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...Some Anglican bishops of England spoke of the Devil last week, and not surprisingly he turned...
...Latin and the bishop thinks a case has been made for exorcism, he should consult a panel of priests and doctors for diagnosis. After the panel has reported, the bishop may proceed to do something about it. But what is the demon going to do? He may be an Anglican demon-or he may lack completely the kind of intelligence an Anglican shows when an appeal is made to the bishop...
Archdeacon Dunlop proposed that a commission be established to determine whether the church believes in the existence of the Devil or not, and as he spoke, the lighting system flashed on and off frantically. But the convocation turned the proposal down cold. The Anglican Church Times was delighted that the devil hunt had been headed off. "The Son of God had no doubt about the existence of such forces," it editorialized. "Where he was certain, it is hardly necessary for Christians to doubt...
...doubt very much whether the New Testament writers were as subtle or as self-conscious as some commentators would make them appear," writes the Rev. John Bertram Phillips. "They would be, or indeed perhaps are, amazed to learn what meanings are sometimes read back into their simple utterances!" Anglican Phillips' attempt to make these utterances simple to 20th century readers is The New Testament in Modern English (Macmillan; $6), which last week was headed for the bestseller list...
...Where he headed the committee considering The Family in Contemporary Society, which firmly endorsed birth control (TIME, Sept. 8). Bayne was the only American at this council of Anglican Communion bishops to head a major committee...