Matt Kennedy's thoughtful piece on critical race theory lays out many things very succinctly. My purpose here is to take a look at this from another point of view. The way Matt links current critical race theory with the class theory of Marxism connects many dots, dots which have driven many of my life decisions, …
Francis Chan Bails on Bill Clinton’s Eucharistic Theology
As you see here: https://youtu.be/QP9roQQwzsA "Bill Clinton's Eucharistic Theology" is my catty description of Zwinglian theology, which posits that the Holy Communion is a mere symbol. As I noted in my piece entitled Bill Clinton's Eucharistic Theology: It Depends Upon What Is Is: Until the Reformation Christianity uniformly confessed that, when Our Lord said “is” …
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On the Prayer Book as Constitution — Ad Orientem
The prayer book controversies, however, are an illustration of one of the banes of the English speaking world: debating substantive issues by arguing over documents. Today in the U.S. we debate many issues in our society, not on their merits, but by their constitutionality. The basic problem with the newer prayer book is that many […] …
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The Year the 1928 Book of Common Prayer Ran Out of Gas
The release of the ACNA's new prayer book this past year doesn't change the fact that not everyone is happy with it, even in the ACNA. One competitor in the field--especially amongst churches that most would classify as High Church in one form or another--is the venerable 1928 Book of Common Prayer, kept in front …
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Dodging the Important Questions on Priests and the Holy Communion
Chris Findley's piece (Why) Are Priests and the Liturgy Necessary for Holy Communion? is an interesting exploration of the topic, but it's also (for me at least) an illustration of some of the weaknesses of the way Anglicans "do theology." Perhaps it's too much to ask in one internet piece (which need to be brief …
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The ANCA’s Liturgical Calendar for 2019-20
The ANCA's 2019 Book of Common Prayer is just starting its first full liturgical year, and the ACNA has thoughtfully put out this guide to same for this year. You can download the Sunday, Holy Day, and Commemoration Lectionary, Year A ~ 2019–2020: The Anglican Church in North America, The Book of Common Prayer (2019) …
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Gavin Ashenden Swims the Tiber
Yes, he does: An internationally renowned Anglican bishop and former chaplain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is leaving the Anglican Church to become a Catholic. Bishop Gavin Ashenden will be received into full communion by Shrewsbury's Bp. Mark Davies on the fourth Sunday of Advent at Shrewsbury Cathedral, England. From the standpoint of the online Anglican-Episcopal world, this …
Tory Baucum: Another Loose Cannon Goes Overboard
It seems that I gravitate towards following the "loose cannons" on the Anglican warship. In the past those included David Moyer (who ultimately did the right thing,) John Hepworth, Chuck Murphy, and later Tory Baucum, Truro Anglican's rector until this happened: The Rev. Dr. Tory Baucum, rector of Truro Anglican Church since 2007 has resigned, …
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Here’s a Bookmarked, Easy-to-Navigate PDF of the ACNA’s New Catechism — Anglican Pastor
As the Anglican Church in North America just recently announced, the PDF of the new “Approved” edition of the Catechism is now available. Crossway will be publishing this edition of To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism in early 2020. You can pre-order a copy on Amazon here (affiliate link). I’ve added bookmarks to the… via …
The General Thanksgiving — Chet Aero Marine
Of all the prayers we used to pray from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at Bethesda, probably my favourite was what the Prayer Book called “A General Thanksgiving,” but I normally attached the definite article to it. It’s especially appropriate now and here it is: Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy […] …
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