"Edited by Frank D. Gifford, Ph.D., S.T.D., Dean of the Divinity School, Philadelphia".
A collection of 42 sermons by Anglicans from around the Communion including five Canadians i.e. Howard H. Clark, Kenneth C. Evans, Robert S. Rayson, Charles E. Riley and George B. Snell.
"In making a survey of preaching in the Anglican Communion to-day one might well expect sermons and preaching methods that differ in various ways from the commonly accepted standards of the Protestant pulpit and from Roman Catholic preaching. In part, this book is designed to afford material for such a study, and to enable the reader to discover for himself just what are the doctrines and ideas being presented and the methods employed by representative preachers today in the Episcopal Church throughout the world. The editor has spent nearly two years in correspondence and preparation, having begun this task because men preparing for the ministry have asked why it was not possible to obtain a book which would present for study and analysis examples of the work of Anglican pulpits to-day". -- Foreword.
Contents: Foreword / Frank D. Gifford -- Ordered Liberty (The Anglican Communion) / Geoffrey F. Fisher -- The Task of the Church (Lambeth Inaugural) / Henry K. Sherrill -- The Suffering of the Blessed Mary (The Virgin Mother) / Michael H. Yashiro -- 'Come, Lord Jesus' (Advent) / John C. Leffler -- The Light of the Gospel (Bible) / Frederick C. Grant -- The Human Life of Jesus / Edwin J. van Etten -- Divine Adventure (Christmas) / Marion L. Matics -- Stars and Wise Men / Frank D. Gifford -- The Unforeseen Factor (The Future) / Austin Pardue -- The Church's Chief Activity (Missions) / Wallace E. Conkling -- Leavening the World (The Church and the World) / Thomas N. Carruthers -- A Potsherd among the Potsherds (Definition of Humanity) / Corwin C. Roach -- The Way of Life / John S. Moyes -- Temptation is not Sin / Stuart B. Babbage -- Three Levels of Life (Instinct, Conscience, Grace) / Samuel M. Shoemaker -- Not Two World but One / Theodore P. Ferris -- `What Think Ye of Christ ?' Alexander R. Vidler -- Holy Communion (The Last Supper) / Charles F. Whiston -- The Position of the Cross / Kenneth C. Evans -- An Easter Sermon / Charles E. Riley -- The Resurrection and the Sacrament / John William Charles Wand -- The Resurrection and Life's Perplexities / John M. Krumm -- `Feed My Sheep' / Edward W. Williamson -- The Nature of Man (Education or Redemption) / A. Mervyn Stockwood -- A Parable of Modern Life / H.A. Evan Hopkins -- Christ as King (Ascension) / Anson P. Stokes -- A Sermon for Whitsunday / Granville M. Williams -- The Life of the Spirit To-day / Charles W. Lowry -- The Profession of Our Faith Today (The Creed) / George B. Snell -- The Queen of the Sciences (Theology) / Vincent C. Franks -- Hiding from God (Adam and Eve) / Theodore O. Wedel -- Grace Received for Service (Baptism, Confirmation, Communion) / C. Avery Mason -- The Book of Common Prayer / Richard S. Emrich -- Angels and Archangels / Albert R. Stuart -- The Glorious Company (The Te Deum) / Robert S. Rayson -- Steps to True Progress / William Thomas Havard -- `What is Man ?' / Thomas H. Tardrew -- The Friend of God (Personal Religion) / Howard H. Clark -- The Belief in Progress / Leslie S. Hunter -- Lift Up Your Heart (Public Worship) / Edgar C. Young -- The Church the Body of Christ / E. Frank Salmon -- A Christian Life / John Heuss.
"Written by One Hundred and Twenty-Five Bishops of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church Throughout the World".
"Compiled by James Cowin Caley, Rector, St. Philip's Church, Coalinga, California".
"Copyright 1958 James C. Caley".
"First Printing September 1958. Printed by Recorder-Sunset Press, San Francisco, California, U.S.A." -- verso of t.-p.
