Blake Johnson
4 articles
On Railing Against Rails
Arthur Kay hates communion rails because, as he sees it, they promote exclusion, individualism, and mis-placed penance. Kay’s animus, however, does not stop with communion rails. He also appears to hate (I’m being playful here, Arthur!) the Book of Common Prayer, mainstream Anglican eucharistic theology, and the concept of an…
Embracing Orthodoxy and Complexity: A Review of Orthodox Anglican Identity by Charles Erlandson
Crises force questions of identity. Identities may remain assumed until some event, or series of events, challenge what may have been taken for granted. The search for identity is an anxious one precisely because it tends to happen in times of upheaval and uncertainty. In his recent book, Orthoxox Anglican…
For Whom Should a Christian Vote: Moral Reasoning and the 2020 Election
Can a Christian vote for Donald Trump? That might seem like a surprising question given the widespread evangelical support for the President. Yet for a growing number of evangelicals, to vote for Trump is to endorse his moral repugnancy and further discredit gospel-believing Christians who have sold their birthright for…
Sacramental Representation and the Created Order
In the Anglican Church in North America, the question of women’s ordination to the priesthood continues to be discussed with each diocese left to decide its own practice. A recurring point of debate is how we are to understand the priest’s representative role in the liturgy. Emily McGowin, in a…