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When All Will Speak Polish: The Mariavite Dream of a Millenarian Kingdom

Imagine a Kingdom of God where peace reigns, criminals are punished only by love, and everyone speaks Polish—not Hebrew, not Latin, but Polish. This is no utopia conjured by a novelist, but the real-world vision of the Mariavites, a Catholic splinter group that has...
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The cant of Old Canterbury

It has been thirteen years since Rowan Williams stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Communion. Yet he still feels compelled to intervene in national debates. He has now turned his attention to the thorny issue of migration in the opinion...
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Martin Davie’s response to the House of Bishops’ statement on Gaza

On the 22 May this year, the House of Bishops issued a statement about...
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A response to “Unity – Anglicanism’s impossible dream”

Charlie Bell’s book Unity – Anglicanism’s Impossible Dream  is a book that it is difficult to...
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A response to Charlie Bell “Renewing Communion”

In his recent essay ‘Renewing Communion: A queering of unity and colonialism’ which he...
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‘Pitfalls of the Ephesian Fund’ – a response

In the Church Times on 15 November 2024 there was an article by Richard Dormandy entitled...
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Article XVII as a guide to the Christian world view

This post is the text of the John Rodgers’ Lecture which I delivered at...
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Why the Archbishop of Canterbury needs to think again on Israel and the International Court of Justice

In a recent statement issued by Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury has given...
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What is the ecclesiological problem with a third province?

In a letter of 2 July this year to the signatories of a letter...
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What is the ecclesiological problem with a third province?

In a letter of 2 July this year to the signatories of a letter...
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WATCH’s proposal to abolish the ‘House of Bishops Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests’

The Church of England is a church in which women can be ordained as...
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Geographical episcopacy – a further response to Charlie Bell

In my previous article on this site I responded to Charlie Bell’s article ‘Finding...
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What do we mean by reconciliation?

In his opening speech in the debate on LLF in General Synod yesterday, Bishop...
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On not saying anything significant – a response to GS 2346

Back in the days when I used to work at Church House, London, I...
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When All Will Speak Polish: The Mariavite Dream of a Millenarian Kingdom

Imagine a Kingdom of God where peace reigns, criminals are punished only by love,...
Op-Ed

The cant of Old Canterbury

It has been thirteen years since Rowan Williams stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury...
News

New archbishop of Canterbury not fit for job, says alleged church abuse victim

An alleged abuse victim at the centre of a complaint against Sarah Mullally, the incoming...
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Why a Looming Synod Shutdown is More Serious for CSITA than for CSI

For perhaps the first time in its 78-year history the CSI will not be...

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