‘You only say that because….’ a response to Savitri Hensman In his 1941 essay ‘Bulverism, or, The Foundation of Twentieth-century Thought’ C S Lewis notes the tendency in twentieth century th…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
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Introduction On Tuesday 15 July this year the following motion was passed by General Synod after a show of hands: That this Synod request that the House of Bishops remove any requirements relating …| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
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In his address to the York Diocesan Synod on 5 July the Archbishop of York addressed the issue of the eventual outcome of the Prayers of Love and Faith process. He declared: ‘No one in the Y…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
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We Believe – Exploring the Nicene Creed [1]is a devotional booklet produced by the Church of England to mark seventeen hundred years since the Council of Nicaea. It is ‘designed to help individuals pray and reflect on the timeless truths of the Nicene Creed, drawing us deeper into its meaning and significance for daily life.’ […]| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
On the 22 May this year, the House of Bishops issued a statement about the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. I do not normally comment on political matters on this blog, and I wish I did not ha…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
In an open letter to the Church of England published in the Church Times on 9 May under the headline ‘Separate structures put the Church of England in danger,’ two senior London incumbents, the Revd Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin in the Fields, and the Revd Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’ Picadilly, […]| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
On the 16 April the UK Supreme Court ruled in favour of an appeal by the campaign group For Women Scotland against a decision by the Scottish Government to count transgender women as women for the …| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
In February this year the Episcopal Reference Group of the Church of England’s Faith and Order Commission produced a part report on ‘Living in Love and Faith and the Doctrine of Marriage’ (GS Misc …| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
Introduction One of the developments that has taken place in the Church of England in recent years is the appointment of ‘lead bishops’ who have responsibility for particular issues. One of these l…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
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Charlie Bell’s book Unity – Anglicanism’s Impossible Dream [1] is a book that it is difficult to review because it is a book that does not contain a single unified argument. Instead, the three part…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
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Where we have go to so far. Where we have got to in Parts I and II of this series of posts can be summarised by the following bullet points. The bishops have insisted that ‘Unity matters – it reall…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
