| Date |
Title |
| 08
NOV 2002 |
The
Episcopal Buck: Accountability in Leadership (64 pages)
Leadership failures in the Christian Churches and the Episcopal Church
(ECUSA)
 |
Clergy Crimes in Great Britain |
|
Homosexual Crimes Against Children in the Roman Catholic Church |
|
Prominent Protestant Clergy Scandals |
|
Financial Scandals in the Episcopal Church |
|
Sexual Ethics in the Episcopal Church |
|
Doctrinal Scandals in the Episcopal Church |
|
Biblical Authority |
|
| 08
NOV 2002 |
Defense
of Holy Scripture as Authoritative for the Church
Extracts from The Episcopal Buck focused on authority of the
Bible in the context of the culture war in the Episcopal Church (ECUSA).
|
What Holy Scripture Says About Itself |
|
Canonization of Scripture and Faithfulness of Transmission |
|
Defense of Bible Against Misuse by Southern Clergy Before the Civil War |
|
Scriptural Guidance About Scripture |
|
Ancient Fathers on Scripture |
|
Heretics, Scripture, and Tradition |
|
Sexual Morality
 |
The Bible on Sodomy |
|
Ancient Fathers on Sodomy |
|
|
Application to Today's Church |
|
| 03
DEC 2002 |
Canon
Fodder: Canons from the Seven Ecumenical Councils (33 pages)
Canons related to the culture war in the Episcopal Church
|
Matters of Faith
|
Heresy |
|
Lapsing, Returning to Paganism After Becoming a Christian |
|
Practicing Divinations, Sorcery, Lustrations |
|
Salvation, Regeneration, Baptism |
|
|
Matters of Power
|
Conflicts of Ecclesiology |
|
Bishop Selection |
|
Territorial Integrity |
|
Authority of Bishops |
|
Ordination Issues |
|
Priest Conflicts with Bishop |
|
Priests Changing Dioceses |
|
Priests Serving Multiple Churches |
|
Trial of Priests |
|
Places of Worship |
|
Worship Services and Liturgy |
|
Women and Worship |
|
Sabbath and Day of Rest |
|
|
Matters of Conduct
|
Eating Meat |
|
Slavery |
|
Conflicts of Sexual Ethics |
|
Public Life |
|
|
Property and Finance |
|
| 06 MAR 2003 |
Comparison
of 1789 and 1801 Articles of Religion (2 pages)
Table relating rough correspondence of Articles of Religion in 1789 and
1801. This includes a few brief remarks. |
| 08 JUN 2003 |
Non-Canonical
Writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers
Regarding Sexual Conduct of Candidates for Bishop (8 pages)
|
Didache, The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (120 AD) |
|
The Divine Institutes (260 - 330 AD) |
|
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles |
|
| 15 JUN 2003 |
Writings
of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Regarding Sodom (6 pages)
|
St. Augustin (written after 420 AD) |
|
St. Chrysostom (written 387 AD) |
|
Sulpitus Severus (lived 363-420
AD) |
|
St. Gregory the Great (written 594-595 AD) |
|
| 27 OCT 2003 |
Abolitionist
Literature on the Web (5 pages)
Short bibliography of important pre-Civil War abolitionist literature
on the web.
The pro-gay and feminist activist claim that the Bible condoned
American Slavery is a false argument. What is true is that many clergy
(including Episcopal priests and bishops) were false teachers who misused
the Bible in arguing for slavery.
The pro-gay and feminist activists overlook the whole counsel of Holy
Scripture, and omits mention of the abolitionist use of the Bible.
|
Rev. John G. Fee, Anti-Slavery
Manual (1851).
|
Excellent rebuttal to pro-gay myth that the Bible condones American
Slavery of Pre-Civil War South |
|
This is one large file with many graphics and tables. It takes a
long time to load and render. Be very patient. |
|
|
Rev. John G. Fee, Non-Fellowship
With Slaveholders The Duty of Christians (1849).
|
Some arguments could apply to non-fellowship with homosexual
activists. |
|
|
James G. Birney, The
American Churches: The Bulwarks of American Slavery (1840).
|
This has some particularly damning evidence against the Episcopal
Church. |
|
|
Rev. George B. Cheever, The
Fire and Hammer of God's Word Against the Sin of Slavery (1858).
|
Includes many references to scripture. |
|
|
Rev. George B. Cheever, God
Against Slavery and the Freedom and Duty of the Pulpit To Rebuke It,
As a Sin against God (1857)
|
Includes many references to scripture. |
|
|
Rev. Steven S. Foster, The
Brotherhood of Thieves: or, A True Picture of the American Church
and Clergy: A Letter to Nathaniel Barney, of Nantucket (1843).
|
Includes damning remarks about General Theological Seminary of the
Episcopal Church. |
|
|
Rev. William Goodell, Slavery
and Anti-Slavery: A History of the Great Struggle In Both
Hemispheres; With A View of The Slavery Question In The United
States (1852).
|
Chapter 16 specifically addresses the
Episcopal Church. |
|
Reports that the Annual Meeting of Quakers was
effective in persuading members to free their slaves. |
|
|
Rev. Beriah Green, Things
for Northern Men to Do Against Slavery (1836). |
|
Benjamin Lay, All
Slave-Keepers That Keep The Innocent in Bondage, Apostates
(1737). |
|
Rev. William W. Patton, Slavery,
the Bible, Infidelity: Pro-slavery Interpretations of the Bible:
Productive of Infidelity (4 August 1846). |
|
Rev. Parker Pillsbury, Acts
of the Anti-Slavery Apostles (1883). |
|
Rev. Parker Pillsbury (1809-1898), The
Church As It Is: The Forlorn Hope of Slavery (1847).
