Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Anglicans Unscripted 79: Anglican Drunks, Alcoholics, & Rhubarbs


 
 


Booze News from Canterbury:  "Cheer up, lads,
have another glass of port!"

 
 
 
 
 
 
Anglican Unscripted is the only video newscast in the Anglican Church. Every Week Kevin, George, Allan and Peter bring you news and prospective from around the globe.
 
STORY INDEX:
Drunken or Poisoned?
00:00
How Via Media Works 10:34
Peter Ould 16:38
Egypt 26:18

This is funny, in one sense alone, listening to these two Chaps discuss "Anglican drunks and alcoholics who've fallen off the cliff." (Their words on the URL.) Theologically, what is one to think? "Drunken sailors who've fallen into a ditch..." The metaphor, offered by Mr. (Canterbury) Welby last week, is rich...deliciously rich. The metaphor should be explored, expanded, and vigorously applied. Or, how about a ship going down at sea? "Time for false teachers to be called out..." says one speaker. With what? What theology? What do you believe? The REAL TRAGEDY is the impact on the pew. Who the heck cares about the collars and leaders? It's about the pew. As I listened to this, while rather funny, the absence of substantive theology...by the participants...was sad.  Perhaps they have some, but we didn't hear much, if anything at all. Can we say "empty?" 

Whaddya gonna do? 

Mr. (ABP) Glenn Davies of Australia offers some hope--a man with a solid theology. 
 

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