Category - bible believing

The Gospel accorded to Antoni

Glynn Cardy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:53:42 +0100

In a thoughtful, passionate and challenging reflection on homosexuality
and the Christian church, Glynn Cardy's focus is not on an 'issue' but
on the people who are most affected by prejudice, and their need for
justice, dignity and human rights.

Lambeth attendees invited to discover Christ in human rights

Savi Hensman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:30:37 +0100

One of its centres of attraction in the Lambeth Conference marketplace has been the stall "Seeing Christ in Human Rights", which shows gay Christians and the Gospel in a different light.

Listening and learning in the sexuality debate

Savi Hensman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:15:38 +0000

As part of the 'listening process' in the Anglican Communion over the extensive disagreements about human sexuality, Ekklesia associate Savitri Hensman has prepared a paper on Learning, Listening, Scripture and Sexuality which seeks both to take the conversation forward and to affirm the role of lesbian and gay Christians as active and baptised members in the church, in accordance with a faithful and interpretatively sensitive reading of its the texts and tradition.

Savi Hensman

Bishop apologises for use of the Bible to justify slavery

staff writers — Sun, 13 May 2007 17:45:27 +0100

The Anglican Bishop of Ripon and Leeds has apologized for the way Christians misused the Bible 200 years ago to justify slavery. In a parliamentary speech he called for more action against its modern manifestations.

How these Christians hate one another

Simon Barrow — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:09:06 +0100

Simon Barrow asks how we can regain and sense of proportion, love and justice in arguments about the Bible and many other things in church and public life.

Williams says the Bible invites listening not dogmatism

staff writers — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:52:44 +0100

Christians cannot make sense of their scriptures apart from a listening community, Dr Rowan Williams has said. In a lecture on biblical interpretation he argues that both dogmatic and dismissive approaches are flawed.