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Women’s Voices: Female Character at Church, Family, and Society in Taiwan
by Chia-Lin Wang When people talk about female experience at churches in East Asia, the first image that comes into mind is the Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi who was the first female to be ordained as priest in the Anglican Communion. Thinking of the Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi, females in leadership can be very challenged…
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Women’s Voices: Interview: Hannah More and ‘Moderation’ in Evangelism
with Esteban Crawford
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Women’s Voices: Four biblical women teach us about church leadership
Rahab, Mary, the Bleeding Woman, and Jairus’ Daughter by Revd. Olivia Haines Rahab, Mary (Jesus’ mother), the bleeding woman, and Jairus’ daughter: each of these women had a life changing encounter with God. Each can teach us something of the kind of leadership and ministry the church of the future needs. Rahab Rahab is placed…
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Editorial: Women’s Voices in the Church
(ENG) The theme “Women’s Voices in the Church” is deliberately broad. In this cycle of posts, we will hear from women across the anglican communion. We will hear about what women are doing and saying. And we will hear of anglican women from history, who have contributed to and shaped our faith. Our sincere thanks…
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Conflict and Forgiveness: Solidarity with young mothers in the church
Eva Abel (Anglican Church of Kenya, Religious and Ecumenical Studies student) My name is Eva Abel. I was born and raised in Kenya in a Pentecostal church (Full Gospel Church), but now I am a member of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) through marriage. My husband is an Anglican priest in the same church.…
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Conflict and forgiveness: A feminist critique of reconciliation in the Church
The contemporary popularity of the language and theology of reconciliation has been such that one might be forgiven for thinking that it is a concept born in post-1994 South Africa, with its link with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process of 1996 led by the erstwhile Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Mpilo Tutu. In fact,…
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Conflict and Forgiveness Interview: “The Stuggle of Love” in Sri Lanka
In this next contribution to our Conflict and Forgiveness cycle, Fr Thomas Sharp interviews Miranga Peiris. Miranga finished his theological training at the Theological College of Lanka, Kandy, in June last year. He is now based in Colombo, undergoing training for ordination at the Cathedral Institute. He is currently working with St Michael and All…
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Conflict, Forgiveness, and Seeing The Truth of The Other: Why and How Faith in Times of War Must Look Beyond Symbols
In his book Writing in the Dust: Reflections on 11th September and Its Aftermath, Rowan Williams says that when we only see humans as “symbols”, we do not see their living reality and true humanity. We see them as “other” from us. War makes this worse and leads to death. To overcome this, a vision…
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Editorial: Conflict and Forgiveness
‘Recognising that those in power have sometimes used talk of reconciliation to maintain status and impede efforts towards justice and wholeness, we seek a Communion-wide focus on a renewal of this ministry.’ (Lambeth Call on Reconciliation Statement, 2022) We intentionally conceptualised the theme of “Conflict and Forgiveness” beyond communal understandings, to also include personal encounters…
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Dave Thomas: Why Am I An Anglican?
In 1983, Jeremy Taylor organized a working committee for the conference of Anglican Primates in Brazil. The name of the organization was “Theological Education in the Anglican Communion” (TEAC). This group’s mission was to oversee the styles and substance of educational programs for clergy and laity across the world’s component churches. Part of its responsibility…