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Ancient Wisdom, Anglican Futures

Posted May 4, 12:35 PM | 2 comments | by Editor | Link

By Holly Rankin Zaher, re-posted from happydaydeadfish:

one of the things i love about trinity (and why i chose to go to school there and why i continue to serve as an adjunct there) is it’s ability to encourage conversation about contextualization in light of the biblical story. as i wrestle with following the way of jesus in our current context and how that impacts ministry in general and the emerging church specifically, i find this contextualized perspective to be invaluable.

while all institutions change slowly — and anglican ones much less educational ones are not exempt from this statement — i have been incredibly impressed at how trinity is navigating this cultural shift. whether it has been allowing instructors (such as me) to create and lead courses that pushed deeply into this shift or embracing new technology (like online courses) with which to teach and communicate, trinity for years has been a place where this conversation has been and will continue to take place.

the anglican heritage to me is a great place to wrestle with these questions. it provides a historical anchor that connects me to a wide tradition of the past as well as a history of contextualizing (that’s how our church was birthed! — check out article 34) that gives us a way to approach this current culture change.

for those reasons and many more, i am thrilled to be involved with this conference they are hosting in june. the conference will pair academic professors with practitioners to create a space for the attendee to wrestle with our current cultural context, theology, and faithful practice.

i’m thrilled to rub shoulders with some amazing voice and work alongside jason clark in this endeavor. hope you’ll join us.

From the conference website:
Ancient Wisdom – Anglican Futures: An Emerging Conversation
04/28/2009

June 4-6, 2009

How do we receive and pass on the Anglican inheritance in a way that moves us “further up and further in” (a phrase from C.S. Lewis) to a deep understanding of “living the Great Tradition”?

This enormous question is multi-directional. How do Anglican “insiders” welcome young evangelicals, post-evangelicals, and emergents who are attracted to the “Great Tradition”? How do inquiring “outsiders” perceive or participate in the distinctive anamnesia (memory) of Anglican worship and mission? How can the exchange between insiders and outsiders bear fruit in Anglicanism today? How will this emerging conversation stir the mind and heart of an Anglicanism in renewal?

These questions require a “baptized imagination” (another Lewis expression) set free within a collaborative gathering that gently crosses boundaries between theology, theory and praxis. We will focus the conversation on the worship life and mission of Anglicanism:·

• Living the Great Tradition


• Worshiping in the Great Tradition


• Mission in the Great Tradition

Be a part of our conversation at the intersection of theology and practice, worship and mission, where theologians and practitioners converge.

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Holly Rankin Zaher is director of Student Discipleship at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Nashville.

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