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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 Eldering a Young…
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 first Vice Chancellor [President] of Uganda…
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…
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…
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…
THE DESCENT OF THE DRAGON AND THE ANGELIC GLEANERS: A Sermon for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
I preached this sermon at Trinity School for Ministry on September 28, 1988. For a subsequent sermon, see “All Things Visible and Invisible.” Lessons for the DayRevelation…
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!”…
TURNING THE DIAMOND: George Herbert on Prayer, Week 1
Note: the following five meditations on George Herbert’s sonnet “Prayer,” with commentary by Dennis Lennon, Turning the Diamond, were first posted during Lent 2020. I have…
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…