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Post Tagged 'Archbishop of Canterbury'

Archbishop’s Resignation Exposes Church of England Fault Lines

The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, following the damning Makin Report into the heinous crimes of serial abuser John Smyth, whose severe beatings of students from as far back as the 1980s, exposes problems within the Church of England that point to long-standing doctrinal, disciplinary, and cultural issues that will both determine who takes his place and how the church has come to this sorry pass. Continue Reading...

Rowan Williams on Wall Street

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, delivered a talk on theology and economics at New York’s Trinity Church last week. The historic Wall Street church was the site of the Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and the Marketplace conference which promised to “bring together leading theologians and economists to talk about the relationship between economics and Christian belief and action.” Continue Reading...