So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!.... So concluded this year's Toon Memorial Lecture in Pusey House Oxford given on the 17th of May 2018 under the title Elephants and Anglicans to the sound of Church Bells: Just how central is the place of the Prayer Book for Anglicans and the future of the Communion? By The Revd. Canon Alistair … [Read more...]
PBS News & Events
Our most recent major events have been our two Annual Conferences in February 2017 on
Anglicanism Catholic and Reformed 1517-2017, Revisiting the Reformation Legacy
and in January 2018 on
The Prayer Book, Doctrine Liturgy and Life
Both held at St. John's Episcopal Church Savannah,
In addition, we have continued our occasional series of one conferences and colloquia
With the most recent being on Apologetics, Science and Faith at the Church of St Francis Potomac near Washington DC. on 10th February, 2018
see also http://www.pbsusa.org/2017/05/22/science-and-faith-at-the-pbs-conference-and-two-panel-discussions/#read
Earlier colloquia included:
One in Dallas at the Church of the Incarnation, on the proposed "Comprehensive Revision" of the liturgy of the Episcopal Church of which there is an initial report in the current Advent 2017 Edition of the Anglican Way.
Board Members have also attended the Nashotah House Conference on the future of Anglicanism as well as the Theology Conference in November at the Church of the Advent, Boston.
Board members also been active overseas:
--as contributing participants in the recent Pusey House Conference in Oxford on Knowing and Loving the Triune God.
--Fr Edward Rix also visited Tanzania and spoke at the invitation of the Bishop of Western Tanganyika, to several thousand at a Youth Conference in Kasulu of which a full report is in the Advent 2017 edition of the Anglican Way
We have also launched further chapters of our volume for Catechesis by Society President Gavin Dunbar, I am His.
These chapters can be accessed via the links below
(and also our pbsusa.org website http://www.pbsusa.org/catechesis-project ) and we welcome feedback which can be taken into account in future editions of this work.
I am His Chapters now available :
I am His - Table of Contents & Introduction
I am His Part 1 - A Place To Belong
St George’s Chapel Windsor
There is no one place more deeply connected to the monarchy in Britain, aside from Westminster Abbey, than Windsor Castle and the Chapel of St. George.Just how much of that history weighed upon Meghan Markel as she then was during her recent wedding to HRH Prince Harry now Duke of Sussex is unclear, but it could hardly be more profound.Kings Henry VIII and Charles I are buried beneath the Quire and elsewhere lieEdwards IV (1483), VI (1484) and VII (1910);George III (1820), … [Read more...]
Elephants and Anglicans to the Sound of Church Bells, The Toon Memorial Lecture 2018
Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff will give the Peter Toon Memorial Lecture for 2018 under the title: Elephants and Anglicans to the Sound of Church Bells: Just how central is the place of the Prayer Book for Anglicans and the Future of the Communion? at Pusey House, Oxford, on Thursday 17th May at 5.30 pm. The lecture will be preceded by Evensong at 4 pm and Afternoon Tea. http://www.puseyhouse.org.uk … [Read more...]
Snarks, Boojums and the Quest for the Anglican Way
Canon Macdonald-Radcliff will be exploring the challenges and importance of identifying what Anglicanism comprises and the role of the Prayer Book within this, both as a matter of history and as a source of what defines the tradition.Sunday 22nd April 6.30 p.m - 8 p.m.The address will be at the Church of the Advent in Boston (30 Brimmer St, Boston, MA 02108) and will be followed by discussion.It will be preceded by a light supper after Choral Evensong,which takes place at 5 p.m. and … [Read more...]
After the God Science & Humanity Conference
(Above - left to right- Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff, Dr. William Phillips, Fr. Mark Michaels, Dr. Paul Julienne, Mr. Daniel Dorman) This conference in Potomac was a great success and we wish to thank Fr Mark Michael, the Vestry and members of the Congregation of St Francis for so kindly hosting us, and even adding a full choral Evensong at the end of the Conference!Gratitude is also extended to the many who attended and to our speakers in particular, to Dr. William … [Read more...]
Updated speaker list as Additional Speakers Added to the program
Updated Speaker List for THE PBS CONFERENCE 2018 24-26th January The Prayer Book: Doctrine Liturgy and Life St John's Church, Savannah GAWednesday 24th January (Noon start) The Revd. Fr. Gavin Dunbar, President of the Prayer Book Society “The Ancient Catholic Lectionary at the heart of a Reformed Liturgy”, The Rt. Revd. C. Fitzsimons Allison, D.Phil. Retired Bishop of South Carolina "Justification in Anglicanism and the Prayer Book"Thursday 25th … [Read more...]
