Category - anglican communion

Hope for Anglican healing after Lambeth gathering?

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:46:45 +0100

Leaders of the Anglican Communion left for home from the Lambeth Conference earlier this month having heard the Archbishop of Canterbury say there is "wide support" for measures to resolve disputes.

Church will regret rejection of gays as well as slavery, says bishop

Stephen Brown — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:10:14 +0100

The openly gay US bishop whose consecration in 2003 polarised the worldwide Anglican Communion, says he believes that one day the Church will regret its rejection of homosexuals the way that it now regrets its past support for slavery.

Are they listening?

Simon Barrow — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:24:25 +0100

This week the Anglican bishops gathered at the Lambeth Conference will have to confront their divisions and future options.

Williams seeks to damp down Lambeth Catholic controversy

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:38:19 +0100

Following comments from a cardinal that have caused controversy, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has welcomed the presence of a delegation from the Roman Catholic Church at the 2008 Lambeth Conference.

Church appeal for solidarity with suffering in Sudan

staff writers — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:02 +0100

Anglican bishops from Sudan, who are part of the meeting of the Lambeth Conference, have issued an appeal to Christians to stand in solidarity with the suffering people of their country.

Anglicans can 'win' by not fighting

agency reporter — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:45:01 +0100

Author and evangelical thinker Brian McLaren wants to shift the argument within Christianity away from "culture wars" and towards a rediscovery of the Gosple message free of the overbearing impact of Christendom culture.

Division harms Christian credibility, Anglicans are warned

staff writers — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:07:50 +0100

Cardinal Ivan Dias has told Anglican bishops that division hinders the reception of the Gospel message in a sceptical world. US evangelical Brian McLaren has called for a culture shift in Christianity.

Women look to their future leadership of world Anglicanism

staff writers — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:26:59 +0100

Though women are primarily involved as advisers, spouses and fringe participants at the male-dominated Lambeth Conference this year, in future the number of women bishops will grow and one might well be presiding Archbishop.

Lambeth facing West and South

Savi Hensman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:26:41 +0100

Media coverage of the 2008 Lambeth Conference has focused attention on divisions among Anglicans by portraying them as straightforward conflicts between ‘liberal’ Westerners and ‘traditionalists’ from other parts of the world. But the divisions are not so neat: ‘evangelicals’ and ‘Southerners’ can be found on both ‘sides’. Indeed, attempts by supposedly ‘conservative’ reformers to rid the Anglican Communion of what they regard as wrong ideas and practices hamper the quest for biblical faithfulness and undermine respect for the spiritual insights emerging from the South. This paper included a constructive critique of recent propositions from Canon Gregory Cameron, Deputy Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

This paper, one of a series, complements the author’s contributions to the new book Fear or Freedom? Why a warring church must change, edited by Simon Barrow (Shoving Leopard / Ekklesia, 2008) – available in the UK from Metanoia Book Service, and elsewhere via Amazon.

Savi Hensman

Hospitality and prayer sought as the tone for Lambeth Conference

agency reporter — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:56:29 +0100

Bishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion have been experiencing hospitality visits and prayer retreats in advance of the formal element of the Lambeth Conference, which is meeting on the campus of the University of Kent.