Saving the soul of Anglicanism 2008 MCU Conference

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MCU Conference 2008

Saving the soul of Anglicanism:

the nature and future of the Anglican Communion

Tuesday 8 - Friday 11 July 2008
High Leigh Conference Centre
Hoddesdon, Herts, UK

Please note:

1) the Word files of speakers' talks are quite large - pdf files may be quicker

2) talks by Charlotte Methuen, Frank Griswold and Gene Robinson will be put on the site as soon as possible.

The Conference was chaired by the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Rev Dr Barry Morgan.

Talk: R. S. Thomas' Religious Poetry.

Questions not Answers: A way forward for the Anglican Communion? Word ~ .pdf

The Conference Chaplain was Sarah Lamming, Group Curate for the Handsworth Group of Parishes (Birmingham Diocese)

Conference Speakers & Outline Timetable (all subject to confirmation)

Tuesday July 8th

	Revd Dr Charlotte Methuen ‘In the which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly administered': The Ecclesiology of the Church of England in the context of the European Reformation. lecture and discussion	Lecturer in Church History at the University of Oxford and Canon Theologian of the Diocese of Gloucester (Press release .pdf)

Wednesday July 9th

	Bishop Michael Jackson Anglicanism, blessing or curse - the Irish experience Word ~ .pdf	Bishop of Clogher and Philosopher

	Bishop Trevor Mwamba A Holy Mess and the Grace of Ambiguity. Word ~ .pdf	Bishop of Botswana and Dean of the Province of Central Africa Biography (.pdf) Dancing Sermons by Bishop Mwamba

	Bishop Frank Griswold The Episcopal Church and the future of the Anglican Communion.	Former Presiding Bishop of TEC Biography (TEC official site)

Thursday July 10th

	Revd Dr Marilyn McCord Adams The proposed Anglican Covenant and its implications for the Communion. Word ~ .pdf	Regius Professor at Oxford and Canon of Christ Church. Speech at the 2006 MCU Conference

	Revd Dr Janet Wootton A Dissenter's view of Anglicanism and Establishment. lecture and discussion Word ~ .pdf	Rev Dr Janet Wootton is Director of Studies for the Congregational Federation. Until the end of 2003, she was minister of Union Chapel, Islington, an inner city church with an active homelessness project and a varied music programme. She is a hymnwriter, editor of Worship Live, and is involved in editing the Feminist Theology Journal. She has recently edited This Is Our Story: Free Church Women's Ministry,

	Bishop Gene Robinson My story and my hopes for the future	Bishop of New Hampshire Biography: Diocesan official site; Wikipedia

Friday July 11th
	Andrew Brown A Journalist's view of Anglicanism Word ~ .pdf	Andrew Brown is an English writer and journalist. His interests cover biology, religion, and technology - especially where they overlap. His books include The Darwin Wars: The Scientific Battle for the Soul of Man and In the Beginning Was the Worm Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny Hermaphrodite. Recent articles in The Guardian.