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Trushare Files No. 163
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NEW DIRECTIONS:
December 2008
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To view or buy a CD containing 150+ professional pictures of the 2008 Glastonbury Pilgrimage click here |
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LEAD
STORY
WILLIAM DAVAGE argues that the three dioceses option is much less complicated than many have imagined, and it still remains the best possible option to maintain the unity of the Church of England after a vote for women bishops |
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FEATURES |
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| JohnTurnbull shows how the proposed Code of Practice will be most unwelcome even offensive to Methodists | |
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Reception and a Code |
Jonathan Redvers Harris looks at the continuing importance of the doctrine of reception, and why it rules out a Code of Practice |
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Wisdom of the ages |
Margaret Laird calls for a greater appreciation of the irenic principles set out in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer |
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The Watch circular |
A letter sent to Watch members by its Chair shows the organization turning from theology to politics |
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Living with lions |
Paul Griffin on heavenly and worldly wisdom |
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Deliverance ministry |
An FiF Priest addresses the myths and practicalities of the Ministry of Deliverance and encourages a visual expression of faith |
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A giant of orthodoxy |
David Pickering celebrates the centenary of G.K. Chesterton's masterpiece of Christian apologetics, Orthodoxy |
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Frightened to swim |
Maureen Laverack recounts the unhappy experience of her initial tentative steps towards Rome |
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Supporting marriage |
Anthony Saville considers how much room for manoeuvre exists for a political party wishing to support the institution of marriage |
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Empty promises |
Harry Entwhistle offers an Australian perspective on the unsuitability of a Code of Practice |
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Mission maintenance |
Martin Lewes argues that categorizing church and clergy activity as maintenance or mission is unrealistic for most parishes |
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Good beer guide |
Alan Edwards offers us a farewell selection of pubs for the year ahead |
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REGULARS |
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| GHOSTLY COUNSEL | Andy Hawes on golden silence |
| DEVOTIONAL | Tony Gelston on the naming and circumcision of Jesus |
| PATRICK REARDON | The son of man comes |
| SACRED VISION | Nigel Anthony on Simon Bening |
| FAITH OF OUR FATHERS | Arthur Middleton on a classical Anglican evangelical |
| THE WAY WE LIVE NOW |
Geoffrey Kirk on Gene Robinson |
| TOUCHING PLACE |
Simon Cotton on Holy Trinity, Staunton Harold |
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As a matter of historical record we print the complete text of the The Bishop of Fort Worth's presidential address on 15 November at the 26th annual meeting of the Diocesan Convention; and the letter distributed to all churches in the diocese the next day
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ART Byzantium 330-1453 Taking Liberties Cartoons of Carl Giles
MUSIC Ex Maria Virgine Amahl and the Night Visitors
BOOKS Rowan's Rule Hardman of Birmingham Mother Teresa Christmas: the original story
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Sermon Salad: an Hors d'oeuvre of over three hundred homilies for many occasions
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