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Further theological education resources

Further theological education resources

Further resources linked to theological education have recently been added to the web site administered by TEAC (Theological Education for the Anglican Communion) - the Anglican Primates Theological Education Working Group.

11 April 2005

Anglican tributes to Pope John Paul II

Anglican tributes to Pope John Paul II

The Anglican Communion Office has received a great number of tributes to Pope John Paul II, who died last Saturday.

08 April 2005

Archbishop to attend Pope's funeral, photographs from Westminster Solemn Vespers

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has accepted an official invitation to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II in Rome on Friday. He will be the first serving Archbishop of Canterbury to attend a Pope's funeral

05 April 2005

Archbishop - Pope's last days a 'lived sermon

Archbishop - Pope's last days a 'lived sermon

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has paid a warm tribute to the life and ministry of Pope John Paul II, describing his last days as a 'lived sermon' for Eastertide about facing death with honesty and courage

04 April 2005

Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the announcement of the death of Pope John Paul II

Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the announcement of the death of Pope John Paul II

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has expressed his sadness on learning of the death of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. The Archbishop said, "Pope John Paul was a leader of manifest holiness and a faithful and prayerful friend of the Anglican Church.

02 April 2005

Statement from the Secretary General on the death of Pope John Paul II

Statement from the Secretary General on the death of Pope John Paul II

On behalf of the Anglican Communion worldwide, I extend sympathy to our brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic Church as we join in mourning the death of Pope John Paul II

02 April 2005

An Easter Message to the Anglican Communion from the Archbishop of Canterbury

An Easter Message to the Anglican Communion from the Archbishop of Canterbury

The document that came from the recent meeting of Anglican Primates in Northern Ireland has been read and discussed very widely. But one paragraph has barely been mentioned by any commentator, inside the Church or outside.

22 March 2005

Archbishop - welcome for 'constructive' Covenant statement

Archbishop - welcome for 'constructive' Covenant statement

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has welcomed the Covenant statement issued yesterday by the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA), during their spring meeting in Camp Allen in Texas

16 March 2005

New Anglican - Lutheran Publication

New Anglican - Lutheran Publication

The Anglican Communion Office is pleased to announce a joint publication with the Lutheran World Federation as part of the LWF Documentation Series. This is a comprehensive volume that contains the texts of all the major Anglican - Lutheran ecumenical agreements between 1972 and 2002, bringing them together in one place

16 March 2005

Statement of the Ecumenical Women 2000 Coalition

Statement of the Ecumenical Women 2000 Coalition

Ecumenical Women 2000 is a coalition of Christian denominations and ecumenical organizations at the United Nations focusing on the global intersections of religions, human rights and gender. As a delegation of seventy-five women of faith representing all regions of the world, we unequivocally support the Political Declaration

09 March 2005