Entries categorized as Religion
Women bishops (and related issues)
A series of papers has been put online at WATCH, concerning the ongoing debate about women becoming bishops in the church of england.
Here’s a clip from the latest one, by Rev’d Canon Jackson:
“Can we stand back a moment and remember: What is the fundamental question? The Church is trying to resolve one of the most More...
Thought for the Day (again)
Further to my previous post, which picked up a brief news item by Ekklesia and a response by Nick Baines, here’s a much longer and informative paper about Thought for the Day that lay behind the Ekklesia news item. Written by Lizzie Clifford, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, it covers the history and More...
Genesis: nothing left to the imagination
Robert Crumb talks about his new comic-strip Genesis, (which I previously blogged here) saying that it is a multi-layered text, full of imaginative possibilities. Nick Baines, Bishop of Croydon says on the piece that it teases the imagination. I’m not sure that Crumb’s work teases so much as leaves nothing to the imagination, but I More...
Green beliefs – more status than religion?
Tim Nicholson has won his case against his employer, and the result is that environmentalist beliefs may now be given the same status as a religion. It’s been predicted that the results will be dramatic:
Legal expert Mr Mooney, who is head of consultancy at Employment Law
Advisory Services, said: “The ramifications of Tim Nicholson winning
this test More...
Bible reading
"…we should be trying to work out how to read the bible well rather than reading the text right."
Paula Gooder
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Christmas, debt and recession
It's November, and Advent is still four weeks away, but the pressure is already on to spend, spend, spend for Christmas.
THe BBC has a piece on how to "cope" with Christmas and not get into debt. "Make a budget and stick to it," it says, which is of course a smart idea.
But here's More...
green monasticism
There's quite a lot of chit chat in the blogosphere about Urban Monasticism (which is, in fact, something of an oxymoron, but more of that another time) but today I read this article about eco-friendly monasticism at the newly built Stanbrook Abbey.
I like the clean design.
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How long does Advent last?
I've been asked (as I often am this time of year) when Advent begins, and how long it lasts.
Advent candles, and the calendars that have bits of chocolate, always start on the 1st December and last 24 days. But that's a pretty recent development of a much older tradition.
Way back (around the 6th More...
Atheism and Faith
"I have a friend – a gifted pastor and spiritual guide – who is helping
someone lose his faith. He is convinced that the man’s picture of God
is destroying him, spiritually and mentally. It is deeply implicated in
the man’s moral and mental breakdown. Theologically, this picture of
God is expressed within orthodox language, but it is profoundly
destructive, More...
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author musician theologian
Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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