returningtothechurch

I just designed a new website for www.returningtothechurch.org.uk. It's a new collaborative research and networking venture hosted by St. Stephen's House, Oxford and led by the Revd Dr. Andrew Davison. This past 5-7 January, Returning to the Church hosted their first conference in partnership with the University of Nottingham's Centre for Theology and Philosophy. Here's an excerpt from their about page:

"The Church of England finds itself at a decisive moment. Just as the tensions which tear at the fabric of the Anglican Communion are being replicated close at hand, it faces pressing questions of its own: not least, the place of the Church in public life, and the willingness of the public to find a place in the life of the Church. The mood of the Church is low and yet, within theology, there has been an unprecedented acknowledgement over the last century of the significance of the Church. Theologians of all traditions have come to stress the communal dimension of salvation and the centrality of incorporation into the body of Christ. The Returning to the Church conferences, held around Epiphany in 2009, 2010 and 2011, seek to reconnect with the traditions of the past as the basis for an openness to future renewal. They value orthodoxy and open-mindedness."