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Trushare Files No. 167

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April 2009

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LEAD STORY	Never a Code! David Nichol is worried that the Bishops and Synod are placing far too much hope in a Code of Practice Single Clause or Code? The Revd Dr Amanda Threlfall-Holmes Chaplain and Solway Fellow of University College, Durham, and a member of General Synod, explains her own understanding of the value and difficulties of a Code of Practice
FEATURES
Toppling the stool	Mark Stevens on the three-legged foundation of the Church of England's historic stability and threats to its equilibrium
Darwinism considered	Hugh Baker on the moral implications of survival of the fittest' and using Darwinism as a standard for defining Man's nature
Rien ne va plus	Stephen Cope investigates the many possible meanings of 'nothing'
Living liturgically	Stephen March describes his experience of how the liturgical year provides a framework for spiritual growth
Joy in persecution	Ed Tomlinson explains why we can draw strength from the certainty that God will never abandon the faithful
Partly damned	Alan Edwards takes a look at the CofE's recent fit of political correctness
A priest for ever	John Hunwicke replies to Bishop Colin Buchanan on the Catholic understanding of the priesthood
All for Christ	Fr Peter cswg discusses some of the work undertaken by RooT to provide the public with information about the religious life
The audacious call	Richard Norman explains why the religious life should be taken seriously by those exploring vocation
'Words, words, words'	George Austin on the history of the use of words in past and present conflicts in the Church
An honourable call	Philip Corbett on opposition to women bishops among the recently ordained
The hypercubic body	Margaret Laird finds much that is devotional in Salvador Dali's work, despite his controversial reputation
Lay presidency	Paul Griffin defends the traditional interpretation of the Eucharist against an alternative view which supports lay presidency
REGULARS
GHOSTLY COUNSEL	Andy Hawes on the father of lies
DEVOTIONAL	Chris Collins on betrayals and denials
PATRICK REARDON	Scourging mockery
SACRED VISION	Anthony Saville on The Harrowing of Hell
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS	Arthur Middleton on poetry and vision in John Keble
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW	Geoffrey Kirk on western liberal hatred of Pope Benedict
TOUCHING PLACE	Simon Cotton on St Faith, Little Witchingham

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CORRESPONDENTS AMERICA The Pope and Nancy Pelosi CANADA Defiance of same-sex blessing ban NORTH AMERICA ACN A larger than Church in Wales AMERICA Bishop David Anderson writes

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