"This book is a notable and a fascinating contribution to the literature of religion in general and to the literature of Anglicanism in particular. In it the bishops of the whole Anglican Communion speak, and, in speaking, endeavour to teach the doctrine of the apostles, in whose fellowship they continue steadfast. .... The comprehensive character of the book is shown not only by the inclusive list of its episcopal contributors but also by the subjects it covers. The subjects include all of the seasons and holy days of the Christian Year; the Sacraments; all important occasional services, such as Christian Burial and the Dedication of a Church; and virtually every aspect of the relationship of the Church to the modern world and the contemporary life of the individual, including Missions, Stewardship, Labor, the Armed Forces, Sickness and Death. The book, in other words, views the whole of life in the modern world from the vantage point of the Christian religion". -- Preface.
Contents: Preface dated St. James Cathedral, Fresno, California, Lent 1958 / James M. Malloch -- Compiler's Note dated St. Philip's Church, Coalinga, California, Lent 1958 / James C. Caley -- Table of Contents [and List of Illustrations] -- Section One: The Christian Year -- Section Two: Sacraments and Services -- Section Three: Some Aspects of the Outreach of the Church.
Contents of Section One: The Christian Year: Part I: The Seasons -- The First Sunday in Advent / Benjamin Pollard, Bishop of Sodor and Man (Great Britain) -- The Second Sunday in Advent / Philip B. Parmar, Bishop of Bhagalpur -- The Third Sunday in Advent / Beverley D. Tucker, Retired Bishop of Ohio (U.S.A.) -- The Fourth Sunday in Advent / Michael Hunsuke Yashiro, Bishop of Kobe; Presiding Bishop of the Church in Japan -- Christmas Day / Charles Clingman, Retired Bishop of Kentucky (U.S.A.) -- The First Sunday After Christmas Day / William Payne Roberts, Retired Bishop of Shanghai -- The Epiphany / Sumner Francis D. Walters, Bishop of San Joaquin (U.S.A.) -- The First Sunday After the Epiphany / Alexander Hugo Blankingship, Bishop of Cuba -- The Second Sunday After the Epiphany / Karl Morgan Block, Bishop of California (U.S.A.) -- The Third Sunday After Epiphany / Arthur William Barton, Archbishop of Dublin, Bishop of Glendalough and Kildare, Primate of Ireland, and Metropolitan (Retired) -- The Fourth Sunday After Epiphany / M.P.G. Leonard, Bishop Suffragan of Thetford (England) -- The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany / Gwilym Owen Williams, Bishop of Bangor (Wales) -- The Sixth Sunday After Epiphany / William Louis Anderson, Bishop of Salisbury (England) -- The Sunday Called Septuaguesima / Winfred Hamlin Ziegler, Retired Bishop of Wyoming (Retired) -- The Sunday Called Sexagesima / Ronald Owen Hall, Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong (China) -- The Sunday Called Quinquagesima / David Henry Saunders-Davies / Bishop Suffragan of Stockport (England) -- Ash Wednesday / Robert Raymond Brown, Bishop of Arkansas (U.S.A.) -- The First Sunday in Lent / Henry H. Shires, Suffragan Bishop of California (U.S.A.) -- The Second Sunday in Lent / Edwin John Davidson, Bishop of Gippsland (Australia) -- The Third Sunday in Lent / Donald James Campbell, Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles (U.S.A.) -- The Fourth Sunday in Lent / Alfred Edward John Rawlinson, Bishop of Derby (England) -- The Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday) / William Percy Gilpin, Bishop Suffragan of Kingston-upon-Thames (England) -- The Sixth Sunday in Lent (Palm Sunday) / John Dacre Vincent, Bishop of Damaraland (South Africa) -- The Wednesday Before Easter / Reginald James Pierce, Bishop of Athabasca (Canada) -- Maundy Thursday: The Institution of the Lord's Supper / Weston H. Stewart, Bishop in Jerusalem (1943-1957) -- The Meaning of Gethsemane / Thomas Richards Parfitt, Bishop of Madagascar -- Good Friday: The Trials and Rejection of Jesus Christ / Norman L. Foote, Bishop of Idaho (U.S.A.) -- The Via Dolorosa / Roger Plumpton Wilson, Bishop of Wakefield (England) -- The First Word from the Cross / Leonard James Beecher, Bishop of Mombasa (Africa) -- -- The Second Word from the Cross / Douglas John Wilson, Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells (England) -- The Third Word from the Cross / Edmund Robert Morgan / Bishop of Truro (England) -- The Fourth Word from the Cross / Alfred Carey Wollaston Rose, Bishop Suffragan of Dover (England) -- The Fifth Word from the Cross / Leslie Wilfrid Brown, Bishop of Uganda (Africa)-- The Sixth Word from the Cross / Philip Nigel Warrington Strong, Bishop of New Guinea -- The Seventh Word from the Cross / Rodric Norman Coote, Bishop of Gambia and the Rio Pongas (Africa) (1951-1956) -- Easter Even (Holy Saturday) / James Pernette de Wolfe, Bishop of Long Island (U.S.A.) -- Easter Day / Henry Hean Daniels, Retired Bishop of Montana (U.S.A.) (Deceased 1958. R.I.P.) -- The First Sunday After Easter / Allen Ernest Winter, Bishop of St. Arnaud (Australia) -- The Second Sunday After Easter / William Leopold Essex, Bishop of Quincy (U.S.A.) -- The Third Sunday After Easter / Kenneth Charles Harman Warner, Bishop of Edinburgh (Scotland) -- The Fourth Sunday After Easter / Robert William Stannard, Bishop Suffragan of Woolwich (England) -- The Fifth Sunday After Easter / Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving II, Bishop of Arizona (U.S.A.) -- Ascension Day / Sherard Falkner Allison, Bishop of Chelmsford (England) -- The Sunday After Ascension Day / Ivor Arthur Norris, Bishop of Brandon (Canada) -- Pentecost, Commonly Called Whitsunday / Walter Henry Gray, Bishop of Connecticut (U.S.A.) -- Monday in Whitsun Week / Reginald C. Halse, Archbishop of Brisbane and Metropolitan of Queensland (Australia) -- Tuesday in Whitsun Week / Charles Francis Hall, Bishop of New Hampshire (U.S.A.) -- Trinity Sunday / Donald Hathaway Valentine Hallock, Bishop of Milwaukee (U.S.A.) -- The First Sunday After Trinity / Maurice Henry Harland, Bishop of Durham (England) -- The Second Sunday After Trinity / George Armitage Chase, Bishop of Ripon (England) -- The Third Sunday After Trinity / John Leonard Wilson, Bishop of Birmingham (England) -- The Fourth Sunday After Trinity / Kenneth C. Evans, Bishop of Ontario (Canada) -- The Fifth Sunday After Trinity / John Thomas Heistand, Bishop of Harrisburg (U.S.A.) -- The Sixth Sunday After Trinity / Matthew George Henry, Bishop of Western North Carolina -- The Seventh Sunday After Trinity / Cecil Emerson Barron Muschamp, Bishop of Kalgoorlie (Australia) -- The Eighth Sunday After Trinity / Thomas Hannay, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church -- The Ninth Sunday After Trinity / Sadanand Appaji Pathak, Late Bishop of Nagpur (India) (1954-1957) R.I.P. -- The Tenth Sunday After Trinity / Peter Sadajiro Yanagihara, Bishop of Osaka (Japan) -- The Eleventh Sunday After Trinity / John Vander Horst, Suffragan Bishop of Tennessee (U.S.A.) -- The Twelfth Sunday After Trinity / Norman Harry Clarke, Bishop Suffragan of Plymouth (England) -- The Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity / Russell Sturgis Hubbard, Bishop of Spokane (U.S.A.) -- The Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity / Joseph Amritanand, Bishop of Assam (India) -- The Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity / James W.F. Carman, Bishop Coadjutor of Oregon (U.S.A.) -- The Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity / Thomas Bloomer, Bishop of Carlisle (England) -- The Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity / Alan John Knight, Bishop of Guiana; Archbishop of the West Indies and Metropolitan -- The Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity / Hamilton Hyde Kellogg, Bishop of Minnesota (U.S.A.) -- The Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity / Harry Sherbourne Kennedy, Bishop of Honolulu -- The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity / Walter Mitchell, Retired Bishop of Arizona -- The Twenty-First Sunday After Trinity / Robert Milton Hay, Bishop Suffragan of Buckingham (England) -- The Twenty-Second Sunday After Trinity / Richard Ainslie Kirchhoffer, Bishop of Indianapolis -- The Twenty-Third Sunday After Trinity / Robert William Haines Moline, Archbishop of Perth; Metropolitan of the Province of West Australia -- The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Trinity / Frank Oswald Thorne, Bishop of Nyasaland (Africa -- The Sunday Next Before Advent / Arthur Streton Reeve, Bishop of Lichfield (England).
