TEC / ACNA
“Contending Anglican”: NO COMPROMISE ON ESSENTIALS
WHY DIALOGUE CANNOT RESOLVE THE SEXUALITY ISSUE IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION Note: I wrote this essay in 1998 just prior to the Lambeth Conference and it was published in…
“PAY ATTENTION TO POWER”: Anglican Hypocrisy, Part Two
Here is my prediction. Canterbury will not revoke the ban on the same-sex spouses, even while expressing deep sympathy for their plight. The bishops of the Episcopal Church and their celebrity…
IMPAIRED COMMUNION: A Flawed Compromise in the Episcopal Church
When all is said and done, why don’t the Communion Partner bishops simply agree to officiate the same-sex services themselves.
LAMBETH DIARY: Diary from the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops July 18-August 7, 1998
Note: This is the 20th anniversary of the historic 1998 Lambeth Conference. I was present there, representing the American Anglican Council (AAC). In this capacity I filed a three-week…
Contention 5C: THUMBS SIDEWAYS: THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND RESPONDS TO TEC
The Episcopal Church USA (TEC) is hoping for a welcome response to its new doctrine and practice of same-sex marriage. The reply from England is, however, neither thumbs-up nor thumbs-down but…
Contention 5B: WHO IS COMING TO THE EPISCOPAL WEDDING RECEPTION?
Two hallowed principles lie behind my question. The first is the principle that praying shapes believing (lex orandi lex credendi). Here is an example of this principle. When we pray “Our…
Contention 5A: THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND TRIAL [USE] MARRIAGE
By pressing the “Track Changes” button, I can strike through anything and then at my leisure [delete it] altogether. And that is what the Episcopal Church USA (TEC) is doing with its Prayer…