The myth of walking together

Charles Raven  |  World
Date posted:  1 Nov 2017
Share Add       
The myth of walking together

Archbishop Gregory Venables (left) | photo: GAFCON (Joy Gwaltney)

As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the need to demytholo-gise unbiblical teaching and practice in the church remains as necessary as ever.

In the medieval Catholic Church a whole mythology had built up around the practice of penance, reaching its apogee in the systematic sale of indulgences which triggered Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517. Now the leadership of the Anglican Communion is generating its own postmodern mythology.

Holding opposites together

It is known as ‘Walking Together’ and is essentially an audacious political response to the reality of the Communion, which as GAFCON and the Anglican Global South have repeatedly said, is precisely the opposite.

Share
< Previous article| World| Next article >
Read more articles by Charles Raven >>
World
New Mozambique and Angola venture

New Mozambique and Angola venture

24 September 2021 marks the inauguration of the newest province of the Anglican Communion, known as the Igreja Anglicana de …

World
DRC: warlords find faith after violence

DRC: warlords find faith after violence

For decades, DR Congo has suffered from chronic political instability, corruption and underdevelopment, worsened in recent years by the growth …

Subscribe

Enjoy our monthly paper and full online access

Find out more

Need to advertise?

We can help you reach Christians across the country.

Find out more