MCU Conference 2008
Saving the soul of Anglicanism:
the nature and future of the Anglican Communion Tuesday 8 - Friday 11 July 2008
High Leigh Conference Centre
Hoddesdon, Herts, UK
Booking form: Word .pdf (Draft programme liable to alteration: Word .pdf)
The Conference will be chaired by the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Rev Dr Barry Morgan.
The Conference Chaplain will be Sarah Lamming, Group Curate for the Handsworth Group of Parishes (Birmingham Diocese)
Conference Speakers & Outline Timetable (all subject to confirmation)
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| Tuesday July 8th |
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Revd Dr Charlotte Methuen
‘In the which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly administered': The Ecclesiology of the Church of England in the context of the European Reformation.
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Lecturer in Church History at the University of Oxford and Canon Theologian of the Diocese of Gloucester (Press release .pdf) |
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| Wednesday July 9th |
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Bishop Michael Jackson
Anglicanism, blessing or curse - the Irish experience |
Bishop of Clogher and Philosopher |
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Bishop Trevor Mwamba
Anglicanism, blessing or curse- the African experience. |
Bishop of Botswana and Dean of the Province of Central Africa
Biography (.pdf)
Dancing Sermons by Bishop Mwamba |
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Bishop Frank Griswold
The Episcopal Church and the future of the Anglican Communion. |
Former Presiding Bishop of TEC
Biography (TEC official site) |
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| Thursday July 10th |
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Revd Dr Marilyn McCord Adams
The proposed Anglican Covenant and its implications for the Communion. |
Regius Professor at Oxford and Canon of Christ Church.
Speech at the 2006 MCU Conference |
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Revd Dr Janet Wootton
A Dissenter's view of Anglicanism and Establishment.
lecture and discussion |
Rev Dr Janet Wootton is Director of Studies for the Congregational Federation.
Until the end of 2003, she was minister of Union Chapel, Islington, an inner city church with an active homelessness project and a varied music programme. She is a hymnwriter, editor of Worship Live, and is involved in editing the Feminist Theology Journal.
She has recently edited This Is Our Story: Free Church Women's Ministry, |
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Bishop Gene Robinson
My story and my hopes for the future |
Bishop of New Hampshire
Biography: Diocesan official site; Wikipedia |
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| Friday July 11th |
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Andrew Brown
A Journalist's view of Anglicanism |
Andrew Brown is an English writer and journalist. His interests cover biology, religion, and technology - especially where they overlap. His books include The Darwin Wars: The Scientific Battle for the Soul of Man and In the Beginning Was the Worm Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny Hermaphrodite .
Recent articles in The Guardian. |
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The Most Rev Barry Morgan
Conference Chair

Rev Sarah Lamming,
Conference Chaplain
Only Connect: Membership MCU and Anglicanism Past MCU Conferences
Also in the Conference: Workshops on:
The African Agenda, Bishop Trevor Mwamba
The work of the Mother's Union (MU) in Africa.
Dialogue with bishops from the Celtic Fringe
Small groups will run through the Conference
The Annual Meeting of the MCU will be on Thursday July 10th at 2.30pm
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