According to Diana Butler Bass, as reported by Daniel Burke of the Religion News Service, 150 years from now scholars will look at The Two Pentecost Letters [I am inclined to capitalize these words as scholars now capitalize the words "Luther's 95 Theses" as perhaps one day they will carry the same historical weight] as the moment when the Anglican Communion broke apart.
While none of us will be around to know if she's right, I think all Episcopalians and Anglicans should be familiar with both letters and, if so inclined, ought to actively engage both texts.
Daniel Burke, "Episcopal head lashes out at Anglican `colonial’ uniformity, discipline" Religion News Service (June 3, 2010) available online here [accessed June 4, 2010].
Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, "Renewal in the Spirit: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost Letter to the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful of the Anglican Communion" available for download as a Microsoft Word document at this site [accessed June 4, 2010].
Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, "A Pastoral Letter to The Episcopal Church" available online in print [accessed June 4, 2010] or here as an audio file here:
For a response from The Rev. Lowell Grisham, spokesperson and co-convener of The Chicago Consultation, click here. The same length provides a summary of the response from Integrity. Their full response, can be accessed here.
To add your own response, please post a comment; if you have not posted before or if you are new to the blogosphere, I recommend reading the Episcopal Cafe's "Feedback and Commentary" notes as they are, I think, one of the better sets of guidelines for Christian dialogue in cyberspace.
While none of us will be around to know if she's right, I think all Episcopalians and Anglicans should be familiar with both letters and, if so inclined, ought to actively engage both texts.
Daniel Burke, "Episcopal head lashes out at Anglican `colonial’ uniformity, discipline" Religion News Service (June 3, 2010) available online here [accessed June 4, 2010].
Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, "Renewal in the Spirit: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost Letter to the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful of the Anglican Communion" available for download as a Microsoft Word document at this site [accessed June 4, 2010].
Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, "A Pastoral Letter to The Episcopal Church" available online in print [accessed June 4, 2010] or here as an audio file here:
For a response from The Rev. Lowell Grisham, spokesperson and co-convener of The Chicago Consultation, click here. The same length provides a summary of the response from Integrity. Their full response, can be accessed here.
To add your own response, please post a comment; if you have not posted before or if you are new to the blogosphere, I recommend reading the Episcopal Cafe's "Feedback and Commentary" notes as they are, I think, one of the better sets of guidelines for Christian dialogue in cyberspace.
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