The seventy-sixth General Convention of the Episcopal Church made headlines last week for moving forward on same-sex blessings and officially opening its doors for partnered homosexuals to serve as priests and bishops.
Even now, there remain vibrant congregations, exciting scholars, and hopeful young people who believe in the church’s future. Of course, the winds of revival, mission, and theological rigor may yet return one day to the Episcopal Church. In short, the sad parallels to be drawn with the shriveled, largely post-Christian fate of the United Church of Christ are there without number. Brave New Church by Jordan Hylden This is article was published by First Things and Covenant and is co-published here with permission of the author.
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