Rev. Canon Dr. William J. Danaher Jr.

About Rev. Danaher

The Reverend Canon Dr. William J. Danaher, Jr. was called to serve as the 8th Rector of Christ Church Cranbrook in September of 2014. He came to Christ Church Cranbrook after serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Huron University College, in London, Ontario. He also served…Continue reading “About Rev. Danaher”

June 24, 2018

Rev. Canon Dr. William Danaher Jr. June 24, 2018 One of the greatest gifts of my ministry, the thing that I feel most alive doing as a priest. The thing…

June 17, 2018

Earlier this week as I was thinking about what to say today, I kept on going back to this part in the reading today from 2 Corinthians from Paul’s letter…

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Some Reflections on the Theology of Reconciliation

Last January, I attended an academic conference in Pittsburgh. During a break, we were given the option of visiting the Andy Warhol Museum or meeting representatives from South Africa's Truth…

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Particularity, Reality, and Reparative Thinking: Another Reformation by Peter Ochs

There are very few books that transcend their subject matter. Those that do address broader and deeper issues than their ostensive topic. They also come to serve as models for…

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Pacifism, Just War and the Limits of Ethics

[1] There was a time when being a pacifist was something brave and bold-a stand of nonconformity over and against a church that had grown complacent in its assimilation of…

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Healing Broken Bodies: The Missional Ecclesiology Behind J. H. Oldham’s Middle Axioms

This essay explores J. H. Oldham’s development of the middle axiom approach, in particular the missional ecclesiology that framed it, found in the publications he developed for the Oxford Conference…

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“Fire Enfolding Itself”: Jonathan Edwards, the Merkabah, and Reparative Reasoning

Abstract This essay draws from the theory of “reparative reasoning” developed by Nicholas Adams and Peter Ochs to examine Jonathan Edwards’s interpretation of the Merkabah (Ezek. 1:4-28). Specifically, Edwards’s interpretation is an…

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Beyond Imagination: “Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence in the Body of Christ” (1963) and the Reinvention of Canadian Anglicanism

This essay explores “Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence in the Body of Christ” (MRI), an influential document issued in 1963 at the close of the Anglican Congress in Toronto. A foundational…

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Embodiment and Sacrifice in J. M. Coetzee’s Elizabeth Costello

5 Jun 20185 Jun 2018

1. Introduction: Neither Fish nor Fowl A recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature and other prestigious awards, J. M. Coetzee has written novels, fictionalized biographies, and essays. Coetzee’s…

April 29, 2018

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Rev. Canon Dr. William J. Danaher Jr. April 28, 2018 Transcribed Today’s reading from the book of Acts is one of the most remarkable moments in the New Testament. It’s…