Word: synods
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...earliest faint stirrings of dissent occurred in 1974, when that year's synod departed from the traditional affirmation that apartheid derived directly from Scripture, and said only that apartheid was not in any way contrary to Scripture. That dissent grew stronger in 1980, when eight theologians published a statement protesting the "apparent inability of the institutionalized church in South Africa to fulfill its God-given calling of reconciliation . . . between different race groups." In 1982 the eight grew to 123 ministers calling on the N.G.K. to play a "much greater role of reconciliation," and though that year's synod elected...
When that revision came up for a decision last October, the synod completely reversed the church's traditional stand. "The Dutch Reformed Church is convinced that the application of apartheid as a political and social system which injures people and unjustly benefits one group above & another cannot be accepted on Christian ethical grounds since it conflicts with the principle of neighborly love and righteousness." The church declared its doors open to all races, and it elected the liberal Heyns as its moderator. This does not mean that the church has become or is about to become fully integrated (or even...
This week the General Synod, the church's legislative body, which is composed of three houses (bishops, clergy and laity), will vote on the issue. Women make up almost 20% of the synod and, taking into account the bishops' support for female ordination, approval is virtually certain. The move would further fuel a controversy that has raged in the church since the campaign for women priests began gathering strength twelve years ago. Seven of the 28 provinces that form the 70 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion, including churches in the U.S. and Canada, have opened the ranks of the priesthood...
Marty was reared in two Nebraska towns, West Point and Battle Creek. He was a member of the staunchly conservative Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod, which employed his father as an elementary school principal. He attended Synod schools from first grade through Concordia Seminary near St. Louis. The training was so European oriented, says Marty, that "I was 26 years old before I cracked a book in the field to which I have devoted my career," American religion...
...received 39% and Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, a May-style moderate, 34%. Milwaukee's liberal Archbishop Rembert Weakland, who has implied that there are similarities between the Pope's clampdown and inquisitions of the past, drew 26%. Pilarczyk eventually won. In elections of U.S. representatives to a Vatican synod next year, moderates and liberals joined forces to elect Weakland and again bypass...