Six principles of the Reformation
Martin Luther is best known for the 95 theses which he is said to have nailed to the door of the Schlosskirche in Wittenberg on the 31st [...]
The untenable pedestal
In a way, I am glad I have not (or not yet) been ordained . Otherwise, I might be tempted not to address a persistent abuse and [...]
Readers – Life after the Upbeat blues
This is the second of two essays about the history and future of Reader ministry in the Church of England. If you have not read my first [...]
Readers – Three revivals and one crisis
If we want to discover the office of Reader in the New Testament, we are in for a hard time. There simply is no such thing, or [...]
Do pastors have their own kind of spirituality?
On the 25th of June 2017, the Old-Catholic Church in Amsterdam hosted a symposium on the question whether there is such a thing as a specific priestly [...]
Reforms and limitations of Vatican II
In 1964 The Roman Catholic Church held the Second Vatican Council and adopted a new dogmatic constitution dealing with how the Church understood itself, in other words [...]
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