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Power and the Church of England

Posted by Dyfed on Friday, July 9, 2010, In : Random

Depending on what your poison may be, the Church of England’s General Synod starting today could the most interesting or the most boring event in York this weekend. If you’re an Anglican you’ll probably be following quite closely because the whole thorny issue of women bishops is to be discussed and the meetings are held in the context of the gay priest, Jeffrey John, once again being rejected as a potential bishop. T...

An emerging kingdom -56

Posted by Dyfed Roberts on Monday, February 8, 2010, In : Emerging Kingdom

The death of Jesus brings about a great change in the atmosphere around him as he hangs on the cross (Mark 15:16-47). Beforehand he is mocked, beaten, and tortured. There is extreme pain – both physical and emotional – as the nails are hammered into his flesh. Religious leaders display an astounding level of callousness as he hangs dying. They are venomous as they hurl their insults towards him.

But afterwards, when the veil was torn at his last breath we can notice a significant ...

Post-Christendom - 2

Posted by Dyfed on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, In : Post-Christendom

The first step in trying to shape the future is to understand the past, and Stuart Murray’s volume Post-Christendom uses many chapters to detail the history of how the church became dominant in Western Europe.

He begins by taking us back to the fourth century AD when an emperor from the eastern half of the Roman Empire, Constantine, supposedly became a Christian in 312 as he was attempting to wrest control of the whole empire. He succeeded in his quest and was sole emperor until his...