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Church of England confirms End of Abuse Panel
The Church of England has sacked a panel of experts who provided independent oversight of how it dealt with abuse.
The Archbishops’ Council confirmed it was “ending the contracts” of all three board members – acting chair Meg Munn, Jasvinder Sanghera and Steve Reeves.
The latter two recently claimed the Church had been obstructive and interfered with their work.
The Church said relations between them and senior bishops had “broken down”.
Continue readingLord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop
The archbishop of York has suggested that opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, recited by Christians all over the world for 2,000 years, may be “problematic” because of their patriarchal association.
In his opening address to a meeting of the Church of England’s ruling body, the General Synod, Stephen Cottrell dwelt on the words “Our Father”, the start of the prayer based on Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:2–4 in the New Testament.
“I know the word ‘father’ is problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive, and for all of us who have laboured rather too much from an oppressively patriarchal grip on life,” he said.
Continue readingOxford NRSV Pocket Edition with Apocrypha
Holman NASB 77
The NASB 1977 is the original version preceding the NASB 1995 and NASB 2020 updates. It uses a very traditional style of old English that includes vocabulary, such as “thee,” “thy,” and “thou.”
This volume has one fatal flaw that keeps me from reading it on a regular basis – observe how the biblical text dives into the gutter and you have to crack the spin on the page you are reading to get a view of the text.
Cambridge NRSV with Apocrypha
The New Revised Standard Version is a truly ecumenical translation of the Bible, produced with the involvement of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Jewish scholars. Launched in 1989, it is also one of the most accurate and authoritative translations of the Bible available. Cambridge’s NRSV Reference Edition includes the Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical books, the comprehensive cross-references that serious readers require, a full glossary and 15 maps. The pages of the Bible have gilt edges and are bound in handsome French Morocco leather with two ribbon markers and a presentation page.
Catholic Bible Press – NRSVCE Illustrated Bible
[From Catholic Bible Press Website] This gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press contains over 500 illustrations from a Bible printed by 16th-century Venetians, who specialized in exquisite woodcuts.
Experience the Scriptures in an exciting way with this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press. Printed in the elegant and exclusive Catholic Comfort Print and featuring 513 exquisite woodcut illustrations originally printed in a 16th-century Venetian Bible, this volume will freshly inspire you and inform your faith. Each art rendering in this devotional Bible is linked to a passage of Scripture to guide your reflection.
Printed in the popular and trusted New Revised Standard Version, this Bible contains the complete Catholic canon printed on single-column pages for easy reading. About the NRSV: Renowned for its balance of scholarship and readability, the NRSV is a trustworthy translation appropriate for personal spiritual formation and in the academy.
This Catholic Edition of the NRSV bears the imprimatur of the Roman Catholic Church and is approved for private use and study by the Catholic faithful. Pope Francis has said of the Bible, “Take it, carry it with you and read it every day: It is Jesus himself speaking to you in it!” Angelus, St. Peter’s Square, April 6, 2014 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used by permission. Features include:
- Complete Catholic Bible with the official imprimatur of the Roman Catholic Church
- Anglicized text
- The only illustrated Catholic Bible for adults using exquisite 513 antique illustrations from a 16th-century Venetian Bible
- Devotional Bible for Catholic readers that uses art renderings; each image is linked to a passage of Scripture to guide the reader in reflecting on the passage
- High-quality Bible paper for improved readability
- Gilded page edging
- Two satin ribbon markers so you can easily navigate and keep track of where you were reading
- Durable Smyth-sewn binding lays flat in your hand or on your desk
- Exclusive 9.5-point Catholic Comfort Print®typeface created specifically for Catholic Bible Press by 2K/DENMARK type foundry
Rachel Mann becomes Church of England’s first transgender archdeacon
The Church of England has appointed its first transgender archdeacon.
Rev Canon Rachel Mann has been made Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford, having ministered in the Diocese of Manchester for the last 18 years.
Canon Rachel who is also an author and radio commentator, served her curacy at St Matthew’s Church, Stretford before taking on the role of Priest-in-Charge and later Rector at the Church of St Nicholas, Burnage. In June 2021, she left St Nicholas Burnage to take on her current role of Area Dean of Bury and Rossendale.
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