WOMEN BISHOPS AND RECEPTION: An Occasion for Rethinking
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll Of the many responses to the recent nomination of Dame Sarah Mullally to become Archbishop of Canterbury, most have either acclaimed it as an “historic…
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WOMEN BISHOPS AND RECEPTION: A Global Anglican Essay
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll NOTE: The following essay was written for the GAFCON Task Force for Women in the Episcopate and submitted in its Interim Report (2019). It was…
THE PROSPEROUS FARMER’S SOUL MEETS A.I.
A Sermon Preached at St. Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia, PA August 3, 2025 Readings for Pentecost 8: Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11; Colossians 3:5-17; Luke 12:13-21 And I will say to my soul,…
CRITICAL LOVERS AND LOVING CRITICS: Why I Put Out the Flag on Independence Day
NOTE: I preached this meditation on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at my local church in Pittsburgh. It is now available in my recent book: Millennial People, Boomer Priest: My Year…
PAINTING YOURSELF INTO THE GREAT COMMISSION: The Silver Edition
The Rev. Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Peggy Noll Note: Twenty-five years ago my wife Peggy and I sensed a call to serve in Uganda at Uganda Christian University. Prior to…
“EASTER WINGS”
On Easter morning, a grieving but credulous Mary Magdalene saw two Angels seated in the tomb, where the body of Jesus had lain (John 20:12). I conclude my meditations with…
MY CAMPUS RIOT
It has been twenty years to the month that I found myself in the middle of a campus riot. Let me explain. In October 2000, I was installed as the…
ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH SECURE? An Appeal to the Global South Fellowship and Gafcon
Twice in the past six months, prominent Anglican theologians have written articles questioning the formularies of Global South entities: Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GFSA). Both…
THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION ON SCRIPTURE: A Via Media for Orthodox Anglicans?
Note: The following article appeared in The Anglican Way 2.3 (2023), Used with permission. In a recent online article, three prominent North American Anglican theologians ask whether the “Reset” announced…
DON’T! (Then) … GET OFF THE TIGER’S BACK! (Now)
Observing from across the Atlantic as the “Living in Love and Faith” process slouches toward its predetermined destination – the authorization of same-sex blessings (and later marriage) – I happened…