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Ecology and Climate: The Effects of Climate Change on the Church, A Creative Reflection
by Rhobey Mugaru The sun hung low over St. Peter’s Cathedral, its once-glorious stained-glass windows now faded and cracked by relentless heat. The parishioners inside gathered for their Sunday service, but the sanctuary was no longer a refuge from the world outside. The effects of climate change had breached even these sacred walls, forcing the…
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Editorial: Expressing the Sacred
Amongst the many cultures that make up the Anglican Communion, there is generally agreement that art matters for Christians. But what art is meant to do in the life of the Church… that is more uncertain. In this cycle of publications, contributors from different cultures and perspectives within the Anglican Communion share their “arts”, their…
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Women’s Voices: Gender-based Violence
By Rev’d Keba Cuffy [Content warning: this piece contains mentions of physical and sexual abuse, rape, FGM, and other forms of gender-based violence.] I am Rev’d Keba Cuffy, a newly ordained priest in the Diocese of the Windward Islands. From the moment we are born and grow up, we are told how a girl and…
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Women’s Voices: On Motherhood, Pregnancy and Priesthood
by Sorrel Shamel-Wood My Journey On Saturday, my son celebrated his first birthday. On Monday, my maternity leave ended and I returned to my role as assistant curate in the Dorchester Team Ministry, Diocese of Oxford. A lot has changed in the year of my absence: for a start, there is a new Supreme Governor…
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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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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.…
