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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…
GAFCON: Foundational Texts
A Plenary Address to the GAFCON IV Assembly18 April 2023The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll Praise the Lord, brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion! This is my fourth GAFCON. You know, when I…
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…
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…
COME, LET US CONFER: with a Maundy Thursday Update
UPDATE: I am pleased to note the Joint Statement from Archbishops Foley Beach and Henry Ndukuba that was published on Maundy Thursday. This not only clears up the issue raised previously…
AN ANGLICAN COMMONWEALTH OF CHURCHES? Weak Tea
Any “Commonwealth” model will be weak tea and not worthy of the name “Communion,” because ultimately fellowship in Christ must be based on the mighty Truth of the Gospel (Galatians 2:5).
QUESTIONS FOR THE GAFCON AND GLOBAL SOUTH ANGLICAN LEADERSHIP: And an Appeal
I would plead with you, especially those who are leaders in both entities: sit down patiently to explain yourselves to each other and to the rest of us during this time of crisis in the Communion.
IS GAFCON A CHURCH? with a Reply to Global South Anglicans
Preface: A Reply to the Global South Anglicans In a recent “Anglican Perspectives” video, Canon Phil Ashey of the American Anglican Council announces an “historic”…
DIVORCE IN THE ANGLICAN FAMILY: A Look Back at the Break-Up
In September 2019, Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, shared some reflections with clergy and laity in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on the state of the Anglican…