In the third of our series looking at issues to be discussed at the forthcoming Synod on the Family, a leading biblical scholar suggests that if bishops were to study carefully the scriptural texts on the family, marriage, children and divorce, they might be in for a shock or two
Next time you hear people saying, as they do quite frequently, and with surprising confidence, on almost any issue, “The Bible says …”, it is always a good idea to ask, “But does it?”Lately I heard on the radio a female opponent of the ordination of women bishops asserting robustly, and without leaving room for dissent, that “the Bible reserves authority to men”. And I recall a young man explaining to me why he could not in conscience continue to attend evensong in his
18 September 2014, The Tablet
Uncomfortable truths
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