Rowan Williams Advent Agonistes
Rowan Williams Advent Agonistes
The "theological coherence" of the Archbishop's Advent letter to Anglican Primates
News Analysis
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
December 5, 2011
Coherence is a form of "making sense". Consistency, on its turn, is a specific form of making sense. The absence of contradictions makes a set of propositions consistent.
When it comes to providing coherence among Anglican primates, Dr. Williams has failed miserably. When it comes to consistency among the Primates, there hasn't been any. When it comes to contradictions by the archbishop, there have been plenty.
In his 2011 Advent address, Archbishop Williams publicly admitted that the Communion still lives with numerous tensions. "A number of Primates felt unable in conscience to attend the Primates' Meeting in Dublin early in the year. However, two-thirds of the Primates were present to pray and take counsel together."
First, it should be pointed out that the one third of archbishops not in attendance represent almost 80% of the Anglican Communion, while those present represent, for the most part, a largely dying pan-Anglican minority many of whom the orthodox primates believe have "another gospel" not consistent with that of New Testament Christianity.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The "theological coherence" of the Archbishop's Advent letter to Anglican Primates
News Analysis
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
December 5, 2011
Coherence is a form of "making sense". Consistency, on its turn, is a specific form of making sense. The absence of contradictions makes a set of propositions consistent.When it comes to providing coherence among Anglican primates, Dr. Williams has failed miserably. When it comes to consistency among the Primates, there hasn't been any. When it comes to contradictions by the archbishop, there have been plenty.
In his 2011 Advent address, Archbishop Williams publicly admitted that the Communion still lives with numerous tensions. "A number of Primates felt unable in conscience to attend the Primates' Meeting in Dublin early in the year. However, two-thirds of the Primates were present to pray and take counsel together."
First, it should be pointed out that the one third of archbishops not in attendance represent almost 80% of the Anglican Communion, while those present represent, for the most part, a largely dying pan-Anglican minority many of whom the orthodox primates believe have "another gospel" not consistent with that of New Testament Christianity.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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