Tag Archives: women bishops

Five Guiding Principles and two key issues for the Church: recognising the wiggle room

Five Guiding Principles – why leave it at that? We’ve been told we could add a Sixth… Continue reading →

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Sharing the knowledge

Can we see each other for who we are? And can we stay together without descending into chaos? Continue reading →

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Gender at the Shared Conversations

To my mind, there’s an unfortunate effect of this being the aspect of Greek male sexuality which Christian sites tend to focus on: it leads to an elision between homosexuality and pederasty which is not appropriate today. Continue reading →

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Bishops, for beginners: on diversity and change

Is it about what we believe, or what we do? Why can you pick a bishop to match some of your views, but not others? Continue reading →

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Putting ourselves into boxes

And the H-word isn’t one I’d like to aim at those with whose views I disagree. Continue reading →

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Eucharist (not?)

  I’m by no means the only person blogging on the Shared Conversations, although so far I’ve only found one, Charlotte Gale, using a blog before the event to reflect on her participation. One of the post-Shared Conversation bloggers is Richard Ashby, whose … Continue reading →

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