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Expressing the Sacred: Liturgy, Art, and Theology
by Rachel Revely “The Stations of Words” was a series of art pieces with an accompanying liturgy installed in Lincoln Cathedral during the Covid Pandemic. Pilgrims were invited to pray the liturgy whilst moving through the images. Here, Rachel Revely shares with us a part of the liturgy which pilgrims prayed, and speaks about Liturgy,…
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Expressing the Sacred: Music in Xhosa Culture
by Lubabalo Qosi, Ordinand (False Bay) As a young Xhosa man aspiring to become a priest, the Xhosa-influenced liturgy has been a profound influence on my faith journey and Anglican identity. Rooted in the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the Xhosa people, this liturgy has woven a tapestry of spirituality that resonates deeply with…
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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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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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Hanna Lucas: Why Am I An Anglican?
I am an Anglican to remember. I don’t mean this statement in the sense that one might say, ‘it was a Christmas to remember’; that I, personally, am an Anglican of any ‘memorable’ quality. I mean it in the sense that I am an Anglican in order to remember. For me, ‘remembering’ is the beating…
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Reitumetse Hlongwane: Why am I an Anglican?
My parents are Anglicans, and so were their parents before them. In the natural flow of things, I would then become an Anglican, and that is exactly how things happened. I grew up in the Anglican Church, I went to church every Sunday as a child and at the time there wasn’t much I understood…
