Week
of 11 June 2006
Book
Reviews
Other Voices, Other Worlds: The Global Church Speaks out on Homosexuality, edited by Terry Brown, Bishop of Malaita and Senior Bishop of the Church of the Province of Melanesia, reviewed in SOMA (The Society of Mutual Autopsy) by Puck Burnell: 'A collection of 24 essays by writers of stature, some with ecclesiastical responsibility, all thoughtful and filled with compassion, that offers a rich and varied view of homosexuality
throughout the world and in the church.'
Breaking
the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by
Daniel Dennett is reviewed in this week's New York Review of Books
by Freeman Dyson. Dennett stands on the outside of religion asking
all the biggest questions without pretending to be able to answer
them. Freeman Dyson, looks at the questions from the inside, much
as did Henry James. Dyson's review, then, is broken into halves:
a positive review of Breaking the Spell, and Dyson's philosophical
objections and recommendations of books more from his perspective.
A Companion to Common Worship Volume 2, edited by Paul Bradshaw, reviewed in Church Times by Michael Perham.
Conviction and Conflict: Islam, Christianity and World Order, by Michael Nazir-Ali,
reviewed in the Church Times by Philip Lewis
Mission-shaped Church: A Theological Response, by John M. Hull,
reviewed in
Church Times
by Philip Welsh
Biblical Resources
Institute for Biblical & Scientific Studies. Incredibly broad compilation of links, continually updated, from searchable Septuagint Old Testament to Dan Brown's Da Vince Code.
St Francis Xavier Bible Game. A new site that looks interesting: 'a source for bible word games based on the principles and history of the Catholic faith.' (Cross listed in Odds and Ends.)
Zhubert.com.
This very good site provides full searchable text of the Bible
in its original languages, complete with instant hover-over
morphological analysis. The tutorial is
useful, and so are the online resources for learning biblical
Greek. (Cross listed in Theological Resources.)
Church
History
Letters,
Documents, &c. in the Matter of Episcopal Jurisdiction in China (c.
1904). This
extensive page provides documentation on disputes about missionary
episcopal jurisdiction in China during the nineteenth century.
Ranging over a period of 25 years, the correspondence among committees,
archbishops and bishops reveals a somewhat difficult period in
local relations between the Church of England and the Episcopal
Church USA.
Liturgical
Spirituality under the Southern Cross: A Study of the
Impact of the Anglo-Catholic Tradition on the Anglican Church in
Melanesia,
by David V. Vunagi (1998). In
this M.Th. thesis, David Vunagi (now Bishop of Temotu in the Church
of Melanesia) explores the liturgical impact of early Anglo-Catholic
missionaries in Melanesia, as well as the potential for liturgical
inculturation in the future.
Memorial
of the Rev. Wm. Chauncy Langdon, on the Subject of the Italian
Reform Movement (1865).
This
brief memorial by W.C. Landgon (1831-1895) to the General Convention
of 1865 encourages the Episcopal Church USA to fund proselytising
elements in the Roman Catholic Church on the Italian peninsula.
England
London, Queen's
Chapel of the Savoy (Royal Peculiar)
London, Temple
Church of St Mary (Royal Peculiar)
Europe
Italy: Genoa, Holy Ghost (Diocese in Europe)
Events
USA: New York City, 29 June to 3 August: International
Organ Festival
Each Thursday at 1:00 p.m. this summer, Trinity Church, Wall Street will
host a free concert by a prestigious organist. The concerts will be webcast
live for those unable to attend in person, and they will be available on
the Trinity website for download on demand.
Letters
to Anglicans Online
Have
a read. Write a letter of your own to
us for possible publication.
Liturgical
Resources
The
Book of Common Prayer in Cree: Bishop John
Horden's translation
of the 1662 BCP into Cree has been digitized as page images by
Charles Wohlers. Cree is the most widely spoken Native American
language in North America.
Portions
of the Book of Common Prayer in Esperanto:
Charles Wohlers has digitized Morning prayer, EVening Prayer and the Litany
from La Libro de Komuna Prego.
News
Centre
US General Convention begins. Former ABC blames current ABC. Church and state in the UK. More from Kenya. English priest reinstated after appeal to ABC. All this, and more, in the News Centre.
Odds
and Ends
St Francis Xavier Bible Game. A new site that looks interesting: 'a source for bible word games based on the principles and history of the Catholic faith.' (Cross
listed in Biblical Resources.)
Official
Publications
Colorado
Episcopalian. Publication of the Diocese of Colorado; online in Adobe
Acrobat format.
Religious Orders
Society of St Francis of Australia: Part of the Society of St Francis, this is one of three orders.
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Theological Resources
Anglican
Eucharistic Theology: This site uses 'a phenomenological
approach to examine the Anglican eucharistic tradition
from the Reformation to the present. [It] produced
a large amount of case study material' which is now
available online.
Zhubert.com:
This very good site provides full searchable text of the Bible
in its original languages, complete with instant hover-over
morphological analysis. The tutorial is
useful, and so are the online resources for learning biblical
Greek. (Cross listed in Biblical Resources.)
USA
Connecticut: Bridgeport, Calvary and St George (Connecticut)
Connecticut: Guilford, Christ Church (Connecticut)
Louisiana: Baton Rouge, St Margaret (Louisiana)
Louisiana: Denham Springs, St Francis (Louisiana)
South Carolina: Florence, All Saints (South Carolina)
South Carolina: Florence, St John (South Carolina)
Tennessee: Collierville, Holy Apostles (West Tennessee)
Tennessee: Jackson, St Luke (West Tennessee)
Tennessee: Memphis, All Saints (West Tennessee)
Tennessee: Memphis, St Philip (West Tennessee)
Texas: Bedford, San Miguel (Fort Worth)
Texas: Grand Prairie, St Andrew (Fort Worth)
Resources:
General Convention 2006: A primer
on GC and links to key items and resources.
Vacancies
Centre
List a parish or diocesan opening for one month at AO -- at no charge.
What a bargain! The more you use our free service, the more useful it
will become for all.
Worth
Noting
Goodbye,
Blog:
Alan Jacobs writes in the current issue of Books and Culture (Chicago)
on weblogs as 'the friend of information but the enemy of thought'.
'I think first of the extraordinary anger that seems to be more
present in the blogosphere than in everyday life. Debate after
debate—on almost every site I visit, including the ones devoted
to Christianity—either escalates from rational discourse
into sneering and name-calling or just bypasses reason altogether
and starts with the abuse.'
Lost
Gospel Revealed; Says Jesus Asked Judas to Betray Him: A
set of articles in the online National Geographic News including
a PDF file of the full Coptic text.
Saving Anglicanism: An Historical Perspective on Decisions Facing the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church: Lionel Deimel of Via Media USA has written a long and thoughtful essay whose topic can be gleaned from its title. It is, alas, available only as a PDF file, but it's quite worth reading.
Wounded in Common Mission: the Term of Inter-Christian Divisiveness: Christopher Wells, writing for the Anglican Communion Institute, has written this essay in anticipation of the US General Convention.
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