http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ en-us editors@thinkinganglicans.org.uk 2010-09-06T06:29:20+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004604.html There are many reports of the damage caused by the earthquake in New Zealand. Here are links to some of them. Diocese of Christchurch Earthquake Update And there is a collection of pictures of Earthquake Hit Churches. ChristChurch Cathedral has... 4604@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-09-06T06:29:20+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004598.html Alan Wilson continues his series in The Guardian with The Book of Common Prayer, part 2: Wetting baby’s head. “Why do we baptise babies, who can’t possibly believe in God? Because Augustine was right about grace and original sin.” Clifford... 4598@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ 2010-09-04T09:25:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004602.html Pat Ashworth reports in the Church Times African bishops split over ‘ambushed’ agenda, but together on development and scroll down the same page for African Churches wrestle with their missionary inheritance by Michael Doe. The Living Church has two articles:... 4602@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-09-03T00:00:14+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004601.html Two more articles on this subject from Modern church by Jonathan Clatworthy. Women bishops and valid sacraments This article focuses on a central concern of opponents, the conditions for the validity of the sacraments, expressed for example in Simon Killwick’s... 4601@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Church of England 2010-09-02T14:47:09+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004600.html The Downing Street website has this: The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Stephen David Conway, MA, Area Bishop of Ramsbury, for election as Bishop of Ely in succession to the Right Reverend Anthony John Russell, BA,... 4600@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Church of England 2010-08-31T07:07:12+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004599.html Updated yet again Tuesday evening ENS has a report by Matthew Davies African bishops look to the future, commit to leading the church in the 21st century. New Vision carried Bishops condemn corruption. Daily Monitor had Love your culture, say... 4599@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-30T22:06:47+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004597.html The full text of the Conference Statement of the Second All Africa Bishops Conference is now available here. This statement is separate from the CAPA Primates statement which was published earlier.... 4597@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-30T06:45:07+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004596.html Letter from the House of Bishops of the Province of Rwanda We write to you with gratitude and humility as we rejoice in our time together in Entebbe, Uganda at the All African Bishops’ Conference. Blessed is the Church in... 4596@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-29T13:36:48+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004595.html Two ACNS reports by Jan Butter: African Anglican bishops in Uganda draw a line in the sand in their final conference statement The statement discussed in this article is now available over here. Seven days in Entebbe - A reflection... 4595@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-29T12:46:36+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004594.html The CAPA Primates, meeting at Entebbe, have issued this Communiqué. Please note this is a separate document from the Conference Statement of the Second All Africa Bishops Conference. 1. In a spirit of unity and trust, and in an atmosphere... 4594@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-29T11:59:43+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004593.html Two reports in the Ugandan Daily Monitor. The first is dated last Wednesday and is titled Nsibambi lauds bishops for rejecting homosexuality. The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, has commended African bishops for rejecting the practice of homosexuality in the... 4593@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-28T21:11:26+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004592.html This press release came from the Church of Uganda: CAPA Apologizes to the Church of Uganda for Financial Scandal In a 27th August letter to Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Ian Earnest,... 4592@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-28T10:39:14+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004582.html Karen McIntyre writes in The Guardian about Retreating towards God and asks “What happens if you take a weekend off every month to go on a Christian retreat?” She blogs about her weekend retreats and other things here. Stephen Hough... 4582@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Opinion 2010-08-28T09:32:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004591.html This morning, the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 carried this: Dr Tom Wright: ‘The long failure of the enlightenment project’ The retiring Bishop of Durham, Dr Tom Wright, has called for a renewed focus on social mobility in the... 4591@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Church of England 2010-08-27T16:59:02+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004590.html The comment article by Muriel Porter in last week’s Church Times is now available to non-subscribers. Sydney thwarted on lay presidency THE DECISION of the Appellate Tri­bunal rejecting lay and diaconal presidency at the eucharist is the latest setback for... 4590@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Anglican Communion 2010-08-27T07:46:49+00:00