Contents of Section One: The Christian Year: Part II: Saints' Days and Other Holy Days: St. Andrew the Apostle / Donald Ben Marsh, Bishop of the Arctic (Canada) -- St. Thomas the Apostle / Godfrey P. Gower, Bishop of New Westminster (Canada) -- St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr / Chandler Winfield Sterling, Bishop of Montana (U.S.A.) -- St. John, Apostle and Evangelist / Thomas H. Wright, Bishop of East Carolina (U.S.A.) -- The Holy Innocents / Charles Gresham Marmion, Bishop of Kentucky -- The Circumcision of Christ / William Henry Marmion, Bishop of Southwestern Virginia -- The Conversion of St. Paul / William Jameson Thompson, Bishop in Iran -- The Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Tom Greenwood, Bishop of Yukon (Canada) -- St. Matthias the Apostle . Herman R. Page, Bishop of Northern Michigan (U.S.A.) -- The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Allen Jerome Miller, Bishop of Easton (U.S.A.) -- St, Mark the Evangelist / Nigel Edmund Cornwall, Bishop of Borneo -- St. Philip and St. James, Apostles / John Tristram Holland, Bishop of Waikato (New Zealand) -- St. Barnabas the Apostle / Gerald Henry Brooks, Bishop of British Honduras -- St. John Baptist / Daniel Ivor Evans, Bishop in Argentina and Eastern South America -- St. Peter the Apostle / Arthur Whelock Moulton, Retired Bishop of Utah (U.S.A.) -- St. James the Apostle / J. Gillespie Armstrong, Suffragan Bishop of Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) -- The Transfiguration of Christ / Iveson Batchelor Noland, Suffragan Bishop of Louisiana (U.S.A.) -- St. Bartholomew the Apostle / Malcolm Endicott Peabody, Bishop of Central New York (U.S.A.) -- St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist / Robert Leighton Hodson, Bishop Suffragan of Shrewsbury (England) -- St. Michael and All Angels / Alfred Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth; Archbishop of Wales -- St. Luke the Evangelist / William Quinlan Lash / Bishop of Bombay (India) -- St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles / William Crittenden / Bishop of Erie (U.S.A.) -- All Saints' Day / Henry Handley Vulley de Candole, Bishop Suffragan of Knaresborough (England) -- The Rogation Days / Yu Yue Tsu, Retired Assistant Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong (China) -- The Ember Days / William L. Wright, Archbishop of Algoma and Metropolitan of Ontario (Canada).
Contents of Section Two: Sacraments and Services: Holy Baptism -- Lauriston Livingston Scaife, Bishop of Western New York (U.S.A.) -- Confirmation / John A.F. Gregg, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, and Metropolitan -- The Holy Communion / William Procter Remington, Retired Suffragan Bishop of Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) -- Holy Orders: The Office and Work of a Deacon / Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr., Bishop of Massachusetts (U.S.A.) -- The Office and Work of a Priest / James Moss Stoney, Retired Bishop of New Mexico and Southwest Texas (U.S.A.) -- The Office and Work of a Bishop / Albert Rhett Stuart, Bishop of Georgia (U.S.A.) -- Holy Matrimony / Arabindo Nath Mukherjee, Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon -- The Forgiveness of Sins / Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop Suffragan of Kensington (England) -- Holy Unction / Sumner Francis D. Walters, Bishop of San Joaquin (U.S.A.) -- Christian Burial / Arthur Harold Morris, Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich (England) -- The Institution and Induction of Ministers / Robert Harold Waterman, Bishop of Nova Scotia (Canada) -- The Dedication of a Church / Ronald R. Williams, Bishop of Leicester (England) -- Harvest Festivals / George Otto Simms, Archbishop of Dublin, Bishop of Glendalough and Kildare, Primate of Ireland, and Metropolitan -- Memorial Days / William Shaw Kerr, Retired Bishop of Down and Dromore (Ireland) -- At Church Conventions / John Boyd Bentley, Retired Bishop of Alaska; Vice-President of the National Council (U.S.A.).
