Index & Papers
This Index provides access to a library of papers related to the general theme of ‘Anglicanism’. Covering a wide range of subjects associated with an understanding of Anglicanism, the papers are available gratis for research purposes.
Standard academic practice quotation of small sections may be used freely with acknowledgement of the author, title and website www.anglicanism.org Permission must be sought from authors, through the Editor of this site, for full reproduction of papers.
Prospective new papers may also be submitted (in Word format and with JPG pictures as necessary) to the Editor for review and approval prior to publication. Papers are published gratis and remain copyright of authors.
Recent Additions:
God, government and Christian Nationalism – Guest Editorial
Guest Editor The Rev'd Jonathan Clatworthy writes in his Editorial on 'God government and Christian Nationalism': Britain is getting through its prime ministers at speed. David Cameron lasted a whole six years, but in the last ten since then we have had May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer. As I write Starmer is already being plotted away. They have all been opposed by a growing movement often calling itself ‘Christian nationalism’, much to the annoyance of both politicians and church leaders. Why is this happening? Who should govern us? And why should the rest of us consent? ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE
FRAGMENTS OF MY LIFE WITH SAINT MICHAEL – Paul Oestreicher
Paul Oestreicher reflects on his life and his guardian angel St Michael: My father was born to secular Jewish parents in 1896. Recruited in 1914 like all his school mates and later a lieutenant in the Bavarian Horse Artillery, he survived the horrific Battle of the Somme. He began to reflect on the meaning of life – and death. Medical study followed. As a young paediatrician, driving through the forest in deep snow, visiting a sick child, he heard a voice, stopped his little two-seater car: Paul, go and be baptised. ... It was a bad time to be born. The world depression was at its height. Hitler had won the local election. Two years later he ruled the nation. My mother was no longer allowed to sing in public. She had married a Jew, considered a pollution of the German race. The only redeeming fact seemed to be my Michaelmas birth. I would learn one day what that might mean. ... TO CONTINUE CLICK ON PICTURE
Book Review of “Good Faith” by Angela Tilby
In her review of Angela Tilby's new book 'Good Faith - Why England needs its Church'; Rosemary Hart writes: In this highly readable and insightful book Angela Tilby covers the great sweep of English history from the earliest seeds of Christianity to the present day as it has formed and influenced the English national church making sense of the complexities and controversies that have affected it over the centuries. ... It is a timely contribution when adherence to the Christian faith (and more particularly the Church of England) has been hijacked by some political factions as a tool for nationalistic agendas and ethnic identity. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE
Straight talking. Editorial, Easter 4, Good Shepherd Sunday
In his Easter 4 Editorial, the Editor, The Rev'd Dr. Nicholas Henderson writes: The ongoing war centred around the Strait of Hormuz and related much-wider conflicts in the Middle East have been described to me by my Lebanese contacts who are suffering severe collateral damage, as the Trump/Netanyahu Wars. The conflict is of course has many more players, but the newish Pope Leo XIV courageously pointed during a visit to Cameroon out that the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants." This appears to have been prompted by Donld Trump’s threat “that a whole civilisation will die” if Iran did not agree to US demands to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. The Pope subsequently stated that his ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump as he explained further the background to the narrative. Such are the unfortunate complications associated with a powerful and unpredictable American President where traditional forms of diplomacy are redundant. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE
The Saint Thomas, Bodhisattva Archive: Volume II The Kingdom Mindset by Glen Grehan (Review)
In her Review of Glen Grehan's Volume II of the St Thomas Bodhisattva Archive, Canon Dr. Anne Davison writes: Having had a lifetime interest in comparative religion and having spent many years involved in Inter-religious dialogue, I was naturally drawn to this book and because of its title I felt that I could engage with it. This is Glen Grehan’s second book in his series The Saint Thomas, Bodhisattva Archive and the author states that some of the content of his first book (Book 1) is repeated in this second publication. Having read Volume 1, I confirm this to be the case ... The author draws very much on his own life experiences, from his childhood and adolescence, into his later involvement with law enforcement, the military and sport. This led him to a realisation that the lessons learned from his own life experiences could be helpful to young people, particularly young men. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE
The Pattern of God – David Jenkins’ Theology in Church and in Public Space by Richard Truss (Review)
In her Review of 'The Pattern of God' Dr. Priscilla Chadwick writes: ‘Why does the Bishop of Durham say that Christianity requires you to believe three impossible things before breakfast?’ This question from a parishioner used to be posed to prospective Anglican ordinands and understandably generated a wide range of responses. David Jenkins had a reputation for radical thinking, engaging his theological thinking in the public arena and thereby attracting much media attention. Not many bishops featured in Private Eye or had their own Spitting Image puppet. However Richard Truss, the author of this thoughtful and well written book, realised that, although Jenkins’ legacy was not so well known to the current generation, his theological ideas were still highly relevant to contemporary society. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE