Church Times - Lambeth Conference


Anglican Communion Map Map of the Anglican Communion to illustrate the Conference Subscriber only	Meeting ‘to prevent inconveniences’ THE INVENTION of the steamship made it possible to cross the Atlantic in reasonable time and comfort. Subscriber only	Beware brickbats and cabbage stalks WHEN BISHOPS and their spouses arrived at the Lambeth Conference this week, it is unlikely that their “Welcome to Canterbury” packs gave the true reasons... Subscriber only

Boarding the ark THERE ARE many possible processes and outcomes that might be expected from Lambeth 2008. Here is one possibility. Subscriber only	Time to find a balance 1. Move away from the old colonial ideas of Communion OF COURSE, these were exploited at the GAFCON meeting (News, 4 July... Subscriber only	Hope to the helpless I expect that the bishops who are coming to the Lambeth Conference are coming with their dioceses in mind. Subscriber only

Reason all the wives are here THIS week, not only 657 bishops but 543 bishops’ spouses descended on Canterbury. Subscriber only	They work; so train spouses For many Christians, faith is really only about our personal relationship with God. Subscriber only	Insights into a joint ministry My heritage is from a Christian family in West Bengal in India. Subscriber only

Setting the law on the Anglicans THE THIRTEEN Lambeth Conferences from 1867 to 1998 have never fully addressed the place of law in the life of the Church. Subscriber only

Contents