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Neither Dissembling Nor Cloaking in the Women’s Ordination Debate
The Anglican Church in North America is a house divided on the question of women’s ordination. It has been this way since its inception.…

The Historic Commination Service: What Was the Anglican Ash Wednesday Service?
A few years ago I wrote a historical study of the Ash Wednesday service in the Anglican tradition. The big surprise was that no…

“The Parable of the Sower”: A Triolet on Luke 8:4-15
A poem.

Disestablished Dominion: A Rejoinder to Alan Strange and James Baird
What did the Presbyterians who met in 1788 intend regarding political theology? If the amended Confession did fundamentally change the church’s ostensible relationship to…

De profundis: Two Triolets on Psalm 130
Two poems based on Psalm 130.