Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
It's worth noting that the following appears in the (relatively) new 2019 ACNA Book of Common Prayer: For those of you who think this has its origins in that dreadful 1979 BCP, this also appears in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer: Other than the modernisation of the language and the expanded doxology at the …
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They probably admitted this a long time ago, but this admission on Anglicans Unscripted about Justin Welby's unsuitability for his position is gratifying: https://youtu.be/_ql5ciCiaZI?t=645 There are some of us who saw this early on. The problem isn't as much with Welby--although he certainly has his issues--but his church and the fact that he is appointed …
I’ve been reading with interest the Rev. Ben Jeffries’ Is the Eucharistology of the Anglican Reformation Patristic? As those of you who follow this blog and Positive Infinity know, this is of special interest, as it was to the great Bossuet... Overcomplicating Anglican Eucharistic Theology
Within American Christianity, and especially within American evangelicalism, we have seen a rise of interest in liturgy. Taking a quick look at InterVarsity Press’s site, one finds recent titles such as The Liturgy of Creation, Liturgy of the Ordinary, and The Liturgy of Politics. At Conciliar Post, Wesley Walker has compiled a list of articles …
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Traditionally, it's been hard to get Episcopalians fired up about much of anything. The whole point of the religion was to leave the enthusiasm for "them" and have a nice, proper religion where we worshipped "Gawd" on Sunday according to the Prayer Book. The culture wars, starting in the 1960's, changed all of that. Some …
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A favourite psalm of many is Psalm 91. Everyone likes this part: Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven. He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope …
The Church of England is on its knees, and not in a good way. Before the pandemic, physical congregations were already sparse, and getting sparser: in 2019, estimates put the average Sunday service attendance at just 27 people. When Covid-19 reached these shores, the Anglican leadership responded by closing churches even for private prayer, and they’ve …
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A new survey shows that the majority of Americans no longer believe that Jesus is the path to salvation and instead believe that being a good person is sufficient. As part of the ongoing release of the Arizona Christian University-based Cultural Research Center's American Worldview Inventory, the latest findings — exploring perceptions of sin and …
E&M EMLP-005 (1966) This album comes from the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was done by the Episcopal Young Churchmen under the direction of the Rev. Edgar E. Shippey. As the name implies, the album's inspiration came from their retreats in the Arkansas mountains, with musical arrangement assisted by James A. Pence, …
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Anglicans are often proud of the central place of scripture in prayer book worship, especially the lectionaries, those scheduled scripture readings for the Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer and the Eucharist. Certainly, it is true that a widening diversity of calendars and lectionaries across the Anglican world are limiting claims about uniformity of… via …
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