Do not be afraid
A Benediction meditation from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told [...]
Women in the Episcopate
The Director of Forward in Faith offers an account of the debate on Women in the Episcopate Prebendary Sam Philpott: I beg to move: That this Assembly reaffirm our aspiration to flourish within the structures of the Church of England [...]
For Unity and Truth
Bishop Geoffrey Rowell considers the big picture of Christian unity. "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth." (John 16.13) This year, 2013, has seen two anniversaries that, in this country at least, have [...]
Forward Together
The Bishop of Fulham addresses the National Assembly about our future We meet, as we must, as a Christian assembly, modelling something, we hope, of the true ecclesial characteristic of synodality: a taking counsel together, a walking together, bishops, priests [...]
National Assembly 2013
In Other Business… The Director reports on the 2013 National Assembly Comments received since the National Assembly indicate that the change to holding it on a single day at St Alban the Martyr, Holborn, was widely welcomed, though correct use [...]
News from Sweden
As the first woman Archbishop of Uppsala is elected, Sister Gerd reports on the grave situation facing the Church in Sweden On 15th October the Church of Sweden elected its first woman archbishop: Antje Jackelen, currently the second woman Bishop [...]
LEAD STORY
Untying the knot Paul Benfield explains the latest proposed legislation on Women in the Episcopate The Report from the Steering Committee for the Draft legislation on Women in the Episcopate was published on 25 October 2013. It was an unusual [...]
letters to the editor
Inspiration From Brother Steven CR Readers of New Directions might be interested to know that a reprint of ‘Called by God’ by Raymond Raynes CR is available through the Additional Curates Society as part of the series of Tufton Tracts [...]
Thought of the day
Whose Church is it anyway? I love the way we end November with the Feast of Christ the King. It is a month of falling leaves, reminding us of death and dissolution, and this month those who value traditional Christian [...]
editorial
It is very interesting reading the responses to articles published in this magazine; they range from interest, to mild amusement and onwards to absolute disgust and horror. New Directions has always been on the edge, it is a magazine that [...]