Anglican group mulls Rome switch
2009 October 24
“Read all about it” here.
5 Responses
leave one →
Biblical theological reflections on the Old Testament as well as other material of interest
-
-
-
Recent Comments
adhunt on Anglican group mulls Rome… Richard on Anglican group mulls Rome… adhunt on Anglican group mulls Rome… Richard on Anglican group mulls Rome… adhunt on Anglican group mulls Rome… -
-
Ancient Hebrew Poetry- Why pastors do not visit enough November 19, 2009
- Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Understanding Compositional Technique is Important November 18, 2009
- Teaching Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Key Definitions November 18, 2009
- Places to eat in New Orleans for SBL attendees November 18, 2009
- Narrative & Ontology
- A great German-English translation resource November 17, 2009
- H.-J. Kraus on Biblical scholarship and theology October 29, 2009
- Jonathan Sacks on "witness" and "substance" October 27, 2009
- Barth's "canonical theory" October 26, 2009
- Reformed Reader
- The Emergent Manifesto (A Quick Review) November 23, 2009
- The Early Church: A Dynamic, Progressive, Organic Community? November 20, 2009
- A Non-Institutional, Unorganized Church? November 19, 2009
- Books: Bests and Worsts of Publishing November 17, 2009
I have to admit that the “offer” has welled up a fair amount of Anglican pride in me.
If the Anglo-Catholics cross the Tiber then the CofE’s future will be very precarious.
I don’t understand all the immanent apocalypticism concerning the C of E. Certainly no offense intended. I don’t think the vague “numbers” arguments amount to actual arguments. “There are more Muslims/Catholics/etc… in England now than Anglicans.”
This is the argument that Baptists and conservatives have long leveled against the Mainline here in the States and what is happening? The Evangelicals are getting blistered, just 30 years after the Mainline. The Catholics have lost massive numbers in the States, is the situation really that much different for churches over in England? Aren’t all churches losing members quickly in the West? And if so, why is it that the C of E consistently gets singled out for instant demise? It seems we’re all in a heap of trouble in the West.
But perhaps my American naivity is showing. Is there more of a threat to the C of E than to other Christian groups in England?
Tony, I was primarily thinking in terms of the existence of the CofE as an entity and its current role in the British political system. There are a number of different groups within the CofE and whilst disagreements rage there is a steady equilibrium. Take away the traditionalist A-Cs and the equilibrium will inevitably shift. I would expect the evangelical Anglicans to ‘evolve’ increasingly into a more fundamentalist mentality, far more reactionary and far more open to leaving the CofE en masse. I am not sure if you are familiar with the heated exchange between J. I. Packer and Martyn Lloyd-Jones a while ago about whether evangelicals should leave or stay in the CofE, and that was before the ordination of women etc. In terms of numbers, evangelicals dominate the CofE but the conservative ones are no different from Baptists in terms of ecclesiology etc and rarely use our liturgy. My hope is that Reformed theology seeps into the evangelical Anglicans but how likely that is remains to be seen.
Aren’t C of E pastors required to spend time specifically in Anglican studies so that there shouldn’t be any ‘baptists?’ Over here, one might be free to go to any of several non-Anglican seminaries but potential Priests are required to spend an “Anglican Year” getting to know the Tradition.
And whatever happened to “Common Worship?” – That is more rhetorical unless you want to stab at it? Common Worship was one of the things that drew me to Anglicanism.