ANGLICAN TAONGA
Anglican Taonga EASTERTIDE 2014
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EASTERTIDE 2014
REGULAR 34 Children: Rosie Staite opens up all-age worship 36 Comment: Kelvin Wright meets soul-talk on the road 38 Environment: Phillip Donnell gets the Palm Sunday blues 42 Film: John Bluck applauds Hollywood’s show of conscience 46 The Far Side: Imogen de la Bere steers clear of Facebook piety
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Features
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Bishop outside the square What drives Helen-Ann Hartley?
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Challenge from York Archbishop John Sentamu on tackling first-world poverty
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General Synod 2014 Lloyd Ashton scans the big issues on this Church’s horizon
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Where are we? Perspectives on the sexuality debate from Peter Carrell and Jim White
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Santiago to St John's Karen Kemp's journey
Cover: Rt Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley in her Waikato Cathedral of St Peter. Photo: Luci Harrison photography www.luci.co.nz
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Ngā Puhi’s dance of joy What Maori were doing at Oihi on Christmas Day 1814
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Digesting the census Peter Lineham unpacks 2013’s religious statistics
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All eyes on Te Aute What future for iconic Maori Anglican schools?
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Breaking the silence Weeding out abuse from the church family
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Don’t get burnt by oil Rod Oram on cutting loose from fossil fuel investments
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