Anglicans and the Reunion of Christendom
by Thomas PlantWe have before us the potential for a revivified Western Church, with episcope shared equitably among the churches of the world. Continue Reading »
The Church of England Takes a “Third Way” on Gay Marriage
by Carl R. TruemanIf gay partnerships are legitimate, why deny them the status of marriage? And if they are not legitimate, why bless them? Continue Reading »
The Church of England's Empty Gesture
by Calvin RobinsonThe Church of England claims to be “Christ centered, Jesus shaped,” but not only does she no longer practice what she preaches, she rarely even preaches it. Continue Reading »
The Queen in Scotland
by John HaldaneThe death of Queen Elizabeth II was in no sense tragic, particularly as it occurred in her beloved Balmoral home amid the Cairngorm moors and mountains. Nor was it a surprise. Elizabeth had been ailing for some while, and particularly since the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in June. I did not . . . . Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Imperialisms
by Peter J. LeithartThe shapers of Hawaii's Christian monarchy lie alongside conspirators who undid that same monarchy. Continue Reading »
The Last Lambeth Conference
by Ephraim RadnerJuly’s was probably the last recognizable assembly of the Lambeth Conference we shall see in this generation (and perhaps the next). No longer will “all” the bishops of the Anglican Communion gather, but only some, and only from some places. No longer will the deliberation of the Communion’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Queen Elizabeth, Servant of God
by Rowan WilliamsRoyal anointing is at its most important level a gift of the Holy Spirit—there is not doubt that this is exactly what Queen Elizabeth believed about her role. Continue Reading »
From Anglican to Catholic
by Michael Nazir-AliOn September 29 last year, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, I was received into the Ordinariate of the Catholic Church, which was established for Anglicans who desire full communion with the See of Peter, at Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Gregory Church in London. Since then, I have . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Nazir–Ali on Becoming Catholic
by R. R. RenoFr. Michael Nazir–Ali joins the podcast to discuss his conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Continue Reading »
The Arch
by Raymond J. de SouzaTutu was the great hope for a peaceful civil rights movement in the Apartheid era, an African Martin Luther King Jr. Continue Reading »
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