The post The problem of religious traditionalists appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Joseph Shaw, Artillery Row: In religious groups, as in cultural groups of all kinds, one finds a range of attitudes towards the group’s traditions, its cultural inheritance. At one end of the range are those who want to preserve and even to recover the group’s heritage of cultural practices as much as possible — let us call them “traditionalists” — and at the other end there are those who travel more lightly. There are the Orthodox Jews who devote their whole lives to the study of the Torah and the anc ..read more

The post Appointment of the first Bishop of Oswestry appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. from The Society: After consultation with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Fr Paul Thomas SSC has been appointed as the first Bishop of Oswestry. The Society’s Council of Bishops is delighted to hear this news and warmly congratulates Fr Paul.   Fr Paul, once consecrated, will provide sacramental and pastoral oversight to Society parishes in the western half of the southern province of the Church of England; in an area which is now known as the See of Oswestry and which was formerly known as the See ..read more

The post The Gospel and the Catholic Church – A conference discussing Anglican Patrimony today appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. A message from Bishops John Hind and Michael Nazir-Ali: The impetus for this conference began in the 80th anniversary year of Michael Ramsey’s “The Gospel and the Catholic Church”. This suggested the possibility of a conference to consider the inheritance of traditional Anglicanism and the contribution this might make to the renewal of the Church. It is hoped, therefore, to attract a wide participation from those who value orthodox Anglican Patrimony. The themes ..read more

The post Mawer, Percy, and the See of Sheffield: what if Conservative politicians had supported Philip North? appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Archbishop Cranmer: Sir Philip Mawer’s report on the circumstances surrounding the nomination of Bishop Philip North to the See of Sheffield makes interesting reading, in particular what it means for the ‘mutual flourishing’ of both proponents of women priests and bishops, and those unable to receive the ministry of women bishops or priests. By exhorting the House of Bishops to commission a group “with balanced membership” to review “what woul ..read more

The post Why Anglo-Catholicism appeals to millennials appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Marcus Walker, Catholic Herald: “Twentysomethings are flocking to Anglo-Catholic services” shouted a headline in the Times above an article featuring my church, St Bartholomew the Great, in the City of London. As so often with headlines, the drama of the moment trumps the evidence of the article and accusations of hyperbole haunt the actual good news in the story that follows. But good news there is, however you define the word “flocking”. With two per cent of those under 25 in Britain calling them ..read more

The post Theo Hobson’s Fictional Church of England Future appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by David Virtue, VOL: British theologian Theo Hobson believes the Church of England’s future can be saved if it can recover its liberal Anglo-Catholicism. He writes; “It is liberal in the sense that it affirms the liberal state and rejects a reactionary response to modern culture. It is Anglo-Catholic in the sense that it has confidence in ritual tradition, and is wary of simplistic emotional piety and bossy legalism. It prefers mystery, difficulty, open-mindedness. This is, in my humble opinion ..read more

The post Acting Bishop of London criticised for comments on ‘faffy’ High Church appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Abigail Frymann Rouch, Telegraph: The acting Bishop of London has been criticised by senior clergy for describing the High Church tradition as “faffy ceremonial” and suggesting it lacks “deep faith”. Bishop Pete Broadbent, bishop of Willesden, made the comments in a Facebook discussion beneath a job advertisement that referred to a church in the “modern catholic tradition”. Asked by a priest if he meant “High Church”, the bishop replied: “No … High church is faffy ceremoni ..read more

The post A report on the Anglican Patrimony Conference appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by David Pickering, Anglican Mainstream. The Anglican Patrimony conference (at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, on 25-26 April) brought together a wide range of those who value the Anglican inheritance and are concerned for traditional Christian orthodoxy, not only from the Church of England, but also ACNA, the Ordinariate, and the Anglican continuum. Its stated aim was ‘to consider the inheritance of traditional Anglicanism and the contribution this might make to the renewal of the Church’, taking its cue ..read more

The post New Bishop Of Sheffield Announced As Traditionalist Anglo-Catholic Philip North appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Harry Farley, Christian Today: The traditionalist Anglo-Catholic Philip North is being promoted to be the new Bishop of Sheffield, Downing Street has announced. Currently Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev Philip North, 50, will replace Steven Croft, now Bishop of Oxford, and will consecrated at Sheffield Cathedral in July 2017. Known for his strong opposition to women priests and bishops, North’s appointment will be seen as the Church strengthening relations with its conse ..read more

The post Can Anglo-Catholic churches grow? appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Fr Richard Peers, Psephizo: Not so many years ago it was generally accepted that the Church of England was a finely balanced three-legged stool of Anglo-Catholics, evangelicals and the liberal establishment. The debate about the ordination of women has diminished Anglo-Catholicism both in numbers and in the diversion of energy – particularly of our best leaders and organisers. The liberal establishment has been reduced by the rise of what at least one bishop describes as the neo-orthodoxy of our tim ..read more