Contents of Section Three: Some Aspects of the Outreach of the Church: The Church in the Twentieth Century / Joost de Blank, Archbishop of Capetown and Metropolitan of South Africa -- Christian Missions / Ralph Stanley Dean, Bishop of Cariboo (Canada) -- Christian Social Service / John Charles Sydney Daly, Bishop in Korea -- Christian Stewardship / Richard S.M. Emrich, Bishop of Michigan (U.S.A.) -- The Church and the Individual / John Stoward Moyes, Bishop of Armidale (Australia) -- The Church and the Community / Adelakun Williamson Howells, Bishop of Lagos (West Africa) -- The Church and the Children / Charles Robert Claxton, Bishop Suffragan of Warrington (England) -- The Church and Youth / Stephen Charles Neill, Retired Bishop of Tinnevelly (India) -- The Church in Daily Witness / Hugh Rowlands Gough, Bishop Suffragan of Barking (England) -- The Church and Labor / Charles Alfred Voegeli, Bishop of Haiti -- The Church and the Armed Forces / Henry Irving Louttit, Bishop of South Florida (U.S.A.) -- The Church and the Sick and the Dying / Geoffrey Franceys Cranswick, Bishop of Tasmania (Australia).
OTCH Note: Contributors includes eight Anglican Church of Canada bishops: Reginald James Pierce (Athabasca), Ivor Arthur Norris (Brandon), Kenneth C. Evans (Ontario), Donald Ben Marsh (Arctic), Godfrey P. Gower (New Westminster), Tom Greenwood (Yukon), Robert Harold Waterman (Nova Scotia) and Ralph Stanley Dean (Cariboo).
"Sermon on the occasion of the consecration of the Ven. John Pritchard as Bishop of Jarrow" [given Saturday 19 January 2002]. "At the consecration of a bishop we recall that the big picture makes Christ the heart of the message." The author based his remarks on an analysis of the Rose Window which has Christ as the central window/focus. "One of the biggest threats to church life is functional atheism. Which we can define as planning, acting, and living as if everything depended on us. The source of our life is prayer, study of the scriptures and worship." And finally, returning to the image of Christ at the centre of the rose window. "A book of Rose Windows notes that the centre of the rose unites the various points on the circumference. We speak of people being diametrically opposed. But in the window we cannot imagine people who are diametrically opposed, cat-calling or back-biting across the circle. For their words have to pass through the figure of Christ."
Text of 32 addresses and short sermons delivered 1991-1992 on a wide range of subjects.
No index.
"The addresses and sermons assembled in this book were all designed for particular gatherings of people -- ranging from congregations in English cities to political assemblies in the Council of Europe. .... This book contains only a sample of a constant outpouring of addresses and excludes contributions made in media interviews and newspaper articles. It is not therefore a fully representative cross section of my ministry, but it does show the great variety of issues with which I engage as Archbishop of Canterbury at a time of challenge in the Church and the wider society, both at home and abroad". -- Preface.
Contents divided into three main sections: Values in a Confused World -- Mission in a Questioning World -- Challenges Facing a Changing World.
Contents: Preface / George Cantuar i.e. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury -- Introduction / Richard Holloway -- Prologue: Enthronement -- Christianity and the New Europe -- Education: Commitment, Co-operation, Challenge -- Do We Need God to be Good ? -- Universities: The Grit in the Oyster -- Industry: Burying its Talents ? -- Not to be Served, But to Serve -- God, Goodness and Justice -- The Spirit of Charity -- Trust in the People: Democracy and the Christian Faith -- Unity and Diversity -- Human Rights in Europe -- Church Planting: A Tool for Mission -- The Challenge of Renewal -- Evangelism: The Glory of God -- Hope for the Homeless -- The Church's Priorities -- Who Do You Say I Am ? -- Healing in a Broken World -- Decoding the Decade -- A Charter for the Church -- The Gospel as Public Truth -- Affirming Catholicism -- The Ordination of Women -- Christ Our Peace -- Jerusalem: Mission and Joy -- Unity with Roman Catholics -- Multi-Faith Worship -- Taize: A Lesson in Simplicity -- European Co-operation -- Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations: The Fullness of Truth -- Epilogue: Pressing Toward God's Future.
