Long, long ago, very clever people decided that the human body, flesh, all material things, that all of these were in and of themselves, evil, intrinsically, inherently and always. So there was no way that the good, the pure, the sublime and, by definition, the perfectly good spirit could be united with the material. For these people, the dualists, the incarnation, God, pure spirit, becoming a human being was totally and in principle, and always, out of the question. What people thought was God become flesh in Jesus Christ, well, that was all just playacting, a charade.
06 February 2004
The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG), one of the Church of England’s major world mission agencies, has appointed the Rt Revd Michael Doe, Bishop of Swindon, to be its next General Secretary.
04 February 2004
Saturday 31 January was an historic day for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and more than 3000 young people.
04 February 2004
The announcement that the government will not create a centre for asylum seekers at HMS Daedalus should not obscure the daily hardship faced by refugees and asylum seekers, a church leader said today.
03 February 2004
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was among the many religious leaders that greeted Pope Shenouda of the Coptic Orthodox Church last Friday in London
21 January 2004
The Revd Canon Dr Marilyn McCord Adams (left) was installed at Oxford Cathedral as Regius Professor of Divinity and Canon of the Cathedral on 18 January during Evensong.
19 January 2004
Several reports in the British press over the past two weeks have suggested the possibility of a third non-geographical province, in addition to Canterbury and York, being introduced to the structure of the Church of England in response to the possible ordination of women bishops in the province.
16 January 2004
The Church Commissioners of the Church of England are consulting the House of Bishops on a new set of principles and guidelines to provide suitable houses from which bishops can conduct an effective ministry, while providing both a place of work and family privacy.
14 January 2004
Canon Clare Edwards has been appointed the new Canon Pastor at Canterbury Cathedral by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams. Canon Edwards (aged 47) has served as Rector of Bletchingley in Surrey since 1995.
12 January 2004
It has been announced from Downing Street at 11.00 am today that the Queen has approved the nomination of the Revd Canon Stephen Cottrell as the next Bishop of Reading.
06 January 2004