by Sean Reilly | Feb 27, 2008
The Church of England today is a weak institution with a strong leader. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, though given few official powers, uses his office and voice in efforts to hold together the polarized eighty-million-member Anglican Communion [1]. He is...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 27, 2008
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by Sean Reilly | Feb 18, 2008
The Economist magazine, a highly influential English-language news and international affairs weekly, has come out in favour of the disestablishment of the Church of England and a clearer distinction between religion and governance. The development follows...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
Pressures from several directions are putting the disestablishment of the Church of England back on the agenda, say reports following the General Synod and concerns about the long term impact of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sharia speech. A survey of the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 12, 2008
Rowan Williams succeeded in clarifying the nub of his thinking and showed contrition for his clumsiness, but he declined to apologise and is not off the hook – this seems the majority verdict among commentators and other public figures today, amid calls for...
