Bill Haley on the Anglican Tradition of Social Justice (Gifts of Anglicanism)

We finish our series on The Gifts of Anglicanism for the Body of Christ, focusing on the deep expression of social justice in the Anglican tradition, and why it’s vital to hold together the concerns of both spiritual formation and social justice. Our guest is the Rev. Bill Haley, Anglican priest and Executive Director of Coracle, an organization that seeks to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the brokenness of the world through spiritual formation for Kingdom action.

Over the past few decades, many of us have found ourselves “on the Canterbury trail,” drawn by the Spirit to the treasures of the Great Tradition of the Church. At the same time, we want to steward these riches within a contextual, kingdom-centric mission without getting mired in a stiff “traditionalism” that would hamper Spirit-empowered mission. This podcast series will feature 8 treasures we’ve received in the Anglican tradition and how they can effectively engage the world around us.

Show notes:

Some of the resources and links we talked about on today’s episode:

• Check our Coracle’s website and sign up for their newsletter.
• Sign up for Bill’s conversation with Greg Thompson and Duke Kwon on the Church’s Role in reparations (Thu Oct 14 at 12:30pm ET).
• Check out the Coracle Fellowship Program
• Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, by Tim Keller
• Human Rights & Human Wrongs: Major Issues for a New Century, by John Stott
• Our Social and Sexual Revolution: Major Issues for a New Century, by John Stott
• Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, by Esau McCaulley
• The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, by Jemar Tisby
• The Matthew 25 Initiative

Announcements and Links:

• C4SO is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
• All C4SO clergy, leaders, parishioners or people interested in the life of the diocese are invited to attend our virtual Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT. The Convention is a vital part of engaging in communal leadership of our diocese. During this time, we will be celebrating our 2021 growth and progress, sharing our vision for 2022, hearing from key leaders, and voting on important topics. Get more info and register here.
• Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is St. James Anglican Church in San Jose, CA, led by the Rev. Cindy Stansbury.