God Science and Humanity Colloquium on 10th February in Potomac
This one day conference will run from 10 a.m. till about 4 p.m. when Evening Prayer will follow and it will include a boxed luncheon of good quality.It will be held at the Church of St Francis Potomac near Washington DC, and will bring together several notable experts includingDr. William Phillips Nobel Laureate in Physics and recipient of the Albert A. Michelson Medal from The Franklin Institute, based at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) & … [Read more...]
The 2018 Conference is over but the date for 2019 is coming soon!
The Prayer Book: Doctrine, Liturgy and Life. Registration for the coming conference in Savannah from 24-26th January 2018 has now closed but the dates of next year's conference will be announced soon: FURTHER INFORMATION The proceedings built on the success of the 2017 Conference, Anglicanism Catholic and Reformed.This year the themes looked at in our main sessions related to the Prayer Book andThe Doctrine of the Church Authority, Truth and … [Read more...]
Revising the Liturgy of the Episcopal Church: Can a thousand flowers bloom ? – A PBS Colloquium in Dallas on 20th October
A One Day Colloquium of the Prayer Book Society USA at the Church of the Incarnation Dallas 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday 20th October, 2017 Tickets available via the following links: http://liturgyrevisionpbs.bpt.me http://liturgyrevisionpbs.brownpapertickets.com Exploring the proposals for a “Comprehensive Revision”of the liturgy of the Episcopal Churchto be considered by the General Convention in 2018 This Colloquium will explore the implications of the mandate from … [Read more...]
News of Coming Events and the 2018 Conference
After the great success of our conference last January we are delighted to announce the dates for the PBS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018 on The Prayer Book: Doctrine, Liturgy and Life in St. John’s Church and the DeSoto Hotel* Savannah, Georgia Wednesday 24th - 26th January 2018 NB some rooms are available this week at a special rate at the DeSoto hotel until 22nd September _____________ And happening even sooner! :Can a thousand flowers bloom? The Proposed Revision of … [Read more...]
Trinity IX
Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (St. Luke xvi. 9)In last week’s Gospel we prayed that God’s never failing providence that ruleth all things both in heaven and in earth [might] put away from us all hurtful things and [might] give to us those things which are profitable (Collect: Trin. VIII) for our salvation. And this week Jesus illustrates how we might apply what we know of God’s providence to … [Read more...]
New Print Edition of the Anglican Way now out
We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Society's Journal is now available in print and online -Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff THE ANGLICAN WAY Vol 40, No. 2 Summer 2017 For the full text please go to https://anglicanway.org/print-edition/ AW-vol40no2_WebContents: “Prevent Us O Lord”, Dwelling, Walking And Serving In The Book Of Common Prayer, by Rowan Williams, Master oF Magdalene College, Cambridge, Former Archbishop of Canterbury (Article … [Read more...]
The Society Mourns the Passing of Bishop Geoffrey Rowell
BISHOP GEOFFREY ROWELL Requiem aeternam dona eis.... It is with the deepest sadness that the Society has learned of the passing of Bishop Geoffrey who was, only months ago, to have given a paper at the Society's recent conference Anglicanism Catholic and Reformed. This would have been on the theme of the distinctive Anglican understandings of holiness and it was only with great reluctance that he withdraw, on account of the then early, but already acute, stages of the illness … [Read more...]
Audio of two further Sessions including Dr Arnold Klukas opening the Session on Liturgy Now at the PBS 2017 Conference
Recordings of two further sessions of the PBS Conference can be accessed below.In the first, Dr. Arnold Klukas,the recently retired Professor of Liturgy at Nashotah House, gives the lead presentation.He opened a discussion of the challenges facing the Anglican liturgical heritage if it is to preserve authentic continuity. He was joined in reflecting upon the different contexts of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom by Fr Gavin Dunbar, Dr Jesse Billet and Fr. … [Read more...]
Audio of the Session on Science and Faith at the PBS Conference 2017
A recording of the Conference Session on Apologetics, Science and Faith addressed by Dr. Paul Julienne, the distinguished Physicist and the Society's lead blogger in this field, can be accessed below.He addressed the question:How should science and faith relate to one another?Dr. Paul S. Julienne … [Read more...]
