Contending Anglican
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…
INDIGENIZING GLOBAL ANGLICANISM: The Next Step in Resetting the Anglican Communion
I began this essay one day after the announcement of the “Kigali Commitment,” the communiqué of the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Many Anglicans are rejoicing in…
TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Fourteen Theses for Global Anglicans
by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll For an onlne Commentary on the Fourteen Theses, see here. For a downloadable PDF, see here. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”…
TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Fourteen Theses for Global Anglicans
Text and Commentary by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll For a downloadable PDF copy of this essay, click here. For the Fourteen Theses alone, see here. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to…
THE NEXT STEP: FORMATION OF A NEW COMMUNION OF CHURCHES: Theses 11-14
Introduction to Theses 11-14 In this third section of my commentary, I intend to sketch the movement of Global South Anglicans in the decade-and-a-half after GAFCON 2008, during which two…
PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN CLAUSE (g): A North American Perspective
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll I have been reading postings from respected theologians in the Church of England arguing that the addition of “clause (g)” to the General Synod Resolution last week…
THE CRISIS OF CONTEMPORARY ANGLICANISM: Theses 1-5
This is a collation of the first five theses of FOURTEEN THESES TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION, with Commentary. By the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll THESIS 1: THIS…
MARRIAGE AND THE THREE-WAY LIGHT BULB
I happen to like three-way light bulbs. They make it possible to have background light for casual conversations and bright light for reading at night. Unfortunately the bulbs and sockets are…
LAMBETH 1998: Diary from the Last True Lambeth Conference
Lambeth 1998 was last Conference to attempt to resolve anything of substance as a council of bishops.
LAMBETH HYPOCRISY: Disinviting the Spouses (Updated)
As I see it, this latest move is hypocrisy squared: shameful and shameless.
THIS JUST IN: Jesus Christ Replies to Synod Question About Bishop Bill Love
General Synod Questions November 2020 (HT: Anglican Mainstream) A Question about Bishop Bill Love Mrs Sarah Finch (London) to ask the Chair of the House of Bishops: Q45 Has the House of…