Global Anglican Orthodoxy - Stephen Noll

Addressing the GAFCON Theology Resources Team earlier this week, Revd Prof Stephen Noll, Vice-Chancellor of Uganda Christian University, outlined what Anglican Orthodoxy historically and now, has been and is. His paper is a vital contribution the current debate on the future of the Communion.

“It is a daunting task to be asked to define orthodoxy. Such a task has occupied the minds of great theologians and councils throughout Christian history, and I consider myself hardly up to the task. However, in looking to the future of Global Anglicanism, it is necessary to put one’s hand to the plough and begin a furrow. The need to define or describe Anglican orthodoxy today has an urgency about it, because of the actions of the Episcopal Church (TEC) and other Provinces of the Communion in blessing homosexuality against the clear teaching of Scripture, the historic Church and the Resolution of the Lambeth Conference 1998. Although this issue has dominated discussions, it is clear that it is symptomatic of a larger abandonment of biblical teaching and authority on fundamental matters of the faith.”