- All Records
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
An authoritative or authoritarian church?
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article13539
- Author
- Miller, Ronald H. (Ronald Homer), 1936-
- Miller, Mary
- Journal
- Living Church
- Date
- 1993 July 25
- Journal
- Living Church
- Date
- 1993 July 25
- Volume
- 207
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 9-10
- Notes
- Viewpoint article.
Apt teachers : bishops as teachers and theologians
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article23944
- Author
- Borsch, Frederick H. (Frederick Houk), 1935-2017
- Journal
- Anglican Theological Review
- Date
- 1997 Spring
- Journal
- Anglican Theological Review
- Date
- 1997 Spring
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 192-214
- Notes
- "While the character and responsibilities of the ministry of `overseers' (episkopoi) or bishops was still in a formative stage during the New Testament period, one can already see and understand the significance of the teaching role" (p. 192), especially as mentioned in Paul's Letters. The author, Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles, discusses the New Testament and historical development of bishop as teacher and draws attention to the ordination liturgy when the bishop is asked "Will you guard the faith, unity and discipline of the Church ?" and "Will you boldly proclaim and interpret the Gospel of Christ ...?" "[B]ishops will feel the tension between those promises to, on the one hand, GUARD [in italics in text], and, on the other, BOLDLY PROCLAIM and INTERPRET [in italics in text]" (p. 197). Also discusses the case of Episcopal Bishop James Pike, whose views and "teaching" drew charges of heresy. Author's discussion raises questions re what is orthodoxy, core doctrine and personal opinion as opposed to teaching office. In the tension between "order, definition and identity, on the one hand and room for change, creativity and new understanding on the other", "the Anglican and Episcopal practice has been to allow for and value a rather large measure of freedom in thought and practice" (p. 208). "The bishop is a conservator but also an agent of change and new understanding if the faith is to be preserved. Respecting the tradition and institution, the bishop is also called to be among its prophets, helping others to see what they otherwise might not and might prefer no to see, not only in the society about them but in the Church itself" (p. 212). He concludes by stating his intention to be the "education bishop" for the diocese. "We do not in this space have the opportunity to explore all the challenges and opportunities which are available for Christian learning and teaching today. But bishops can begin again with themselves" (p. 213).
- Subjects
- Episcopal Church - Bishops - Office
- Episcopacy - Episcopal Church
- Episcopacy - Anglican Communion
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Authority - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Episcopal Church - Doctrines
- Heresy - Episcopal Church
- Heresy - Anglican Communion
The California Report : Holy Relationships and the Authority of Scripture : A Response from the Diocese of California to the 1998 Lambeth Resolution I.10.D on Human Sexuality
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3656
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BR 115 H6 C34 2000
- Corporate Author
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of California. Theological Task Force on the 1998 Lambeth Resolution I.10.d
- Place
- [San Francisco CA]
- Publisher
- Episcopal Diocese of California
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Physical_Description
- 41 p. ; 21.5 x 14 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- Cover title.
- "This document was prepared by the members of the Diocese of California's Theological Task Force on the 1998 Lambeth ResolutionI.10.d". -- inside front cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "We write to you out of the deep concern kindled in our diocese and elsewhere in the Church by the 1998 Lambeth Resolution on Human Sexuality ... which rejected `homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture' (Lambeth 1998, I.10.d), and later, by the insistence of some bishops that this resolution be implemented throughout the Anglican Communion, especially in the United States. We find no warrant of Scripture which would lead to the conclusion that `homosexual practices', as such, are violations of the conditions, attitudes or actions required for the reflection of God's love in a holy relationship". -- Intro., p. 4.
- Contents: Foreword / William E. Swing, Bishop of California -- Introduction -- Our Diocesan Response -- The Authority of Scripture -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: The 1998 Lambeth Resolution on Human Sexuality -- Appendix 2: Composition and Procedures of the Task Force in the Diocese of California as Described by Their Members -- Appendix 3: Congregational Response to the Task Force Report -- Appendix 4: The Tradition of Bishops and the Lambeth Conferences -- Appendix 5: The Uses and Authority of Reason and Experience.
- Page 41 is printed on inside back cover.
- OTCH Note: Sexuality Special Collection.
- Subjects
- Homosexuality - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Homosexuality - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Homosexuality - Biblical teaching
- Lambeth Conference, 1998
- Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - Episcopal Church
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Anglican Communion - Parties and movements
- Call Number
- BR 115 H6 C34 2000
- Copies
- 2 copies
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Dear primates
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog8482
- Author
- Tarsitano, Louis R. (Louis Roy), 1951-2005
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 5005 T3 D4 2000
- Place
- Charlottetown PI
- Publisher
- St. Peter Publications
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Physical_Description
- 126 p. ; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Louis R. Tarsitano and Peter Toon".
- "A message to the Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion concerning the Anglican Way in America". -- front cover.
- "We are Episcopalians & Anglicans in the United States of America, who have the particular chosen vocation to keep the tradition of THE COMMON PRAYER -- its use and understanding alive and well. We are the Board of Directors of the Prayer Book Society, which exists to maintain the historic and classic `Book of Common Prayer' (1662/1789/1928) both as a Formulary of the Anglican Way and as a Prayer Book in daily use today". -- Preface, p. 7.
- "We ask you, before you make any final decisions about whether or not to press (a) for the provision of 'Flying Bishops' within the E.C.U.S.A. to minister to traditional parishes or (b) for the creation of an entirely new Province of the Anglican Communion in North America, carefully to consider the historical evidence, theological considerations and practical concerns we present to you in the chapters of this book". -- Preface, pp. 8-9.
- "The book has been written for us by Dr. Peter Toon and Dr. Louis Tarsitano, who also were the authors of the book, 'The Way, the Truth and the Life. The Anglican Walk with Jesus Christ (St. Peter Publications, Canada) which, in collaboration with the Prayer Book Societies of Australia, Canada and England, we sent to you and all bishops of the Anglican Communion at the time of the Lambeth Conference of 1998." -- Preface, p. 9.
- Contents divided into three main parts: The Formation of the American Church -- The Necessity of the Formularies -- The Worship of Almighty God.
- Contents: Preface / The Board of Directors of the Prayer Book Society [Philadelphia, Pa.] -- Part One: The Formation of the American Church -- A First Draft of the Anglican Communion -- The American Communion from 1789 -- International Communion and the Formularies -- Part Two: The Necessity of Formularies -- Forms, Formulas and Formularies -- Creation in Form and Shape -- Part Three: The Worship of Almighty God -- The Prayer Book and the Ordinal -- Common Prayer and the Book of Common Prayer -- Epilogue -- Appendix I : A Call for a "Continental Congress" of American Anglicans -- Appendix II : The Virginia Report and Unity -- Appendix III : Does one lead to the other ? Divorce and Remarriage and Homosexual Partnerships.
- Added Entry
- Toon, Peter, 1939-2009
- A message to the Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion concerning the Anglican Way in America
- Subjects
- Anglican Communion - Parties and movements
- Anglican Communion - Structure
- Anglican Communion - Doctrines
- Anglican Communion - Provinces
- Book of Common Prayer
- Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer (1979)
- Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer - History
- Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer - Revision
- Episcopal Church - Parties and movements
- Prayer Book Society of the Episcopal Church
- Traditionalist Anglican churches - United States
- Authority - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- ISBN
- 0-921747-40-3
- Call Number
- BX 5005 T3 D4 2000
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Dear primates
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3590
- Author
- Tarsitano, Louis R.
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 5005 T3 D4 2000
- Author
- Tarsitano, Louis R.
- Place
- Charlottetown PI
- Publisher
- St. Peter Publications
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Physical_Description
- 126 p. ; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Louis R. Tarsitano and Peter Toon".
- "A message to the Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion concerning the Anglican Way in America". -- front cover.
- "We are Episcopalians & Anglicans in the United States of America, who have the particular chosen vocation to keep the tradition of THE COMMON PRAYER -- its use and understanding alive and well. We are the Board of Directors of the Prayer Book Society, which exists to maintain the historic and classic `Book of Common Prayer' (1662/1789/1928) both as a Formulary of the Anglican Way and as a Prayer Book in daily use today". -- Preface, p. 7.
