(Updated) The C of E’s new direction?
After the defeat of the ‘Take Note’ motion on the Bishops’ Report on sexuality and marriage (GS 2055), the Archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a letter calling for ‘radical inclusion’ in the C of E. Here are some articles responding to this, and further developments. Most recent at the top.
Tribes, tensions and gay marriage: what’s the future for the Church of England? By Joseph Hartropp, Christian Today
Athanasius, Irenaeus, and the Church of England bus, by Gavin Ashenden, AAC
Sex and morality in church and society, by Ian Paul, Psephizo
As Catholics and Anglicans come together, the Church of England pulls apart, by Fr Dwight Longenecker, Crux
Radical Inclusion from Sheffield Cathedral
The Gafcon vision in action, from the Gafcon website
On leaving the Church of England, by Gavin Ashenden
Conservative vicar calls on Bishop to repent over thanksgiving for gay couples, by Harry Farley, Christian Today
How should I respond to sub-Christian mottos like ‘good disagreement’ and ‘radical inclusion’? by Neil Robbie, Transforming Church
Safe space for LGBT Christians, from Diocese of Lichfield website
Bishop’s liason officer for LGBTI community appointed, from Diocese of Chichester website
A view over the horizon: the future of the Church of England, challenges, issues and opportunities (a presentation to Peterborough DEF) by Martin B Davie
Bishop of Chelmsford calls for “prayers of thanksgiving” for same sex relationships by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream
Bishops Behind Blocked Sexuality Report: No Biblical Mandate For Gay Marriage by Harry Farley, Christian Today
Evangelical Bishops downplay call for ‘radical inclusion’, CEN
‘Neo-pagan sexual morality’ spreading throughout church, warns conservative Archbishop, by Harry Farley, Christian Today
Safespacing the Church: revising doctrine to suit mental health by Archbishop Cranmer
A call to evangelicals to stand firm, by Rod Thomas, Bishop of Maidstone
Lambeth Palace letter suggests ‘indistinguishable’ blessing after same-sex marriage, by Madeleine Davies, Church Times
Church stance on gay marriage “increasingly untenable” for an established church, say MP’s, by Harry Farley, Christian Today
The end of Church and State? By Gavin Ashenden
Does being conservative on gay sex help church growth? By Harry Farley, Christian Today
What’s all the fuss about sex in the Church of England? By Phil Ashey, AAC
Radical inclusion after Synod: a briefing, from GAFCON UK
Choose this day which mainstream you will serve! By David Handy, for Anglican Mainstream
The tragic cruelty of ‘radical inclusion’, from the International Diocese of ACNA
A ‘spiritual analysis’ of what is happening in the Church of England, by Peter Sanlon, Anglican Ink
Bishop leads charge for Church’s ‘radical inclusion’ of gay couples, by Harry Farley, Christian Today
Dear Archbishops, what is “a radical new inclusion’? by David Baker, Christian Today
An Anglican understanding of inclusion, by Martin Davie, Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
Statement on Synod’s rejection of Bishops’ report in CofE from GAFCON
The Radical Call To Go The Wrong Way’. Archbishop Welby’s charge to General Synod. by Gavin Ashenden
The historical basis for policy of ‘radical inclusion’ in the C of E, satire by Melvin Tinker, Anglican Ink
Synod fiddles while Canterbury burns, more satire from Jules Gomes
GAFCON UK responds to Synod vote, and offers a new vision for faithful Anglicanism
A list of articles following the defeat of the GS2055 ‘Take Note’ motion, and other matters from the February Synod, can be found here