A brief notice of the death of Janet Seargeant, a long-standing Sea of Faith member and Steering Group member, remembered as kind and insightful and for her contribution to the life of the Network.
According to the Equality Trust Annual Wealth Tracker, the richest 1000 in Britain have more wealth than the poorest 40 per cent. In its Annual Wealth Tracker, published on 18th May 2014, the Equality Trust...
A list of recommended books for the summer, including Tony Windross’s Thoughtful Guide to Faith, Dinah Livingstone’s poems, works on scripture and war and peace in world religions, and Nigel Leaves’s book on Don Cupitt.
Reports on Church of England proposals for fast-track ‘heresy courts’ and prints Patti Whaley’s reply in the Daily Telegraph, plus an item on the Anglican Communion’s theological education task group.
Short notice that the September 2004 special edition will recall the response to Don Cupitt’s 1984 TV series and book, and assess the development of the Sea of Faith network.
Report on the 2003 SoF (UK) Conference at Leicester, ‘Taking a Stand’, with AGM motions on doctrinal diversity and Jeffrey John, the plenary debate on whether radical belief shapes social action, and cooperation with the...
A dated chronology of 2003 events over gay bishops: Jeffrey John’s nomination and withdrawal, Gene Robinson’s election in New Hampshire, conservative primates’ threats, the Vatican document and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s summit.
Two liturgical texts reproduced for use in worship: Patricia Shuttee’s Unitarian Universalist ‘Ingathering’ opening a service, and a Wiccan ‘Outgoing’ closing blessing.
A set of quotations on heresy and orthodoxy from Ray Billington, Colin Morris, Maurice Wiles, Adrian Hastings and others, noting that condemned teaching often becomes the next generation’s orthodoxy.
