controversial US pastor. Nadia Bolz-Weber opposes biblical teachings on sex and marriage, mocks...

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If Anglicans are really functional independents…

Aug 14, 2019 by

If Anglicans are really functional independents…

by Stephen Kneale: I have been interested to read some views on remaining in the Church of England from Evangelical voices recently. These are not standalone comments from single individuals but are categories and arguments that I have seen advanced from a number of different sources. In my opinion, there are significant questions for these positions. The view, which comes in a few different hues, we might call the ‘effective independent’ position. The argument insists that, in reality, each...

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Church of England to launch independent review into the John Smyth case

Aug 14, 2019 by

Church of England to launch independent review into the John Smyth case

from Anglican Ink: Details of the independent review into the Church of England’s handling of allegations against the late John Smyth QC have been published today. Keith Makin, a former director of social services with more than 30 years experience in the social care field,  will lead the independent lessons learnt review which will consider the response of the Church of England and its officers to the allegations against John Smyth. Keith has led on a number of serious case reviews and has...

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