Geoffrey Kirk on some familiar arguments There are, it has frequently been said, no knock-down arguments for or against women’s ordination. Upon that premise the so-called ‘doctrine of reception’ is founded. But the reverse proves to be the case. Those [...]

Jane Gore-Booth on the Anglican Methodist Covenant Readers of New Directions will have read the excellent article by Bishop Edwin Barnes in the May 2002 issue. Since then General Synod has decided to refer the matter for discussion in the [...]

Andrew Norman sees signs of new life in the Sacred Synod Vitality, like the green shoots of springtime, was in abundant evidence at the Sacred Synod held just before the National Assembly last month, yet, if we are honest, certain [...]

In the morning our preacher took the Gospel. Jesus, he told us, did not quite mean what he said. Or if he did, on this question of forgiveness St Paul was probably a better guide. I resolved to try somewhere [...]

Andy Hawes reviews ten years of growth and fellowship ‘All things work together for good, for those who love God.’ So writes St Paul. A retrospective review of FiF over its ten years of life argues that (as usual) he [...]

The appointment of Roman Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury has stirred up a hornets’ nest. Before he has even been installed, Evangelicals have begun to call for his resignation. At first it was Reform and the Church Society, groups that [...]