Audio of Drs. Joan O’Donovan, George Westhaver and Jesse Billet, from the PBS Conference 2017
Audio recordings of the Papers given by three more of our principal speakers at the 2017 Conference can be accessed below:The Papers given were:The Public Authority of the Church in the Cranmerian Tradition, by Dr. Joan O’Donovan, University of Edinburgh Incarnational Reading: A Tractarian View of the Authority of Scripture by The Revd. Dr. George Westhaver, Principal of Pusey House, Oxford “The Holy Scriptures, or … [Read more...]
Audio of Professor Oliver O’Donovan and Fr Gavin Dunbar at the PBS Conference 2017
Recordings of two further Sessions at the PBS Conference of 2017 are now available below.They compriseSession II, Sanctification by Dr. Oliver O’ Donovan, Professor of Moral Theology, Edinburgh and formerly Regius Professor at Oxford andSession III The nature and future of the Reformation liturgy by The Revd. Fr. Gavin Dunbar, PBS President … [Read more...]
Audio of Professor Neil Robertson from the PBS Conference 2017 now available.
We are delighted to make further recordings of the main Sessions of our 2017 Conference available now and also wish to advise that a print edition with all the texts and summaries of the interlocutor discussions etc. will be made available in due course.By clicking on the virtual buttons below you will be able to hear the remarks of Dr. Neil Robertson Professor of Humanities, University of King’s College Halifaxin SESSION IV, “It is required that you do awake your … [Read more...]
Father Gavin Dunbar PBS President Writes in the Living Church on Prayer Book Revision
The Article is online and in the current edition of the Print Edition of the Living Churchhttp://livingchurch.org/covenant/2017/03/28/rediscover-the-gospel/ By Gavin Dunbar Editor’s note: This piece appears in the April 9 issue of The Living Church, as part of the Necessary or Expedient teaching series on prayer book revision. Mark Michael’s “Are we done with the ’79 prayer book?” is the well-known first piece in the series. Further essays in the series will appear here in … [Read more...]
Audio Content of PBS Conference Sessions now available
The Society is delighted to announce that we are now able to make available audio recordings of the presentations made in the main Sessions in our 2017 Conference Anglicanism Catholic and Reformed 1517-2017We have had to address some technical challenges, but will be making these recording available online progressively and we start today with the opening lecture of Session IAn Historical Overview of the Reformation ContextDr. Gillis Harp, Professor of History, Grove City College … [Read more...]
After Successful 2017 Conference, The Society Announces plans for another conference in 2018!
The Society was pleased to welcome well over one hundred participants to its 2017 Conference in Savannah. Such has been the positive response that the Board at its meeting on the last day of the Conference decided announce its intention to hold another conference next year in what it is hoped will become an annual event. Further details of the time will be announced later this year in good time to allow for plans to be made well in advance.Meanwhile, the Society looks forward to … [Read more...]
The PBS Anglicanism Conference begins on Thursday 16th
It is with growing anticipation that the Prayer Book Society looks forward to the conference opening in Savannah on the 16thThose wishing to come can still register athttp://anglicanism-2017.brownpapertickets.com(And in the case of financial hardship please contact us)A new and updated schedule for the conference is set out belowIt is with deep regret that, on account of an acute episode of spinal pain, Bishop Geoffrey Rowell has had to cancel all his overseas … [Read more...]
Draft Program Announced for the Anglicanism Catholic and Reformed Conference
The Following draft program for the coming conference has been announced (though it remains subject to change): Thursday 16th February 12.15 Introductions and overview of the conference (in St John’s Church)The Revd. Fr. Gavin Dunbar, President of the Prayer Book Society USA, The Revd. Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff, PBS12.30 Opening Session Toward an Historical Understanding of Anglican Identity Dr. Gillis Harp, Professor of … [Read more...]
Matters Practical re: the PBS Conference 2017 in historic Savannah
The Green-Meldrim House, St John's Savannah DATESThe conference will run from midday on Thursday 16th to midday on Saturday 18th February (which is designed to allow people to arrive on the Thursday and thus lose only two work days while also allowing clergy time to get back to their parishes on the Saturday)Please note that the earlier you register the lower the registration fee! at http://anglicanism-2017.bpt.mePLEASE CONTACT us if you feel financial considerations are a … [Read more...]
More about the PBS Conference – Leading Speakers
PROFESSOR OLIVER O’DONOVAN is an ordained priest of the Church of England and has served on the General Synod. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the problem of self-love in St Augustine under both Henry Chadwick at Oxford and Paul Ramsey at Princeton, before taking up posts teaching at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford (1972–77) and at Wycliffe College, Toronto (1977–82). He was then appointed Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology and Canon of Christ Church at the University of Oxford (1982–2006) … [Read more...]