October 1, 1999 Bishop Spong's book of essays treads familiar ground

RECENTLY THE POPE, on a rare visit to the 20th century, announced that hell is not a place. I am not sure that he would enjoy the company, but he joins scholars and teachers like Rudolph Bultmann, Hans Kung, John Spong and...

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September 1, 1999 Spirituality that challenges values

JEAN VANIER and Henri Nouwen, names that fascinate many moderns, are linked to a particular spirituality that challenges personal and social values. Both men identified with the communities of L'Arche, which centre on the...

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September 1, 1999 How to avoid embarrassing your hosts

THESE DAYS, people increasingly are being invited - through family, friend or business contact to a wedding, funeral or other religious service of a religion not your own. These books tell what to expect and how to behave to...

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September 1, 1999 Monumental work of words gets Anglican entries right

THE PUBLICITY says that Canadian Churchman, and presumably its successor, the Anglican Journal, helped supply the words for this monumental work which seeks to define contemporary Canadian English. The editors...

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September 1, 1999 Dr. Laura on religion

MANY PEOPLE in the church do not want a God who makes too many demands on them, according to a member of the Church of England's General Synod, "therefore they want to dismiss the commandments as irrelevant to our modern age." ...

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June 1, 1999 Discovering God in everyday experiences

REFERENCES FROM poet Robert Frost first drew this reviewer's attention to Sabbath Blessings, posted weekly to the Canadian Anglican Internet discussion list by author Molly Wolf who lives near Ottawa. This is from Mr. Frost's...

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June 1, 1999 Prayers withstand the test of time

Ronouring the 450th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, The Collects of Thomas Cranmer presents in its original form and order the basis for the "prayed theology" in which Anglican identity is rooted. The collect...

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June 1, 1999 International businesses cast as a force of spiritual evil

A favourite cartoon of mine shows a crowd of anonymous people, each looking concerned. Above every head a thought balloon reads, "But what can one person do?" The question is pressing in today's economy. This...

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May 1, 1999 Books contain Christian application

THIS MONTH, we have a collection of books about lifestyle, terminal illness, and what might be called "deathstyle," all with Christian application. Shop,...

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May 1, 1999 EDtv best TV satire, but still sells out

FIFTY-SEVEN channels and nothing on" sang Bruce Springsteen earlier this decade anticipating TV's cable and satellite revolution. Television has so infiltrated life at the end of the 20th century that there's a channel...

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