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2d ago
By Christopher Holmes am on research leave this semester. The best thing about research leave is time to read. Recently I reread Augustine’s On Christian Doctrine. I am also reading for the first time Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle. Both books have been a blessing. Let me say a few words about why. I hope ..read more
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2d ago
grew up hearing the story of Easter from before I knew how to talk, but I only noticed Matthew 28:16-17 when I was a teenager: “Now [after Jesus’ resurrection] the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted ..read more
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5d ago
This review discusses suicide. .D. James’s dystopian novel, The Children of Men, describes an unnerving world in which humanity suddenly and collectively loses the ability to procreate. Everyone is still being married and given in marriage, but copulation no longer produces children. With the last generation of children, the Omegas, in their mid-20s, the human ..read more
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5d ago
n part one I made the case that evangelism and salvation must be reunited in our thinking. A part of the core nature of evangelism centers on Jesus’ death and resurrection. To invite people deeper into God’s love is to invite them deeper into Jesus’ death. This is not comfortable language for many Episcopalians. We ..read more
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5d ago
rector tells the story of publicizing an adult forum that she called “The E-word.” She didn’t tell her class members what the E-word was, and when the day arrived, a big crowd had gathered, curious to know the answer. When she told them that the E-word was evangelism, half the people left. There is no ..read more
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1w ago
By Andrew Crowson feel God all around me.” My daughter, 6, said to me right before she drifted off to sleep. More often than not, the last few things my kids say before they fall asleep are pleas for water or some other ploy to delay bedtime a few seconds. Theophany is not usually on ..read more
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1w ago
By Jonathan Mitchican uch public outrage followed the decision in February by Alabama’s Supreme Court to recognize cryogenically frozen embryos as people. Hundreds of thousands of these embryos have been created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) since the 1970s. These embryos are stored for years — sometimes decades — while their parents go through the ..read more
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1w ago
By Andrew Gerns he announcement of a potential full communion agreement between the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church (which was approved by the UMC’s General Conference) is welcome news to me. It is built on years of dialogue, prayer, listening, study, and discernment. This agreement, along with our other full communion relationships with ..read more
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1w ago
By Everett Lees he Episcopal Church has been my home for the past 30 years. It is where I encountered Jesus in a real and powerful way. It shapes my theology and practices, offering a beautiful vision of the kingdom of God. In Oklahoma, where I serve, it is often the only church option for ..read more
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2w ago
Coleridge is a monthly digest of noteworthy items in theology and the arts. By Ben Lima Music Frank La Rocca’s Requiem for the Forgotten “stirs the soul” (Classical Music Sentinel and National Catholic Register), and James MacMillan’s “radiant” oratorio Fiat Lux “overwhelms and thrills” (The Times). Dan Hitchens attends the silent disco at Canterbury Cathedral ..read more