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Hallo
again to all.
In
a general-interest secular newspaper or magazine, there are so many
threads, so many activities, so many different ideas, that any sort
of pattern or rhythm to them is lost in the aggregation. The ebb and
flow of activity in one arena is usually masked by the flow and ebb
of activity in another. But Anglicans Online intentionally limits itself
to things Anglican. In the grand scheme of things this is a very narrow
focus, which means that the natural cycles of excitement and reflection
are much more evident.
For
several weeks now the Anglican world has been agitated by issues of
authority and its relation to the historic bases of scripture, tradition,
and reason. The two commanding events were the outside-conventional-authority
consecration of two bishops in Singapore and the election in Australia
of a primate whose theological stance, especially on the subject of
lay presidency, differs notably from that of the largest and best-known
diocese in Australia. (Both of these occurrences are listed in the News
Centre, should you have missed them). Almost no other current Anglican-related
events were reported in that time. This week, in rebound, there is a
torrent of Anglican news items from the usual major sources. Our News
Centre lists what we believe to be of global interest, but it also tells
you our sources, so you can, should you wish, peruse any news source
we did.
The
Main Event, as it were, will be the Primates
meeting in Portugal next month. We hope and pray that this meeting
will lead to unity and not schism, and that it will be a time of mending
rather than a time of rending. Much of the newsworthy Anglican activity
between now and then quite likely will be related to the kind of politicking
and posturing that always occurs before global meetings of powerful people
who disagree one with another. We'll do our best to report facts and let
you decide for yourself whether any particular event is politicking or
posturing.
Speaking
of posturing, we are in a rather penitent one since we've in some way
managed to avoid noticing or listing the web site of The
Ecclesiological Society. It
seems to have been online for more than a year. 'The society for those
who love churches', the web site proclaims justly and goes on to say
'Our site provides picture essays, links to interesting church sites,
research tools and details of related organisations, [and] events related
to churches'. It has a fabulous collection of links relating to church
architecture, furnishing, and liturgy.
We
welcome this week to our pages the Diocese
of Egypt, and wonder aloud whatever has happened to the web sites
of the Diocese of Bradford and the Diocese of Oxford, both of which
have gone missing this Sunday night. We trust that someone will let
us know what ever is the matter and that perhaps some other someone
will get them back online as soon as possible.
The
ECUSA is advertising for a Director
of Communications. This position could matter a great deal to Anglicans
Online and its readers; if that church hires a person who knows something
about the Internet, the interactions between ECUSA and the online world
could change considerably. We note that the advert lists 'the Internet'
dead last in the list of desired qualifications, and the application instructions
say 'Replies can be accepted only via fax ... or by mail.... Please, no
e-mails', so we aren't, er, holding our breath.
Finally,
we note that the Diocese of Vermont (ECUSA) is looking for a bishop.
We can't seem to find a copy of the search committee's letter on their
web page, but we found
one on Louie Crew's web site.
See
you next week.
Last
updated: 20 February 2000
URL: http://anglicansonline.org
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