Entries categorized as revision committee
Women Bishops and the Revision Committee
MCU has published a paper that welcomes the Revision Committee’s change of policy. However, it questions the emphasis on seeking to satisfy the opponents of women bishops while showing no comparable concern for the majority appalled by the continuing gender discrimination.
The paper argues
that the proposed proliferation of different classes of bishops (women, men More...
Women bishops – the latest from the revision committee
Bishop Alan reports:
The latest from the rather dry and technical sounding Revision Committee on women in the Episcopate which met yesterday contains one ecclesiologically significant discovery:
After much discussion, the members of the Committee were unable to identify a basis for specifying particular functions for vesting which commanded sufficient support both from those in favour of More...
I’m not on strike
I went into Church on Saturday afternoon, and was greeted by two clergy colleagues who, with broad grins on their faces, said “Well, surprised to see you here – we thought you’d gone on strike.”
Apparently the Church Times had reported that I am calling women clergy to “go on strike”, but that Christina Rees was More...
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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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