Meeting of minds
Anglican Journal
June 1, 2006
An infant appears puzzled as Andrew Atagotaaluk, diocesan bishop of the Arctic, prepares to baptize her and five other infants and toddlers on a recent
An infant appears puzzled as Andrew Atagotaaluk, diocesan bishop of the Arctic, prepares to baptize her and five other infants and toddlers on a recent
Donald Jackson, one of the foremost Western calligraphers, is producing a complete handwritten, illuminated Bible for the first time since the invention of the printing
James Harpur has written a good historical overview of Christian mystics from the beginning of the church to the present, defining mysticism as “an intense
More than half of Canadians engage in “private religious behaviour,” often in their homes, says a Statistics Canada report. Canadians may actually be more religious
Canon Alyson Barnett-CowanNina Burnham This spring, a number of Anglicans received honorary degrees from three Canadian universities. Archbishop Caleb Lawrence and Nina Burnham received honorary
The biennial Anglican Church of Canada-Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) conference on worship has been scheduled for July 12 to 15 in Regina. The
Archbishop Robin Eames will step down as primate of the Church of Ireland on Dec. 31, capping 20 years of leadership that has seen him
The synod of the diocese of British Columbia has voted to accept bold recommendations made by a diocesan task force to reorganize congregations by closing
Tereza Birabwe is raising 10 orphaned grandchildren in Kampala, Uganda, having lost all her children to AIDS. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
An inadvertent casualty of the West’s disaproval of the new Palestinian government are the patients – some of them children – of the Lutheran-supported Augusta
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, has dismissed concerns expressed in an open letter that rebukes him for apparently offering himself as “an alternative
Mississauga, Ont. A working group has completed its review of the way the Anglican Church of Canada is being governed, paving the way for discussion
The credit for the May photograph of Lori-Anne Jameson with two children in Kenya (p. 9) should have read Debra Fieguth.
Niagara Falls, Ont.Canada’s bishops unanimously endorsed a motion expressing “grave concern” about proposed legislation in Nigeria that “would prohibit or severely restrict the freedom of
Kingston, Ont.It was after his speech, when he began answering questions, that Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire became most impassioned.He was speaking here at an annual fundraising
“What would Jesus drive if he embarked on his travels in 21st century Britain?” More than one in four (29 per cent) British churchgoers said
Approved a resolution directing the financial management and development committee to include in the 2007 General Synod budget “20 per cent of the estimated cost
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams attacked the West for failing to break the cycle of violence in Sudan because of its selfish mindset, reports
The Anglican Church of Canada has collected about $18.6 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students
Porto Alegre, BrazilThe World Council of Churches (WCC) assembly on Feb. 22 elected its 150-member central committee, its governing body, after three days of contentiousness