Fresh themes and new contributors will feature in the summer issue of the Church of Ireland journal, Search, edited by Canon Ginnie Kennerley.
‘Being in the Tomb of Domestic Violence’, explores the church’s response to intra-family violence, drawing on a doctoral thesis by Victoria J Rollins which has been enriched with many Irish examples gleaned from her time in Dublin over the past few years. Now back in New York City, Dr Rollins was a regular worshipper at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, during her time in Ireland, and also associated with hospital chaplaincy in Cork.
Heather Morris, who specialises in Ministry Studies at Edgehill College, Belfast, also teaches at CITI reflecting on the pastoral and personal side of their ministry and the theological questions it raises. Her article considers the hows and whys of establishing this reflective practice, and the importance for clergy of continuing it throughout their ministry. In a related area, the Revd Peter Rutherford, director of ordinands for Meath and Kildare, reflects on how clergy can best foster and sustain their vocation.
In addition there are contributions from Bishop Michael Burrows on the Anglican Covenant, Dr David Hutchinson-Edgar on the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible and the Revd Darren McCallig on inter-religious prayer.
The series on new approaches to the Bible continues with ‘Reading the Bible from an Ecological Perspective’ by Dr Margaret Daly-Denton, whose recent scholarly work is largely in this area; finally social statistician, Malcolm Macourt, scrutinises the 2011 census questions and assesses what enlightenment they can provide. – Irish Times C of I notes