"The addresses and sermons assembled in this book were all designed for particular gatherings of people -- ranging from congregations in English cities to political assemblies in the Council of Europe. .... This book contains only a sample of a constant outpouring of addresses and excludes contributions made in media interviews and newspaper articles. It is not therefore a fully representative cross section of my ministry, but it does show the great variety of issues with which I engage as Archbishop of Canterbury at a time of challenge in the Church and the wider society, both at home and abroad". -- Preface.
Contents divided into three main sections: Values in a Confused World -- Mission in a Questioning World -- Challenges Facing a Changing World.
Contents: Preface / George Cantuar i.e. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury -- Introduction / Richard Holloway -- Prologue: Enthronement -- Values in a Confused World -- 1. Christianity and the New Europe -- 2. Education: Commitment, Co-operation, Challenge -- 3. Do We Need God to be Good ? -- 4. Universities: The Grit in the Oyster -- 5. Industry: Burying its Talents ? -- 6. Not to be Served, But to Serve -- 7. God, Goodness and Justice -- 8. The Spirit of Charity -- . Trust in the People: Democracy and the Christian Faith -- 10. Unity and Diversity: On Being European -- 11. Human Rights in Europe -- Mission in a Questioning World -- 12. Church Planting: A Tool for Mission -- 13. The Challenge of Renewal -- 14. Evangelism: The Glory of God -- 15. Hope for the Homeless -- 16. The Church's Priorities -- 17. Who Do You Say I Am ? -- 18. Healing in a Broken World -- 19. Decoding the Decade -- 20. A Charter for the Church -- 21. The Gospel as Public Truth -- Challenges Facing a Changing World -- 22. Affirming Catholicism -- 23. The Ordination of Women -- 24. Christ Our Peace -- 25. Jerusalem: Mission and Joy -- 26. Unity with Roman Catholics -- 27. Multi-Faith Worship -- 28. Taize: A Lesson in Simplicity --29. European Co-operation -- 30. Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations: The Fullness of Truth -- Epilogue: Pressing Toward God's Future.
"First published 1931 by Student Christian Movement Press. First published in this series 1994". -- verso of t.-p.
"'Christian Faith and Life' is interesting for several reasons. First, it provides a picture of Temple's theology in an accessible form; because the addresses were aimed at undergraduates, not learned theologians, Temple was obliged to keep his message plain and straightforward. Second, it displays him not as a clerical superman nor even as a highly successful executive, but as a down-to-earth evangelist offering a very personal testimony". -- Intro. to this Edition.
"The addresses here published were delivered on eight successive evenings in St. Mary's Church, Oxford, in February 1931, during a Mission which I conducted there with the assistance of Canon T.W. Pym." -- Preface.
Contents: Series Foreword / Susan Howatch -- Introduction to this Edition / Susan Howatch -- Preface dated Bishopthorpe, York, February 24, 1931 / William Ebor. i.e. William Temple, Archbishop of York -- What Do We Mean by God ? -- The Place of Christ in History -- Is There a Moral Standard ? -- Sin and Repentance -- The Meaning of the Crucifixion -- The Holy Spirit in Life -- Prayer and Sacraments -- The Christian Society.
"With a foreword by Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania".
A collection of 21 pieces and sermons, previously written for other occasions, and now compiled partially in the hope of being "relevant to the 12th assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), to take place in Trondheim, Norway, in June 2003 on the theme 'Jesus Christ Heals and Reconciles -- Our Witness in Europe'." -- Intro., p. [ix].