- "We ask you, before you make any final decisions about whether or not to press (a) for the provision of 'Flying Bishops' within the E.C.U.S.A. to minister to traditional parishes or (b) for the creation of an entirely new Province of the Anglican Communion in North America, carefully to consider the historical evidence, theological considerations and practical concerns we present to you in the chapters of this book". -- Preface, pp. 8-9.
- "The book has been written for us by Dr. Peter Toon and Dr. Louis Tarsitano, who also were the authors of the book, 'The Way, the Truth and the Life. The Anglican Walk with Jesus Christ (St. Peter Publications, Canada) which, in collaboration with the Prayer Book Societies of Australia, Canada and England, we sent to you and all bishops of the Anglican Communion at the time of the Lambeth Conference of 1998." -- Preface, p. 9.
- Contents divided into three main parts: The Formation of the American Church -- The Necessity of the Formularies -- The Worship of Almighty God.
- Contents: Preface / The Board of Directors of the Prayer Book Society [Philadelphia, Pa.] -- Part One: The Formation of the American Church -- A First Draft of the Anglican Communion -- The American Communion from 1789 -- International Communion and the Formularies -- Part Two: The Necessity of Formularies -- Forms, Formulas and Formularies -- Creation in Form and Shape -- Part Three: The Worship of Almighty God -- The Prayer Book and the Ordinal -- Common Prayer and the Book of Common Prayer -- Epilogue -- Appendix I : A Call for a "Continental Congress" of American Anglicans -- Appendix II : The Virginia Report and Unity -- Appendix III : Does one lead to the other ? Divorce and Remarriage and Homosexual Partnerships.
- Added Entry
- Toon, Peter, 1939-2009
- A message to the Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion concerning the Anglican Way in America
- Subjects
- Anglican Communion - Parties and movements
- Anglican Communion - Structure
- Anglican Communion - Doctrines
- Anglican Communion - Provinces
- Book of Common Prayer
- Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer (1979)
- Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer - History
- Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer - Revision
- Episcopal Church - Parties and movements
- Prayer Book Society of the Episcopal Church
- Traditionalist Anglican churches - United States
- Authority - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- ISBN
- 0-921747-40-3
- Call Number
- BX 5005 T3 D4 2000
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
The Ministry and Authority of Bishops in a Changing World and Church
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article19331
- Author
- Borsch, Frederick H. (Frederick Houk), 1935-2017
- Journal
- Anglican Theological Review
- Date
- 1995 Winter
- Journal
- Anglican Theological Review
- Date
- 1995 Winter
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 14-30
- Notes
- Bishop Borsch focuses on "aspects of change in the recent history of the Episcopal Church in the United States and more particularly on the responsibilities, challenges and opportunites of bishops within this Church. Still more specifically, I want to look at several of the ways in which the office of bishop is itself changing and at the role of bishops as agents of change as well as of continuity in faith and practice" -- p. 16.
- Subjects
- Episcopal Church - Bishops - Office
- Episcopacy - Episcopal Church
- Change - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
Sex, money and power : an essay in Christian social ethics
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog1738
- Author
- Turner, Philip W. (Philip Williams), 1935-
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BJ 1251 T87 1985
- Place
- Cambridge MA
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical_Description
- viii, 135 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Philip Turner".
- Includes bibliographical endnotes.
- "Philip Turner argues convincingly that our understanding of ethics is tied up with the way we structure our exchanges with other people, especially those involving sex, money and power. Turner insists that any viable approach to Christian social ethics must offer life-enhancing ways for us to arrange these important social exchanges of sex, money and power. [This book] looks to the Trinity as a sound theological model for guiding our social exchanges. In the Trinity we find a living example of mutual exchange, a pattern of giving and receiving by which we can establish ethical criteria for our exchanges in sex, money and power". -- back cover.
- Contents: Preface / Philip Turner, General Theological Seminary -- Context -- Ethics and Sacrifice -- Revisionist Sex -- Real Sex -- Wealth, Poverty and Truth -- Power and Authority -- The Authority of Truth -- Notes.
- Author is an Episcopal priest.
- Subjects
- Christian ethics - Anglican authors
- Christianity and culture - United States - 20th century
- Sexual ethics - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Wealth, Ethics of
- Wealth - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Authority - Moral and ethical aspects
- Authority - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- ISBN
- 0-936384-22-0
- Call Number
- BJ 1251 T87 1985
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)