Tim Wyatt The Critical Friend Made in Sheffield
Also in this week’s newsletter is a piece on the Church in Wales and its new archbishop: Cleaning House
Theo Hobson What do liberal Anglicans want?
Ian Gomersall A Retired Rector’s Reflections Division at ordination
David Torrance House of Commons Library The relationship between church and state in the United Kingdom
A briefing paper on the relationship between church and state in the United Kingdom
The question ‘What do liberal Anglicans want?’ has the same answer as the question ‘What do conservative Anglicans want?’ – there is and never will be a definitive answer as every single person has our own point of view. We always have and we always will. Many who attend evangelical churches do so for reasons other than agreeing with their theology, as with many who are members of traditional churches. Those who believe that the love of God shown and taught by Jesus means embracing everybody where they are regardless of their life choices will always be at odds with… Read more »
Thank you Julie for expressing this so clearly and carefully. I found myself very confused and a bit concerned by Theo Hobson’s article. It seems to be wanting some dualism between conservative and liberal and that just doesn’t exist. There is a wide and generous spectrum. Surely liberal Anglicans want inclusivity, and that means an openness to change but also an openness to those who can not, in all conscience, vote for that change now, and maybe never. Yet liberal Anglicans want what I think the vast majority of Christians throughout the world want – an openness to scripture which… Read more »