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June 30 2009
The Articles of The Federation of Anglican Churches (and Ministries) in the Am.
2. The Federation will seek to maintain the Patronage of orthodox Primates in the Anglican Communion. Such patronage will be for the purpose of expanding fellowship with those in the Anglican Communion and working in concert with the godly projects and programs of the Archbishops primarily in the Global South.
Article 3: Tasks (Back to Top)
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June 28 2009
False Choices on the Atonement
3. The Church has always taught and known from Scripture that Christ's offering of himself was a ransom to free those held hostage to sin and death.
4. The Church has always taught and known from Scripture that Christ's offering of himself was the victory, as Christus Victor; and that it is one act with his resurrection.
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June 23 2009
ACNA'09: ACNA Constitution Ratified
In the words of Bishop Duncan, this means that a framework, or "skeleton" has been put in place around which a living Church will be built. This "skeleton" is governed by six key principles.
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June 20 2009
Sola Fide: The Doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone in the 39 Articles
The philosophical and theological premise of Holy Scripture is that God is Himself eternally self-existent, a doctrine called aseity. Before creation of the universe, time, or of any living creature God was, is and ever shall be from all eternity and into all eternity. He needs nothing to exist nor anything to sustain Him. He is eternally happy within the relationship of the divine trinity of persons.
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June 19 2009
So what, if we call the Spirit 'She'? - John P. Richardson
Some would dismiss this suggestion as mischievous. However, we must ask ourselves on what grounds we might resist it if God is truly 'beyond gender' and our language for God must avoid mis-statements about God's nature.
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June 12 2009
The Dutch Touch: A study in irrelevance
The first co-consecration was that of Bishop Graham-Brown, a well known Anglican of the Evangelical party (as it was defined in the 1930s, which is considerably different from how contemporary Reassereters have redefined it).
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June 09 2009
Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?
Medieval times: The Crusades were violent and led to atrocities by the modern world's standards under the banner of the cross and in the name of Christianity. But the Crusades were a counterattack on Islam. Muslim invasions and atrocities against Christians were on the rise in the decades before the launch of the Crusades in 1096. More often than not, this argument puts an end to any discussion regarding whether violence and intolerance are unique to Islam.
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June 08 2009
Clergymen whose election or nomination was not confirmed in The Episcopal Church
1841. The Rev. N. H. Cobbs. Nominated Missionary Bishop of Texas by the House of Bishops. The House of Deputies declared by resolution that it was “inexpedient to go into an election at that time,” and no further action was taken.
June 05 2009
De-Baptism: Living in Denial - Chuck Colson
Well, maybe. But the Church has always been active in public life, standing against wrongdoing in the culture. And there have always been people who resented that.
Sanderson also states that the "de-baptism" rite is meant to "mock the practice of baptizing infants too young to consent." But again, infant baptism has long been a subject of debate within the Church. There's nothing new about that either.
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June 01 2009
Book of Common Prayer marks 460th birthday
"It is the basis of worship for Anglicans of all kinds throughout the world," said the Rev. Arthur Woolley of St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church in Frederick .
In celebratation of the 460th birthday of the Book of Common Prayer, St. Michael the Archangel will use the 1549 edition of this volume, written in the beautiful language of Renaissance England, at its service this weekend.
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