Contents: Foreword / Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania -- Introduction dated Geneva, February 2003 / Keith Clements -- The Church of Europe: 'Are We Still of Any Use ?' -- Called by Name: To Be More than Ourselves -- Europe is Meeting -- Begging for Unity -- Who Rules: and How ? -- Unity ?: Take a Deep Breath -- On Being Prayed For -- Reconciliation Takes Time and Much Else -- Love Truth Peace -- Healing the Wound: A Return to China with Bonhoeffer -- Afraid of Death: or Life ? -- Times and Seasons: and Hope -- Passion and Strategy -- The Living Water: Uncontrollable Gift of Love -- Tradition ?: Watch Our for Saints -- The Love That Makes All Things New -- Unity: Hope for the Coming Glory -- Open-door Love -- Middle-aged, Tiring: the Ecumenical Movement Needs a Drink -- After 11 September: a New Creation ? -- Staying with Christ.
Author is "an ordained minister of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, [and] has been general secretary of the Conference of European Churches since 1997". -- back cover.
"With a preface by The Most Rev. Edmond L. Browning and an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to his diocese about the Decade of Evangelism". -- t.-p.
A collection of twelve short sermons and addresses by Archbishop George Carey, all but the last, in the course of his America visit in September 1992.
"These addresses by the Archbishop were among those given in September, 1992, during his visit to the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... This was his first official visit to the Episcopal Church since his enthronement in Canterbury Cathedral in April, 1991. The Archbishop was particularly asked to address the fundamentals of Christian life and witness, to speak about what is timeless and unchanging in the Christian gospel. He also wanted to engage with members of the Episcopal Church, lay and ordained, and to hear from them about their ministry today". -- Intro.
Contents: Preface / Edmond L. Browning -- Introduction / Roger Symon -- The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church : Baltimore : 10 September 1992 : The Archbishop of Canterbury's contribution to a continuing discussion about the authority of scripture -- Empowering the Priesthood of All Believers -- Diocese of Maryland : 12 September 1992 : 200th Anniversary of the Consecration of Bishop Thomas Claggett -- Washington National Cathedral : 13 September 1992 -- Southern Ohio Diocesan Eucharist, Christ Church : Cincinnati : 14 September 1992, Holy Cross Day -- The Charles Taft Memorial Lecture : Cincinnati : 15 September 1992, Tolerating Christianity in a Pluralist Society -- Business of God Dinner : Seattle : 15 September 1992, Religious Longing in an Irreligious Age -- St. Mark's Cathedral : Seattle, 16 September 1992 -- Dialogue with Clergy of the Diocese of the Rio Grande : 18 September 1992, The Character of Christian Ministry -- Sermon at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine : New York : 20 September 1992 -- Address to the General Theological Seminary : New York City : 20 September 1992 -- The Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address to the Canterbury Diocesan Synod : 21 March 1992 : Decoding the Decade.
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 : A sermon preached by Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Primates Eucharist, at St. Martin in the Fields, London, on March 13, 1995
Archbishop Tutu points out in his sermon that Christ "does not give a straightforward answer to the question 'who is my neighbour ?' ... It is as if Jesus wanted among other things to point out that life is a bit more complex; it has too many ambivalences and ambiguities for it always to be possible to provide a straightforward and often simplistic answer."
Easter sermon of the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered in Canterbury Cathedral on 11 April 2004. The Archbishop describes the ambivalence and horror with which many classical cultures would have viewed the concept and reality of resurrection. He particularly notes how subversive and threatening it would have been to the political power of the day, the Roman Empire. "The gospel of the resurrection announced many great things, but this must have been one of the most disturbing of all. Here and now, God holds on to the lives of all the departed -- including the lives that have been wasted, violently cut short, damaged by oppression. All have worth in his sight. If God can raise as the messenger of his word and the giver of his life a man who has been through the dehumanising process of a Roman state execution, a process carefully designed to humiliate and obliterate, then the imperial power may well begin to worry". In Latin America when the death squads were operating "Christians there developed a very dramatic way of celebrating their faith, their hope and their resistance. At the liturgy, someone would read out the names of those killed or `disappeared', and for each name someone would call out from the congregation, Presente, `Here'. When the assembly is gathered before God, the lost are indeed presente; when we pray at this eucharist `with angels and archangels and the whole company of heaven', we say presente of all those that the world (including us) would forget and God remembers".