Dear friends,Pope Francis began his new ministry by telling journalists he wanted a Church which is “poor and for the poor”. With Christian Aid Week upon us this month (12-18 May), and a huge upheaval in the Welfare State just getting under way, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on our attitudes
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Dear friendsOn the 21st March Justin Welby will be enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury (though he has been legally Archbishop since the 4th of February). As is the usual custom, the day chosen for the service will also commemorate one of the figures from Christian history. The 21st March is the day
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Dear friendsOn Saturday, 17th November 2012, 61 year old Ellinah Wamukoya was ordained Bishop of Swaziland, the first female Anglican bishop in Africa. She had been elected by two-thirds majority votes in the country’s Houses of Clergy and Laity (Many dioceses in the world-wide Anglican Communion
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Dear friendsOn Saturday, 17th November 2012, 61 year old Ellinah Wamukoya was ordained Bishop of Swaziland, the first female Anglican bishop in Africa. She had been elected by two-thirds majority votes in the country’s Houses of Clergy and Laity (Many dioceses in the world-wide Anglican Communion
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Dear friends,Years ago as a theology student, one way to make an impression in seminars was to drop into the conversation a heavy-sounding (usually German) theological term. A particular favourite was ‘weltanschauung’, literally meaning ‘worldview’, A ‘weltanschauung’ was a comprehensive
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Dear friends,Years ago as a theology student, one way to make an impression in seminars was to drop into the conversation a heavy-sounding (usually German) theological term. A particular favourite was ‘weltanschauung’, literally meaning ‘worldview’, A ‘weltanschauung’ was a comprehensive
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Dear friendsWhat principles of moral reasoning come into play in the debate about same-sex marriage? I stress “principles of moral reasoning” because it is all too easy for the matter to degenerate into an airing of people’s predispositions, personal preferences and prejudices – on both sides
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