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Harvey Mansfield of Harvard on feminism. Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr., professor of government at Harvard University. Dr. Mansfield received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard,…

Dr. L. Roy Taylor, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, has written a summary of the actions of the 34th PCA GA held in Atlanta June 20-23, 2006.…

Happy Independence Day, to our readers from the U.S. For those of you from the rest of the world, July 4 is the day on which we citizens of the…

My friend Ron Gleason, reviews my friend Sean Lucas’ new book on Presbyterianism. Book Review Sean Michael Lucas, On Being Presbyterian, Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories, (Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and…

Reuters reports on moves underway by conservative ECUSA bishops in the wake of the recent decisions, and the election of a liberal, female presiding Bishop.

Three Episcopal Dioceses Reject Presiding Bishop’s Authority, The Washington Post (cf. Episcopal Church To Leave Fold, The Dallas Morning News) New Row Looms Over US Gay Bishops, BBC News

Quick check in from the sunny shores of South Carolina. Today, Derek and Carl, is what South Carolinians call “Carolina Day.” It celebrates the Patriot army and naval victory over…

Anne, the children and I are in Columbia, South Carolina this Lord’s Day. Tomorrow we’ll head to Wild Dunes, near Charleston, SC for some much anticipated refreshment. This morning we worshiped…

The new presiding bishop of the ECUSA, Katharine Jefferts Schori, in her sermon to the General Convention yesterday, said: “That sweaty, bloody, tearstained labor of a cross bears new life.…

The Opening Worship Service of Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly was held in Atlanta last night, and began with a quote, just before the Call to Worship, from Mark Dever’s…