A Word from the Edge

Back to Basics Part 3: Wrestling with the Text - The Book of Job

Back to Basics Part 2: Nicaea, the Emperor, and the Church

Back to Basics Part 1: Jewish Roots, Greek Mind

Deputies from the Diocese of California give an overview of the 79th General Convention of The Episcopal Church held in July, 2018, in Austin, Texas, where the Church addressed a host of matters ranging from prayer book revision to the plight of immigrants.

Who are deacons, and what do they do? Shortly before retiring from ministry in the parish, Margaret Trezevant talks about the journey that she took in becoming a deacon and the distinctive service deacons bring to Christian community.

As we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Dr. Dryden Liddle offers insights into the actions of Martin Luther and the movement he helped found that would radically alter Western Christianity and society. Br. Richard Edward follows up with an exploration of the English Reformation, its roots and unique character among the reforming movements of the sixteenth century, and the unsettled reforming zeal it planted deep in the spiritual DNA of Anglicanism.

Guest Michael Morison examines the role of Christ in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life, work, and theology through his discipleship lived in the tumult of Nazi Germany and a World War. In prison, Bonhoeffer reflected on a "world come of age." What does Bonhoeffer have to offer to the Christian disciple today?

Guest Bishop Neff Powell joins members of diocesan staff from the Diocese of California and the people of Church of Our Saviour in a wide-ranging conversation about ministry in the diocese and wider church, along with a bit of history of the Diocese, The Episcopal Church, and the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Dr. Dryden Liddle engages with Br. Richard Edward Helmer in an open forum, looking at the historical roots of the current political moment and discuss a Christian response. Dr. Liddle examines the current move to populism glocally and in American politics and its dangerous invitation to tyranny. Br. Richard Edward looks at power, tyranny, and politics from the perspective of the Christian Gospel.