A survey of Canberra-Goulburn synod members shows “59% are unable to affirm the statement that our ‘current suite of safe ministrypolicies and practices are effective at keeping our communities safe.’”according to an interim report of the diocese’s Safe Ministries Working Group (SMWG). “For clergy, this figure… Continue Reading
Nicholas Whereat, a retired Anglican Priest in Brisbane, announces he is going to fast for refugees.. Three years ago, I kept a fast for 9 days at St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane. I plan to keep another Fast as… Continue Reading
The closure of church buildings and vaccine mandates that were endorsed by the leaders of the Sydney Anglican Diocese have been upheld in a report from the Diocese’s Standing Committee prepared for this month’s Synod (Church Parliament). Referring to a… Continue Reading
Peter Bentley A review of Sarah Irving-Stonebraker’s ‘Priests of History: Stewarding the Past in an Ahistoric Age’ (2024) [1] I did not need to be converted to Sarah Irving-Stonebraker’s primary thesis, but after reading the book it has confirmed many… Continue Reading
Last Sunday lunchtime, Obadiah did his best to avoid any of the three marches (anti-immigration, pro-Palestine and anti-anti-immigration) that filled various streets in Sydney. Instead of protesting, he was on an errand to retrieve his lost mobile phone, which Find… Continue Reading
“The Clapham sect were heroes to me, but now I am not sure” was a comment to me at the lunch break during a Moore College Library event featuring papers on how the influential group of British Christians influenced Sydney’s… Continue Reading
The 2025 Tinsley Lecture, presented by Morling College, began with a quiz. “I’m going to ask you who this group is. I want you to try and guess. They’re spiritually open. They’re suspicious of institutional Christianity. They’re a growing subset… Continue Reading
The ABC opens voting for the top books of the 21st Century: who will you vote for Voting for the ABC’s top 100 books of this century opened today. Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead (2004) and Tom Holland’s Dominion (2019) are already… Continue Reading
The NSW Coast, north of Forster to the Queensland border, will see a new wave of church planting, as plans from a cluster of churches from Australia’s youngest and fastest growing denomination, the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), take… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged With two dramatic actions, the “Religious Right” is suddenly prodding the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its historic 2015 Obergefell decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Such a radical and unpopular switch after only 10 years might seem… Continue Reading