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Category Archives: Good Disagreement
Holy Discomfort: Time to Restore the Unity of the Church?
by Theo Hobson, who has written various books and articles about the Church of England and theology and writes regularly for The Spectator. He blogs at theohobson.com 1 Kings 3: 16-28 One day two women came to King Solomon, and … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Good Disagreement, Human Sexuality, Ordination, Sexism
Tagged discrimination, episcopal unity, Five Guiding Principles, unity, WATCH
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Thirty Years of Women Priests in the Church of England and Still Two Thirds of Paid Posts Are Held by Men
by Rev Martine Oborne, Chair of WATCH (Women and the Church), a group that works for gender equality in the Church of England Suppose you are a senior leader of a major institution in the UK, two thirds of whose … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Good Disagreement, Ordination, Sexism
Tagged Blackburn diocese, Complementarianism, male headship, women priests
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An Argument for an Honest Church
by Naomi Nixon, CEO of Student Christian Movement There aren’t a lot of blogs written by progressive Christians about matters affecting LGBTQ+ people which can open by declaring that their basic premise isn’t very controversial. But I really believe that … Continue reading
Posted in Good Disagreement, Human Sexuality, Safeguarding, Young people
Tagged Honest Church, students
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An Open Letter to Bishops – Your Pastoral Charge
by Jayne Ozanne, Founder of Via Media, Member of General Synod and Director of the Ozanne Foundation ‘Again, Jesus said, “Simon son of John do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said: … Continue reading
‘Hermetically Sealed Hermeneutics’ & an Inability to Own Up to Harm
by Jayne Ozanne, Founder of ViaMedia.News, Director of Ozanne Foundation and Member of General Synod The inability to engage with the pain and abuse that Christianity has and still causes many people appears to be a hallmark of a certain … Continue reading
“Sickened by our own Magnanimity?”: Good Disagreement, Bad Ecclesiology
by Prof Helen King, Professor Emerita in Classical Studies at The Open University and member of General Synod As Living in Love and Faith moves towards its conclusion, are we heading for a typically Anglican situation in which everyone has to compromise: … Continue reading
Time for the Church to Take Transparency Seriously
Dr Sharon Jagger is a researcher and lecturer in Religion at York St. John University As a feminist researcher, I have spent several years exploring the experiences of women priests in the Church of England. It has been my privilege … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Good Disagreement, Ordination, Sexism
Tagged Act of Synod, mutual flourishing, ordination of women, transparency
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Women Bishops: The Legacy of Baroness Howe of Idlicote (8 February 1932-22 March 2022)
by April Alexander, member of General Synod 2000-2021; Church Commissioner 2008-2018; member of Crown Nominations Commission 2013-2018 Obituaries to Lady Howe saluted her well-known feminism, but few mentioned her Anglicanism. For those of us who have worked for the … Continue reading
Posted in April Alexander, Establishment, Gender, General Synod, Good Disagreement, Politics
Tagged bishops, consecration, John Sentamu, Justin Welby, women
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Strange Practices: Making Sense of the Church of England Today
by Prof Helen King, Professor Emerita in Classical Studies at The Open University and member of General Synod I’m honoured to have been asked to take over Via Media for a couple of months and, like my predecessors as guest … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and faith, Good Disagreement, Helen King, Social Justice
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