Category: Anglican Communion

Earlier in the day, before the closed discussion on the Lambeth Call on Human Dignity, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby conducted the Bible exposition on resistance and resilience during day 7 of the 15th Lambeth Conference underway in Canterbury, England. Photo: Neil Turner/For the Lambeth Conference.

Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks on human dignity lift up traditional and progressive marriage beliefs

Posted onAuthorBob Chapman

Heading into this Lambeth Conference, a draft of what is known as the Lambeth Call on Human Dignity generated the most discussion, sparking controversy for how it addressed human sexuality even before the start of the July 26-August 8, 2022, conference of more than 650 Anglican bishops. But on August 2, when bishops finally took up the Human Dignity Call in closed session, accounts of those discussions bore little evidence of the divisions that simmered on the sidelines during the first half of the conference. Read More …

The Rev. Paul Reynolds, Rose Elu, the Rev. Bradley Hauff and the Rt. Rev. Te Kitohi Pikaahu after the seminar on Indigenous topics at the Lambeth Conference on August 1, 2022. Photo: Egan Millard/Episcopal News Service.

Indigenous Anglicans offer wisdom, heartache, challenge

Posted onAuthorBob Chapman

Indigenous leaders from The Episcopal Church and across the Anglican Communion presented their perspectives at a Lambeth Conference seminar on August 1, 2022, describing the specific challenges they have faced in their regions but also the importance of embracing Indigenous wisdom and theology to solve problems that affect everyone. Read More …

Archbishop of Perth Kay Goldsworthy, Archbishop Anthony Poggo, advisor to the archbishop of Canterbury on Anglican Communion affairs, and Archbishop Maimbo Mndolwa, of the Anglican Church of Tanzia, spoke during the Aug. 1 panel on Anglican Identity. Photo: Lambeth Conference Media.

Bishops take up Anglican identity

Posted onAuthorBob Chapman

Bishops from across the Anglican Communion who are attending the Lambeth Conference hit the halfway mark of their time here on August 1, 2022. The day’s focus on Anglican identity introduced the first of what look to be more challenging issues at a conference intended primarily to focus on unifying themes, and a follow-up discussion August 2 on human dignity could turn to disagreements over same-sex marriage that flared even before the conference officially began. Read More …