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5 to 11 August 2013
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Luscombe
lives!
I
was interested to read the article on Bishop
Luscombe. I noted
that the C of E viewed Luscombe as obscure in their
history. However, he is well respected in the chequered
history of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Of course
the C of E viewed us as rebels, after all, we consecrated
Samuel Seabury in defiance of the English State Church,
so they viewed Luscombe and the Scottish bishops
with suspicion.
Many
of our priests have become Luscombe scholars following
theological training. The Occasional Papers which
emanate from time to time carry on the theological
debates.
Graham
Vahey
St Ninian's Scottish Episcopal Church
Glasgow, SCOTLAND
5 August 2013
Dead
letter office
I
very much enjoyed the Birthday Book of the Dead article. I have long had one of my own.
A
good summary of Anglican teaching about the SS and
the Dead comes in the South African Prayer Book of
1954: "And here we give unto Thee, O Lord, most
high praise and hearty thanks for the wonderful grace
and virtue declared in all Thy Saints, and chiefly
in the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord and God, and in the Holy Patriarchs,
Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs; beseeching Thee to
give us grace that we , rejoicing in the Communion
of the Saints, and following the good examples of
those who have served Thee here, may be partakers
of Thy Heavenly Kingdom". This was somewhat watered
down in the 1989 SAPB but still stands as a benchmark,
I believe.
Bruce
Bridgewood
High Wycombe, Bucks, ENGLAND
brucebridgewood@gmail.com
8 August 2013
Ditto
Last
week's was a really touching letter. You are a large
part of my daily life, as I open my day with Angllicans
Online as my homepage. Well done!
jC
Eriksen
Grace Calvary, Cartersville, Georgia
Blairsville, Georgia, USA
8 August 2013
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