|
Cites reproofs of the Episcopal Church. |
|
|
Samuel Wilberforce, A Reproof of the American Church
by the Bishop of Oxford (1846)
|
A reproof of the Episcopal Church on the
subject of slavery. |
|
|
Samuel Wilberforce, and Evan Malbone Johnson, A
History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America (1849)
|
Chastises Episcopal Church clergy for owning
slaves and using slave women as concubines. |
|
|
Harriet Beecher Stowe, The
Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting The Original Facts And
Documents Upon Which The Story Is Founded, Together With
Corroborative Statements Verifying The Truth Of The Work (1853).
|
Scripture is referenced frequently in a
chapter comparing Mosaic Law about slavery to the condition of
American slavery. |
|
Scripture is occasionally referenced in
discussion of the influence of Christianity in the abolition
of slavery in 6th and 7th Century AD Europe. |
|
Scripture is occasionally referenced in
discussion of the failure of so-called Christian churches in
America to confront slavery. |
|
|
| 26 NOV 2003 |
Elizabethan Homilies (33
Homilies)
This includes links to:
|
Original Middle English and Early Modern English texts |
|
Modern English translation, clearing the original texts
|
from obsolete words and phrases, and |
|
from the local references. |
|
History of the Modern English translation:
|
First draft work started 06 MAR 2003. |
|
First draft work completed 26 NOV 2003. |
|
Will be updated as revisions are proofread. |
|
Call for substantive review will be done after second draft is done. |
|
| 02 NOV 2004 |
Review
of The Windsor Report
Caldwell's review of The Windsor Report
|
| 09 APR 2005 |
Agreement
of the Easter Account in the Four Gospels
This is a rebuttal to the claim that the Gospels do not agree on what
happened after the stone was rolled away. In this report, I constructed a
table that places all passages of the four Gospels in parallel, in one
proposed time line that is not inconsistent. I based this upon the Revised
Standard Version. I conclude that the Scriptures give a reliable witness
of the events between the Resurrection and the Ascension.
|
| 07 AUG 2005 |
Articles
of Religion consolidated notes
This is a set of notes made during the study of the Articles of
Religion, taken from several sources identified in these notes.
A contribution of this link is the "Time Line of Thirty-Nine
Articles Development and European History", expanded considerably from the
starting point provided by Schaff-Herzog
Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. A narrative
constructed from this time line is given in the sections "Broad
Pressures", "Meta-Events", and "Modern
Reformation".
|
| 18 MAR 2007 |
Apostolic Succession
notes from the Early Church Fathers.
This is a work in progress study of the concept and importance
of succession in general, and apostolic succession in particular,
taken from several sources identified in these notes.
|
| 21 APR 2007 |
Flavius Josephus on Jewish Sexual Ethics
, notes from The Complete Works of Flavius Josephus.
This remark by Josephus explains Jewish teaching about sexual relations current about the time of Jesus.
This was written about 93 A.D. or 94 A.D. He tells about Sodom. He explains that sex is permitted only
between a man and his wife. Josephus explains that Jewish law prohibits homosexual sex and abortion, and enjoins
us to bring up all of our offspring. He criticizes Persian and Greek sexual ethics.
|
| 07 JUN 2007 |
Lambeth Conference Resolutions in Categories
, Copies of Lambeth Conference Resolutions placed into broad subject categories listed by year.
|
Apostolic Succession |
|
Anglican Consultative Council |
|
Book of Common Prayer |
|
Calling to Ministry |
|
Christian Education |
|
Communication and Cooperation |
|
Communiques |
|
Conferences |
|
Contemporary Culture and Faith |
|
Covenant |
|
Hierarchy |
|
Human Migration |
|
Morals |
|
Geographic Integrity of Diocese |
|
Quicunque Vult |
|
Sacraments |
|
Socialism |
|
Sunday |
|
Visitation of the Sick |
|
| 19
JAN 2009 |
Canons
of the First Seven Ecumenical Councils Concerning Women's Ordination
|
First
Council of Nice, 325 A.D. |
|
The
Council of Chalcedon, 451 A.D. |
|
The
Council of Trullo, 692 A.D. |
|
The
Second Council of Nice, 787 A.D. |
|
Canons
and Rulings Approved by the Council of Trullo, 692 A.D. |
|
| 22
JAN 2009 |
Extracts
Regarding Deaconesses from The Ante-Nicene Fathers Volumes 1-7
|
Deaconess
classified as laity, separate from bishop, presbyter, deacon |
|
Roles
of a Deaconess |
|
Relationship
to Clergy and Sacramental Duties |
|
Marital
Status of Deaconess |
|
Ordination
of Deaconesses |
|
Support
of Deaconesses |
|
| 25
FEB 2009 |
Subject
Classification of Writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers Regarding Women
|
Schism |
|
Deaconesses |
|
Hermeneutics |
|
Reason,
Custom, Tradition, Law |
|
Heresy |
|
Distinguishing
Womanhood |
|
Women
of the Life of Jesus |
|
Women
and Persecutions |
|
Positive
Contributions of Women in Faith and Society |
|
Segregation
and Restrictions of Women in the Church |
|
Women,
Original Sin, Consorts of Angels |
|
Women
and Sin of Men |
|
Chastity |
|
Clergy
Celibacy |
|
Marriage
and Families |
|
Sexual
Ethics |
|
Modesty
and Virginity |
|
Virtuous
Women |
|