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South Africa: Engaging with the environment

South Africa: Engaging with the environment

The Anglican Diocese of Capetown is offering the following resources on its website 'A season of creation is a resource book on environmental issues

08 September 2008

Anglican Church throws weight behind environmental awareness

Anglican Church throws weight behind environmental awareness

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has announced the church's support for raising awareness of ecological dangers threatening the planet.

08 September 2008

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Meets

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Meets

Indigenous People have significant contribution to Anglican Spiritual Life, Says newly elected chair, Archdeacon Brian Kirk

 

05 September 2008

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for end to violence in Orissa

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for end to violence in Orissa

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Willams, has expressed profound distress at the extreme violence being used in Orissa following the murder of Hindu leader, Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati.

02 September 2008

Indigenous and Culture found in Lambeth Indaba Reflections

Indigenous and Culture found in Lambeth Indaba Reflections

More than other Lambeth Conference in memory has the words "indigenous" and "culture" made it into the concluding report as in this Indaba report

27 August 2008

Archbishop's Pastoral Letter to Bishops of the Anglican Communion

Archbishop's Pastoral Letter to Bishops of the Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today sent a letter to the bishops of the Anglican Communion, setting out his personal reflections on the Lambeth Conference.

26 August 2008

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Lambeth Palace Library's 'Back-a-Book' scheme

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Lambeth Palace Library's 'Back-a-Book' scheme

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has praised the generosity of contributors to the ‘Back-a-Book’ scheme, which encourages members of the public to sponsor the repair of books in Lambeth Palace Library, the principal library and record office for the history of the Church of England.

13 August 2008

Caring for the environment 'a moral imperative,' says bishop

Caring for the environment 'a moral imperative,' says bishop

Anglican bishops gathered here for the Lambeth Conference are preparing a statement expressing their concern for the devastating effects of climate change which they say are affecting the world's poorest countries the most and urging churches to advocate for the environment as a moral imperative.

13 August 2008

A Statement from concerned Bishops at the Lambeth Conference August 2008

A  Statement from concerned Bishops at the Lambeth Conference August 2008

So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it

13 August 2008

Finances and the Lambeth Conference 2008

Finances and the Lambeth Conference 2008

The 2008 Lambeth Conference involved the participation of some 680 bishops and 3000 participants overall. From Cathedral to parishes and volunteers all over the UK, support for 2008 meeting was indeed generous.

08 August 2008