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Trushare Files No. 142
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NEW DIRECTIONS:
March 2007
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Directory |
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Cardinal Kasper's address to the House of Bishops of the Church of England |
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Simon Heans, remembering that we mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade this month, wants us to see the abolition as something far broader than is commonly understood. |
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FEATURES |
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| The making of books | Margaret Laird formerly Third Estates Commissioner, reflects on the work and commitment that went into the production of a book in the days before printing |
| Moderately liberal | Paul Griffin on the right use of the word 'liberal' and the qualities the term ought to imply |
| The crucial canon | Paul Benfield Member of the (FiF) Lawyers' Group, summarizes what Canon A4 meant when it was written, and the implications of its meaning in the future |
| Vicar heal thyself | Francis Gardom looks at Dr Sara Savage's recent essay on clergy stress (from their requirement constantly to be nice to everyone) and finds her analysis and advice sound and practical |
| A holy fool | Alan Edwards on the strange case of Harry Hammond, mad man and martyr |
| Who killed Diana? | Hugh Baker Vicar of four parishes in south Staffordshire, reflects on the character of urban myth in the light of the recent Metropolitan Police inquiry, and on the social uses of soap opera |
| Slaves of Christ | Owen Higgs Vicar of Petts Wood, reviews Paul's writings to consider why he does not condemn slavery in a way we might hope for, and why the Gospel took precedence for him over all justice issues |
| Intended signs | Christopher Gilliland wanders away from the central arguments to offer a simpler, more personal justification for his orthodoxy |
| Saxon peace | George Hillard a regular visitor from the States, encourages us to share his appreciation for Saxon churches |
| Marriage à la mode | Simon Heans Vicar of St Barnabas, Beckenham, considers how it is that marriage can be both rejected and accepted at the same time |
| A free province? | Alan Edwards sketches elements of the history of the Free Church of England, wondering if it might not offer interesting pointers to a future free province |
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REGULARS |
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| Ghostly counsel | Andy Hawes on how we combine the public and private |
| Patrick Reardon | Isaiah's vision of the city of peace |
| Devotional | Arthur Middleton on fasting |
| The way we live now | Geoffrey Kirk on Dar es Salaam |
| Sacred Vision | MArk stevens on The Man of Sorrows |
| Touching Place | Simon Cotton on St Caprais, Carsac |
| Australia | James Mills on FiF Australia |
| Tanzania | Craig Uffman on Dar es Salaam |
| Vatican | The Co-Chairmen of IARRCUM dampen speculation |
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ART Anne Gardom: Hogarth Owen Higgs: The Japanese Gallery
MUSIC Barry Orford: Sir William Henry Harris
BOOKS Simple Offices, New English Praise, Marking the Hours, Acts, Wales's Best 100 Churches, Utopian Dreams... |
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Sermon Salad: an Hors d'oeuvre of over three hundred homilies for many occasions
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