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Plantinga is Now an Anglican

By On September 8, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Anglicanism

Theodore Plantinga is now an Anglican (via Plantinga is an Anglican « A Living Text). Thanks Joel for noting this.

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Book Review of J.I. Packer and N.T. Wright’s “Anglican Evangelical Identity: Yesterday and Today”

By On July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Anglicanism, Book Recommendations, Book Reviews

Packer, J.I. & Wright, N.T. (2008). Anglican Evangelical Identity: Yesterday and Today. Latimer Trust: London.

This book includes 2 extended essays of sort from Jim Packer and Tom Wright regarding the relationship of the Anglican Church with Evangelicalism. I will not give a full review of all the material but only note [...]

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Anglicans and Credobaptism as the Normative and Archetypal Rite of Initiation

By On June 2, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Anglicanism, Baptism, Credo-Baptist Apologies, Theology

George Beasley-Murray, in his volume “Baptism in the New Testament”, has a wonderful chapter on infant baptism, noting the development of the rite and theology of the rite. Beasley-Murray is a credobaptist, and thus responds to many of the errors in paedobaptist thought. In his treatment of the Anglican church and baptism, he notes how [...]

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Continuing AMiA Confusion

By On September 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Anglicanism

The issue of women’s ordination in the AMiA is old news on this blog. But the latest press release from AMiA (I refuse to call it “theAM”) continues to display the problems that American Anglicans have with this issue. Specifically: In 2007, the Anglican Mission expanded its structure at the request [...]

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ACNA Fail – Part 2

By On May 28, 2010 · 4 Comments · In Anglicanism, The Mysterious World of American Evangelicalism

Over at the AMiA, err, make that, “the AM” there is a newish development. Rather than being a “jurisdiction” with ACNA, AMiA will now be a “ministry partner.” As I understand it, this is a move away from fuller union with ACNA and towards staying independent. The reasons for [...]

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ACNA Fail – Part 1

By On May 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Anglicanism, The Mysterious World of American Evangelicalism, Uncategorized

The “conservative” Anglicans in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) just ordained another woman to be a priest(ess). Perhaps they need to be love-bombed with copies of the forthcoming Why Ministers Must Be Men.

It is not surprising that ACNA is [...]

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