God's Call and Our Response: New Publication from the Chicago Consultation

January 25, 2010

Dear Chicago Consultation friends: Earlier this month, diocesan standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction were formally notified of the election of the Rev. Mary Glasspool as bishop suffragan in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Bishop-elect Glasspool is the second openly gay, partnered person to be elected bishop in the Anglican Communion. The 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirmed, through Resolution D025, that God calls partnered gay and lesbian people to all orders of ministry in the Episcopal Church. The Chicago Consultation believes that this position is consistent with traditional Anglican polity and theology. To aid standing committees and bishops with their role in the consent process, we have published a collection of essays by eminent theologians across the Episcopal Church. Our new publication, God's Call and Our Response, is edited by the Rev. Dr. Ruth A. Meyers, Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. God's Call and Our Response includes essays by: ·      The Rev. Canon Gary R. Hall, Ph.D, Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield        Hills, Michigan ·      The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union,        Berkeley, California ·      The Rev. Dr. John Kater, Professor Emeritus of Ministry Development,        Church Divinity School of the Pacific ·      Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett, Mary Wolfe Professor of Historical        Theology, Episcopal Divinity School We invite you to download God's Call and Our Response and share the link with anyone you know who might find it useful. Please also visit the Chicago Consultation's website and join us on Facebook to learn more about our work. If you have questions, please email us at info@chicagoconsultation.org. Thank you, as always, for your prayers and support. Faithfully, The Chicago Consultation Co-Conveners: The Rev. Jennifer Adams, Grace Episcopal Church, Holland, MI The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Sacramento, CA The Rev. Lowell Grisham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Fayetteville, AR The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL