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Contradictory Teaching — Here, There, and Everywhere (Part 3)

Editor's Note: Part One may be found here.  Part Two may be found here. Part Three Looking Ahead with Augustine In this third and final part of...

Two Teachings — Here, There, and Everywhere (Part 2)

Editor's Note: Part One may be found here. Part Two Degrees of Communion There are several examples of differences that have been church-dividing in some contexts but...

Two Teachings — Here, There, and Everywhere (Part 1)

Editors' Note: This is the first of a three-part series; these essays will appear sequentially this week. Part One Is there a contradiction? “Does this violate the...

The Last Gospel

Anglicanism today, in its humiliation and fragmentation, can sometimes be fraught with a specter of Belatedness. This is the feeling, personal and communal, of...

Losing My Religion

“They’ve been moving on and on. Getting further apart. They’re so far off by now that they could never think of coming to the...

On Spiritual Amphibians

“You’re making that up,” I said. No, my wife responded, “I do know a family who changed churches primarily because of pew cushions.” When...

The Philadelphia Ordinations: Some Misunderstandings

On July 29, 1974, eleven women were ordained to the priesthood in Philadelphia; they are commonly referred to as the Philadelphia Eleven. The Philadelphia...

Nothing Is Stronger Than the Church

Last month, I was on holiday with my wife in Crete. The weather hadn’t been great — it rained most of the day soon...

Is the Episcopal Church Anglican?

I have been pondering a comment made by the Rev. Dr. Matthew Olver, the new executive director and publisher of the Living Church Foundation. He...

Debunking Myths and Avoiding Episcopal Overreach: Conducting Clergy Searches According to the Canons

Consider the following scenarios: A Search Committee is told they must wait patiently for a list of rector candidates from the diocese. They are not...

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