Day 3: Notes on a summer school

Tuesday 21 July was the third day of the summer school course “Anglicanism in European Perspective” at the University of Utrecht. 

The Bible study group with the Registrar had an interesting exchange in a little Dutch cafe, reflectively ushering the serious topics for the day.  AIB Interm-Principal and Registrar were present for lectures:

Prof. Martyn Percy spoke about Anglican Ecclesiology

Prof. Kathy Grieb spoke about Liturgy and Sacramentality in the Anglican tradition.

Prof. Charlotte Methuen spoke about the evidence of the episcopate through the history of the Anglican church.

Archdeacon Michael Rusk spoke about Interfaith engagement, specifically between Anglicans and Islam.

After the lecture, the question, “What is (Anglican) Ecclesiology?” undergirded most of the discussion, which goes to show the diversity of thinking around the identity of the Anglican church.

The Registrar shares her reflection:

“Politics (in its broadest sense) is almost-always interwoven in the life and identity of the Church. Coming up with an Anglican ecclesiology without consideration for the political contexts and issues of the day would be doing theology in a vacuum.”

Then, the group had a service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer 1662, followed by a lovely supper provided by the staff In de Driehoek meeting center.