A Couple of Blogs
I’ve been following with some interest recent developments in the Anglican Communion. (I attend an Episcopal church in New Haven, but I suspect I’d be very interested even if I didn’t.) I don’t have the time or knowledge to write my own posts about these matters, but thought I would link potentially interested readers who haven’t already found them to a couple of blogs I have found interesting and helpful:
Thinking Anglicans. This is a UK-based blog, but it also covers developments in the US, Nigeria, and elsewhere in the world. (The title of this blog seems a little snarky to me, as it seems to lead one to think about other, unthinking Anglicans. (Or am I just being overly sensitive here?) But I’ve found the content to be very good.)
Political Spaghetti. Matthew Thompson, the author of this blog, has been all over the story about the pending anti-gay legislation in Nigeria and the role of Archbishop Akinola.
Those who know of other good sources can recommend them in the comments.
This story (registration may be required?), “Money Looms in Episcopalian Rift With Anglicans,” in The New York Times is interesting. It begins:
As leaders of the Anglican Communion hold meeting after meeting to debate severing ties with the Episcopal Church in the United States for consecrating an openly gay bishop, one of the unspoken complications is just who has been paying the bills.
The truth is, the Episcopal Church bankrolls much of the Communion’s operations. And a cutoff of that money, while unlikely at this time, could deal the Communion a devastating blow.
The Episcopal Church’s 2.3 million members make up a small fraction of the 77 million members in the Anglican Communion, the world’s third-largest affiliation of Christian churches. Nevertheless, the Episcopal Church finances at least a third of the Communion’s annual operations.
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Posted by: Mark Olson | March 21, 2007 at 07:37 PM
Great links. Thanks!
Posted by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci | March 23, 2007 at 10:36 AM
Keith,
have you ever read Thomas Talbott? i came across some of his writings the other day, he seesm to support a simialr version of universalism as yourself. are you familiar with his writings. are they worth a read??
thanks
Posted by: Matthew | March 28, 2007 at 04:38 PM
Yes, I know Tom & his work. I highly recommend his book THE INESCAPABLE LOVE OF GOD.
Posted by: Keith DeRose | March 28, 2007 at 05:56 PM
There’s a lively conversation going on here in Global South Anglican which might interest readers here. I can hardly catch up with the amount of posts there. But looks like a good place to check out.
Posted by: Sivin | March 20, 2007 at 09:12 PM