Martin Davie

Federal court dismisses JAFC suit against ACNA

A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy’s lawsuit against the Anglican Church in North America, holding that the dispute cannot be decided by a civil court without intruding into matters of church discipline, governance, and...

Impasse over episcopal oversight for St Helen’s Bishopsgate

The Church of England’s next Bishop of London faces the difficult challenge of sorting out the relationship between St Helen’s Bishopsgate and the ‘flying’ Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Rob Munro. The episcopal oversight of this conservative evangelical flagship church in the City of London has come...
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Why the Archbishop of Canterbury is not the head of the Church of England (or the Anglican Communion)

The announcement of the choice of the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mallally, to...

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...

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...

A response to Charlie Bell “Renewing Communion”

In his recent essay ‘Renewing Communion: A queering of unity and colonialism’ which he...

‘Pitfalls of the Ephesian Fund’ – a response

In the Church Times on 15 November 2024 there was an article by Richard Dormandy entitled...

Article XVII as a guide to the Christian world view

This post is the text of the John Rodgers’ Lecture which I delivered at...

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...

What is the ecclesiological problem with a third province?

In a letter of 2 July this year to the signatories of a letter...

What is the ecclesiological problem with a third province?

In a letter of 2 July this year to the signatories of a letter...

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...

Geographical episcopacy – a further response to Charlie Bell

In my previous article on this site I responded to Charlie Bell’s article ‘Finding...

What do we mean by reconciliation?

In his opening speech in the debate on LLF in General Synod yesterday, Bishop...

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Federal court dismisses JAFC suit against ACNA

A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces...

Impasse over episcopal oversight for St Helen’s Bishopsgate

The Church of England’s next Bishop of London faces the difficult challenge of sorting...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue

May I begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to join...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Christ Church, Greenwich

It is a real joy to be with you this morning. Thank you, Revd...