Category Archives: Publications
Mission Statement
“Let us learn on earth those things the knowledge of which continues in Heaven.” -St. Jerome, Epistle 53 St. Paul’s School motto Believing that education is lifelong and continues beyond the classroom, St. Paul’s School invites a diverse group of … Continue reading
“A Taxing Time”
Rector’s Ruminations for May 2011 A couple of weeks ago, along with millions of other Americans, we settled up with the IRS by paying our 2010 tax bill. At about the same time, I received a copy of The Christian … Continue reading
Theological Method and Episcopal Vocation
by Craig B. Anderson* Anglican Theological Review/LXXVII:I Called to guard and defend the faith and interpret and proclaim the Gospel. Bishops are ordained to be theologians given their vow to “share in the leadership of the Church throughout the world.” … Continue reading
The Lakota Prayer Wheel: A Quaternity of Prayer, Profession, Proclamation and Praxis
by Craig B. Anderson At the conclusion of my adoption rite into an extended family (Tiyospaye) of the Oglala tribe of the Great Sioux Nation, I was given an eagle feather attached to a Lakota Prayer Wheel with this admonition … Continue reading
Introduction – The Anglican – Fall/Winter 1993/94
Introduction By Bishop Craig Anderson The Anglican – Fall/Winter 1993/94 Calvin Coolidge once quipped, “If you don’t say anything, you won’t be called on to repeat it.” A good bit was said in the various lectures, sermons, and addresses given … Continue reading
Inaugural Address – The General Theological Seminary
The Anglican – Fall/Winter 1993/94 Inaugural Address September 21, 1993 By The Rt. Rev. Craig B. Anderson, President and Dean and Professor of Theology My brothers and sisters in Christ, the vision is very near to you. It can … Continue reading
Community Reconsidered
by Craig B. Anderson Community is viable if it is the outgrowth of a deep involvement in a purpose which is other than, or above, that of being a community. – Bruno Bettelheim Much of the self-congratulatory rhetoric regarding Christian … Continue reading
A Theological Metaphor and Method
An Address to the House of Bishops (I) March 1993 Kanuga, North Carolina “So, haunted, I invite you as theologians and as bishops to such a preoccupation, for such a preoccupation clarifies our occupation and reveals our vocation.” Click here … Continue reading
Duty, Honor and Country: Just War Theory Revisited
Chaplain (Col.) Craig B. Anderson, Ph.D. Army War College – The Ohio State University Fellows Program – The Mershon Center Abstract: Within recent years, and especially since the Gulf War, both ethicists and moral theologians have renewed their interest in … Continue reading
“In the wake of the quake”
April 2011 – Rector’s Ruminations Our prayers and support for Japan continue as our Japanese sisters and brothers struggle to cope with the largest disaster since the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 9.0 earthquake off the country’s northeast … Continue reading